Des Moines (New Mexico)
| Des Moines | |
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 Location in New Mexico
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Mexico |
| County : | Union County |
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 46 ′ N , 103 ° 50 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) |
| Residents : | 177 (status: 2000) |
| Population density : | 63.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 2026 m |
| Postal code : | 88418 |
| Area code : | +1 575 |
| FIPS : | 35-20480 |
| GNIS ID : | 0899607 |
Des Moines is a place in Union County in the US state of New Mexico in the United States with 177 inhabitants ( as of 2000) .
geography
The place is located in the northwest of the county in the northeastern corner of New Mexico, is in the north about 10 km from Colorado , in the east about 30 km from Oklahoma and has a total area of 2.8 km² without any significant water surface.
Demographic data
After the census of 2000, there 177 people in 72 households and 49 families lived. The population density was 62.6 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 79.66% White, 1.13% Native American, 15.82% from other races.
Of the 72 households 36.10% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 52.80% were married couples living together, 8.30% were single mothers and 30.60% were non-families, 29.20% consisted of single households and 12.50% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00 people.
In relation to the entire town, the population was composed of 30.50% residents under 18 years of age, 5.60% between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.10% between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.70% between 45 and 64 years of age 13.00% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 78.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 95.2 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 27,321 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,833. Males had a median income of $ 21,042 versus $ 33,750 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,255. 25.60% of families and 31.60% of the population are below the poverty line.