Peñasco, New Mexico

Peñasco is a census-designated place (CDP) in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 572 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Location of Penasco, New Mexico

Peñasco is located at 36°10′19″N 105°41′22″W (36.172073, -105.689491)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 572 people, 227 households, and 165 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 184.0/km² (474.9/mi²). There were 272 housing units at an average density of 87.5/km² (225.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 11.54% White, 0.70% African American, 1.40% Native American, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 82.34% from other races, and 3.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 91.26% of the population.

There were 227 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,088, and the median income for a family was $25,833. Males had a median income of $31,389 versus $21,607 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,564. About 21.1% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.8% of those under age 18 and 19.6% of those age 65 or over.