Capitan, New Mexico demographics

Capitan, NM demographics: median age 57.6; 20.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Capitan village, New Mexico · Incorporated village · GEOID 3511800. The survey estimates a population of 1,191 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Capitan is 57.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 14.9 years. There are 586 households (±158). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	57.6 ±14.9	39.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,191
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Under 18	257 ±116	21.6% ±7.6 pp	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	115 ±83 · low precision	9.7% ±6.4 pp · low precision	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	440 ±136	36.9% ±4.3 pp	36.5%	38.0%
65 and older	379 ±154	31.8% ±9.2 pp	19.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,191
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Male	549 ±189	46.1% ±8.9 pp	49.7%	49.5%
Female	642 ±195	53.9% ±5.6 pp	50.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,191
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
White alone	1,057 ±312	88.7% ±6.7 pp	47.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	6 ±11 · low precision	0.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	9.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	13.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	128 ±99 · low precision	10.7% ±7.7 pp · low precision	25.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,191
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	741 ±262	62.2% ±13.0 pp	51.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	450 ±231 · low precision	37.8% ±16.1 pp	48.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 586
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Married-couple family	235 ±88	40.1% ±10.4 pp	40.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	46 ±43 · low precision	7.8% ±7.0 pp · low precision	6.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	21 ±29 · low precision	3.6% ±4.9 pp · low precision	13.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	277 ±129	47.3% ±17.9 pp	32.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	7 ±9 · low precision	1.2% ±1.5 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 586
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Households with people under 18	143 ±59	24.4% ±7.6 pp	27.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	443 ±153	75.6% ±16.3 pp	72.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 586
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	277 ±129	47.3% ±17.9 pp	32.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	153 ±79 · low precision	26.1% ±11.4 pp	34.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	79 ±57 · low precision	13.5% ±9.0 pp · low precision	13.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	23 ±32 · low precision	3.9% ±5.4 pp · low precision	10.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	41 ±48 · low precision	7.0% ±8.0 pp · low precision	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±3.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	13 ±26 · low precision	2.2% ±4.4 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,191
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Native	1,172 ±339	98.4% ±4.6 pp	90.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	19 ±32 · low precision	1.6% ±2.6 pp · low precision	9.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 1,155
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
English only	889 ±287	77.0% ±11.9 pp	68.7%	77.7%
Spanish	266 ±148 · low precision	23.0% ±11.0 pp	24.5%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	4.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 873
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	47 ±70 · low precision	5.4% ±7.9 pp · low precision	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	305 ±132	34.9% ±12.1 pp	25.7%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	270 ±128	30.9% ±12.3 pp	22.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	74 ±64 · low precision	8.5% ±7.0 pp · low precision	9.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	92 ±65 · low precision	10.5% ±6.9 pp · low precision	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	85 ±96 · low precision	9.7% ±10.7 pp · low precision	13.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 1,187
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Same house	1,103 ±319	92.9% ±4.2 pp	88.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	76 ±81 · low precision	6.4% ±6.6 pp · low precision	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	8 ±17 · low precision	0.7% ±1.4 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.1% of Capitan residents (±4.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.6% in New Mexico and 8.4% nationally. 74.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Capitan	New Mexico	U.S.	Compared with New Mexico
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.1% ±4.1 pp · low precision	9.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	74.1% ±16.8 pp	86.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.7% ±5.9 pp · low precision	7.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Capitan . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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