Golden's Livability
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Amenities
About Golden, NM
Golden, NM is located in Santa Fe County in the state of New Mexico.
The total City Population for Golden is about 4,894 with about 1 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $287,100, which is roughly 56% higher than the Average Home Value of $126,359 for the state of New Mexico, and roughly 34% higher than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $87,500, which is roughly 60% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $35,200 for the state of New Mexico, and roughly 34% higher higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.31Male Population Estimate: 50.1%
Female Population Estimate: 49.9%
Median Age: 50.8
Male Median Age: 51.0
Female Median Age: 50.8
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:17.4%
Other:6.4%
Indian:2%
Black:1.3%
Asian:1.2%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
![Martin Heinrich](/assets/images/politicians/senators/martin_heinrich.jpg)
![Ben Ray Luján](/assets/images/politicians/senators/ben_ray_luja_n.jpg)
![Michelle Lujan Grisham](/assets/images/politicians/governors/michelle_lujan_grisham.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 22.29%
Libertarian: 0.92%
Green: 0.49%
Other: 0.25%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Golden specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Santa Fe County: About 9.43435 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Santa Fe County: About 944.836 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Santa Fe County is about 58% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 70% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
New Mexico is ranked #13 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 67.89 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 62.44The average living wage for the state of New Mexico is $31.58/hr, while the states minimum wage is $10.50/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives New Mexico a minimum wage score of 59.22 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.55/hr, which gives New Mexico a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 2.4 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for New Mexico is $274.70, resulting in a UI benefit score of 84.75 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ New Mexico does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ New Mexico does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X New Mexico does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X New Mexico does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X New Mexico does provide some form of paid family leave.
X New Mexico does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X New Mexico does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X New Mexico does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X New Mexico does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X New Mexico does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ New Mexico does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ New Mexico does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ New Mexico does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ New Mexico does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ New Mexico does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ New Mexico does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ New Mexico does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ New Mexico does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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- Univ Of New Mexico, NM ( 25.39 mi. )
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- Public Service Co, NM ( 27.13 mi. )
- Univ Of Nm, NM ( 27.13 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 87047Latitude: 35.263700
Longitude: -106.223000
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 6432.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 505