Placitas' Livability
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Commute -
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Education -
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Amenities
About Placitas, NM
Placitas, NM is located in Sandoval County in the state of New Mexico.
The total City Population for Placitas is about 3,863 with about 59 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $419,976, which is roughly 70% higher than the Average Home Value of $127,634 for the state of New Mexico, and roughly 48% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $89,809, which is roughly 55% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $40,340 for the state of New Mexico, and roughly 28% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.11Male Population Estimate: 51.8%
Female Population Estimate: 48.2%
Median Age: 62.6
Male Median Age: 56.6
Female Median Age: 55.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:15.6%
Indian:3.9%
Other:3.8%
Asian:1.5%
Black:1.1%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 44.64%
Libertarian: 1.55%
Green: 0.46%
Other: 0.34%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Placitas specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Sandoval County: About 5.05032 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Sandoval County: About 245.968 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Sandoval County is about 22% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 15% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Placitas is about 3.3%.
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.
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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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 87043Latitude: 35.322600
Longitude: -106.443700
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 6321.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 505