Hagerman - Lake Arthur is a very small town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 2,520 people and just one neighborhood, Hagerman - Lake Arthur is the 64th largest community in New Mexico.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Hagerman - Lake Arthur is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.32% of the Hagerman - Lake Arthur workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Hagerman - Lake Arthur is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hagerman - Lake Arthur who work in sales jobs (15.26%), farm management occupations (9.44%), and office and administrative support (9.19%).
Another important characteristic of Hagerman - Lake Arthur is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.
Hagerman - Lake Arthur is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In Hagerman - Lake Arthur, just 12.24% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Hagerman - Lake Arthur in 2018 was $22,379, which is middle income relative to New Mexico, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,516 for a family of four. However, Hagerman - Lake Arthur contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hagerman - Lake Arthur is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hagerman - Lake Arthur home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Hagerman - Lake Arthur, accounting for 56.93% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hagerman - Lake Arthur residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Hagerman - Lake Arthur include Irish, English, German, African, and Finnish.
The most common language spoken in Hagerman - Lake Arthur is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Hagerman - Lake Arthur, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 9.4% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 98.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 4 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 98.4% of America.
In addition, the real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.6% of all neighborhoods in America, with 31.8% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Hagerman - Lake Arthur are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 64.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 35.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 85.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 31.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (18.7%), and 12.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 57.9% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Hagerman - Lake Arthur, NM, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (53.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (3.2%), and residents who report English roots (2.4%), and some of the residents are also of Native American ancestry (1.8%), along with some Spanish ancestry residents (1.5%), among others. In addition, 12.5% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (86.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.