Sierra County Information
Sierra in
New Mexico occupies
4,236 square miles and has a 2006 population of
12,669, a change from a 2000 population of
13,270 and
9,912 in 1990.
11.3% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
7.7% percent is 25-35, and
10% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
52 acts of violent crime reported in
Sierra in 2004, a change from
23 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
253 people:
4.6% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.4%.
Read more about
Sierra, New Mexico in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Sierra | |
| State | New Mexico | |
| Land Area | 4,236 sq. miles | Ranked 118 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 12,669 | Ranked 2,264 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 12,777 | |
| Population 2000 | 13,270 | Ranked 2,207 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 9,912 | Ranked 2,395 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 96.7% | |
| African American | .5% | |
| Asian American | .3% | |
| Native American | 1.9% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 10.2% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.3% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 7.7% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 10% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 14.4% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 13.9% | |
| Population 75 and up | 14.2% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 52 | 23 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 4 | |
| Robberies | 5 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 43 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 291 | 99 |
| Burglaries | 60 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 204 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 27 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 5,524 | 5,275 |
| Unemployed Population | 253 | 234 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.6% | 4.4% |
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