Timberon's Livability
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B+
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B
Housing -
F
Job Market -
F
Diversity -
C+
Crime -
B+
Commute -
C+
Education -
C
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Timberon, NM
Timberon, NM is located in Otero County in the state of New Mexico.
The total City Population for Timberon is about 175 with about 5 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $107,600, which is roughly 16% lower than the Average Home Value of $127,634 for the state of New Mexico, and roughly 50% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $0, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $40,340 for the state of New Mexico, and roughly 100% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 1.84Male Population Estimate: 29.1%
Female Population Estimate: 70.9%
Median Age: 70.7
Male Median Age: 60.7
Female Median Age: 60.6
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:14.4%
Other:5.4%
Indian:1.9%
Asian:1.6%
Black:0%
Hawaiian: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 Timberon 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
The Unemployment Rate for Timberon is about 54.5%.
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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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 88350Latitude: 32.636000
Longitude: -105.692500
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 7321.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 575