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FIPS 35033

Mora County, New Mexico

Mora County had 4,096 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,926.3 square miles of land. It ranks 28th of 33 in New Mexico by population and 28th by land area.

Population: 4,096; #28 of 33 in New Mexico · #2,875 in US
Area: 1,926.3 sq mi; #28 of 33 in New Mexico · #294 in US
Density: 2.1 / sq mi; #27 of 33 in New Mexico · #2,973 in US
Median household income: $45,685; #25 of 33 in New Mexico · #2,948 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Mora County within New Mexico. Pin: Santa Fe.

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Mora County population, land area and income

Mora County had 4,096 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,926.3 square miles of land. It ranks 28th of 33 in New Mexico by population and 28th by land area. That works out to 2.1 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in New Mexico has 26,428 residents, so Mora County has 15% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $45,685 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

4,096

2875th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,926 sq mi

294th of 3,144 (US)

Density

2.1 / sq mi

2973rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$45,685

2948th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New Mexico (33)

Population

4,096

28th of 33 (NM)

Land area

1,926 sq mi

28th of 33 (NM)

Density

2.1 / sq mi

27th of 33 (NM)

Median household income

$45,685

25th of 33 (NM)

How Mora County's population changed since 2020

Mora County lost 96 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.3%. That ranks 23rd of 33 in New Mexico for growth. The median New Mexico county changed by -1.3%, and the state as a whole by +0.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Mora County recorded 145 births and 241 deaths, a natural change of -96. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +8. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 96 people.

Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births: 145
Deaths: 241
Net international migration: +0
Net domestic migration: +8
Change, July 2023 to July 2024: -29

Where Mora County is

The Census internal point of Mora County is at 35.982800, -104.921900. It sits in UTM zone 13N. The map shades New Mexico's 33 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Mora County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Mora County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Mora County. Its 4,096 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Mora County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Mora County. The most populous is Santa Fe County, NM, with 157,765 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Santa Fe and the nearest big city

Santa Fe is 60.7 miles WSW of Mora County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Rio Rancho, NM (population 112,524), 110.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Las Vegas, NM (population 12,711), 30.9 miles away.

Mora County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Mora County is 35033: state code 35 for New Mexico plus county code 033. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $45,685.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Mora County, New Mexico?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 4,096. That is down 96 people (2.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 4,192.

What is the FIPS code of Mora County?

35033. The first two digits (35) are New Mexico; the last three (033) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Mora County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Mora County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Mora County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Santa Fe County, NM; Rio Arriba County, NM; Taos County, NM; San Miguel County, NM; Colfax County, NM; Harding County, NM.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.