Population 2,714 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Fort Wingate
Household size in Fort Wingate
| Period | Fort Wingate | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.82 | 2.71 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 4.14 | 2.77 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.78 | 2.71 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.44 | 2.63 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.37 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
Fort Wingate is a place of big households: 3.44 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has dropped from 3.82 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Fort Wingate
| Period | Fort Wingate | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 35.9 | 37.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 28.2 | 38.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 31.6 | 39.3 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 32.4 | 40.5 | 40.1 |
| Change | −3.5 | +3.2 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 32.4, Fort Wingate is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young families with children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Fort Wingate
| Period | Fort Wingate | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.1% | 14.2% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 22.4% | 14.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 27.4% | 13.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 25.8% | 14.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +16.7 pts | +0.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in Fort Wingate: 25.8% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Fort Wingate
Renters in Fort Wingate
| Period | Fort Wingate | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.1% | 30.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 24.1% | 31.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.0% | 32.3% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 25.4% | 30.0% | 34.8% |
| Change | +9.3 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
About a quarter of households in Fort Wingate rent their homes (25.4%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among homeowners, 91.4% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Fort Wingate
| Period | Fort Wingate | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.5% | 13.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 35.8% | 14.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 26.1% | 15.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 25.8% | 11.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | −17.8 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Fort Wingate: 25.8% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Fort Wingate
| Period | Fort Wingate | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1976 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1982 | 1981 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1986 | 1982 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1984 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Change | +9 | +4 | +6 |
The housing in Fort Wingate is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1984, against 1980 nationally. That is in line with the rest of New Mexico.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Fort Wingate
| Period | Fort Wingate | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $427 | $777 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $478 | $866 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $524 | $943 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $963 | $1,188 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$536 | +$411 | +$606 |
Rent in Fort Wingate runs $963 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 12.4% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Fort Wingate
Bachelor's degrees in Fort Wingate
| Period | Fort Wingate | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.6% | 25.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.5% | 25.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 4.6% | 26.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 19.9% | 30.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +16.3 pts | +5.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Fort Wingate: 19.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Fort Wingate
| Period | Fort Wingate | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 48.5% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 66.3% | 83.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 69.9% | 85.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 77.6% | 87.5% | 89.3% |
| Change | +29.0 pts | +5.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
More than one in five adults in Fort Wingate never finished high school, well above the national share: only 77.6% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Fort Wingate
| Period | Fort Wingate | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.4% | 7.3% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 25.7% | 9.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 19.6% | 6.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 14.3% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | +6.9 pts | −1.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Fort Wingate runs well above the national rate: 14.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Fort Wingate compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wingate | 3.44 | 32.4 | 25.8% | 25.4% | 25.8% | 1984 | $963 | 19.9% | 77.6% | 14.3% |
| Jamestown | 3.02 | 41.4 | 22.9% | 12.3% | 10.5% | 1990 | $1,311 | 20.3% | 91.6% | 0.7% |
| Perea | 3.40 | 33.9 | 24.2% | 38.4% | 22.2% | 1982 | $1,076 | 23.8% | 80.3% | 9.8% |
| Navajo Wingate Village | 3.51 | 33.0 | 32.8% | 23.6% | 16.5% | 1987 | $728 | 4.8% | 82.7% | 11.1% |
| Church Rock | 3.44 | 33.4 | 33.3% | 19.5% | 17.9% | 1990 | $813 | 8.6% | 80.7% | 10.4% |
| Coolidge | 3.06 | 35.7 | 20.9% | 9.7% | 23.4% | 1988 | $529 | 8.5% | 68.9% | 14.6% |
| Rehoboth | 3.31 | 35.4 | 30.3% | 9.5% | 16.3% | 1989 | $857 | 12.5% | 80.3% | 11.9% |
| Continental Divide | 3.04 | 37.7 | 22.7% | 10.6% | 15.0% | 1992 | $1,205 | 15.0% | 86.0% | 7.4% |
| Mariano Lake | 4.33 | 24.6 | 64.7% | 48.2% | 25.3% | 1974 | $925 | 6.8% | 94.8% | 11.0% |
| Pinedale | 3.41 | 26.5 | 39.3% | 30.0% | 12.2% | 1989 | $930 | 13.1% | 92.5% | 11.5% |
| Rock Springs | 2.82 | 34.7 | 18.9% | 26.5% | 10.6% | 1973 | $743 | 26.1% | 93.8% | 5.6% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Fort Wingate. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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