Prewitt is a tiny town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 842 people and two associated neighborhoods, Prewitt is the 118th largest community in New Mexico.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.11% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall crime rate in Prewitt is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Prewitt has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Prewitt a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Prewitt, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.04 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small town, Prewitt does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Prewitt has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 0.96% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Prewitt in 2018 was $9,533, which is low income relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $38,132 for a family of four. Prewitt also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 55.15% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Prewitt home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Prewitt residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Prewitt include Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, U.S. Virgin Islander, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian.

The most common language spoken in Prewitt is English. Other important languages spoken here include Navajo and Native American languages.