Catron County Information
Catron in
New Mexico occupies
6,929 square miles and has a 2006 population of
3,476, a change from a 2000 population of
3,543 and
2,563 in 1990.
11.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
6.9% percent is 25-35, and
9.2% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
3 acts of violent crime reported in
Catron in 2004, a change from
5 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
82 people:
5.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
6.7%.
Read more about
Catron, New Mexico in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Catron | |
| State | New Mexico | |
| Land Area | 6,929 sq. miles | Ranked 50 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 3,476 | Ranked 2,942 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 3,395 | |
| Population 2000 | 3,543 | Ranked 2,951 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 2,563 | Ranked 3,019 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 95.4% | |
| African American | .5% | |
| Asian American | .8% | |
| Native American | 2.6% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 3.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 9.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 6.9% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 9.2% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 17.4% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 19% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 14.4% | |
| Population 75 and up | 9.5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 3 | 5 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 3 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 3 | 15 |
| Burglaries | 1 | |
| Larceny Thefts | | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 2 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 1,523 | 1,460 |
| Unemployed Population | 82 | 98 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.4% | 6.7% |
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