Sacramento's Livability
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B
Affordability -
B
Housing -
F
Job Market -
F
Diversity -
C+
Crime -
B+
Commute -
C+
Education -
C
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Sacramento, NM
Sacramento, NM is located in Otero County in the state of New Mexico.
The total City Population for Sacramento is about 17 with about 4 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $143,203 for Otero County, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Home Value of $126,359 for the state of New Mexico, and roughly 100% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $28,393, which is roughly 19% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $35,200 for the state of New Mexico, and roughly 51% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 1.98Male Population Estimate: 100%
Female Population Estimate: 47%
Median Age: 53.1
Male Median Age: 53.3
Female Median Age: 51.7
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:5%
Indian:4%
Black:1%
Asian:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Other:0%
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
Democratic: 36%
Libertarian: 1.64%
Green: 0.46%
Other: 0.3%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Sacramento specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Otero County: About 6.07958 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Otero County: About 354.53 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Otero County is about 35% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 19% 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
- Weed, NM ( 2.86 mi. )
- Artesia Camp, NM ( 3.54 mi. )
- Flying H, NM ( 7.37 mi. )
- Mayhill, NM ( 8.46 mi. )
- Timberon, NM ( 12.82 mi. )
- Sunspot, NM ( 14.31 mi. )
- Cloudcroft, NM ( 14.52 mi. )
- High Rolls Mountain Park, NM ( 15.61 mi. )
- Hi Rls Mtn Pk, NM ( 15.61 mi. )
- Pinon, NM ( 16.12 mi. )
- Elk, NM ( 17.31 mi. )
- High Rolls, NM ( 17.66 mi. )
- Mountain Park, NM ( 18.29 mi. )
- Dunken, NM ( 21.51 mi. )
- Alamogordo, NM ( 23.51 mi. )
- La Luz, NM ( 24.55 mi. )
- Mescalero, NM ( 27.44 mi. )
- Mescalero Apache Indian Rese, NM ( 28.12 mi. )
- Bent, NM ( 29.64 mi. )
- White Sands National Monumen, NM ( 30.61 mi. )
- Holloman AFB, NM ( 30.86 mi. )
- Holloman Air Force Base, NM ( 31.76 mi. )
- Tularosa, NM ( 32.39 mi. )
- Ruidoso Downs, NM ( 37.27 mi. )
- Ruidoso, NM ( 39.77 mi. )
- Orogrande, NM ( 41.51 mi. )
- Alto Crest, NM ( 41.73 mi. )
- Hollywood, NM ( 41.73 mi. )
- Sierra Blanca, NM ( 41.73 mi. )
- Alto, NM ( 42.38 mi. )
- Sierra Vista, NM ( 43.19 mi. )
- Glencoe, NM ( 43.24 mi. )
- Hondo, NM ( 44.69 mi. )
- Tinnie, NM ( 44.70 mi. )
- San Patricio, NM ( 44.92 mi. )
- Three Rivers, NM ( 46.74 mi. )
- Hope, NM ( 48.50 mi. )
- Fort Stanton, NM ( 48.71 mi. )
- Lincoln, NM ( 49.57 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 88347Latitude: 32.791700
Longitude: -105.572300
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 7920.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 575