Union County is located in the northeast corner of New Mexico. The County Seat is Clayton and the largest city is Clayton. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.unionnm.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 4,297 and the 2010 census population was 4,551. The land area is 3,823.74 square miles and there are 1.2 persons per square mile.
92.7% of the population is White, 2% is Black or African American, 40.7% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% is Asian, 2.9% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.9% is two or more races. 77.3% have a high school degree or higher, and 17% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $86,500, there are 1,606 households, an average of 2.49 persons per household. The per capita income is $18,472, the median household income is $38,902, and 11.9% of the persons in Union County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 456. Retail sales (in $1000) were $27,509, and sales per capita were $7,399. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 16.9%.
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