Moving to Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico
Population: 7,289. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,071 (-3.0% change)
Males: 3,586 (49.2%), Females: 3,703 (50.8%)
Sierra County
Zip code: 87901
Demographics
Median resident age: 48.0 years
Median household income: $20,986
Median house value: $66,500
Population by Race
Races in Truth or Consequences:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.1%)
- Hispanic (27.4%)
- Other race (9.4%)
- American Indian (2.8%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (13.0%), English (11.6%), Irish (11.3%), United States (8.1%), French (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%).
Elevation: 4242 feet
Land area: 12.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Truth or Consequences
- High school or higher: 74.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Truth or Consequences city
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 49.9%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 14.5%
- Divorced: 15.7%
5.4% Foreign born (4.4% Latin America, 0.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,020 (+16.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Truth or Consequences:
- SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; T OR C, NM)
- SOCORRO GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 61 miles; SOCORRO, NM)
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 67 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Truth or Consequences:
- LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 63 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Abbreviation: LRU)
- HOLLOMAN AFB (about 83 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Abbreviation: HMN)
- BIGGS AAF (about 109 miles; FORT BLISS/EL PASO/, TX; Abbreviation: BIF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Truth or Consequences:
- TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES MUNI (about 7 miles; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM; Abbreviation: TCS)
- HATCH MUNI (about 34 miles; HATCH, NM; Abbreviation: E05)
- MAGDALENA (about 66 miles; MAGDALENA, NM; Abbreviation: N29)
Amtrak station near Truth or Consequences:
- 1 miles: TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES (TRUTH OR CONSEQNCES, 800 N. HWY. 51) – Bus Station
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Truth or Consequences:
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 69 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 69 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,380)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 107 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,071)
- EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 114 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 11,127)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 138 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 18,780)
- ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 141 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 9,188)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 147 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 3,261)