Mentmore is a very small town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 3,004 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mentmore is the 54th largest community in New Mexico.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.25% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Mentmore’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Mentmore has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Mentmore a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small town, Mentmore does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Mentmore has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 2.10% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Mentmore in 2022 was $11,588, which is low income relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $46,352 for a family of four. Mentmore also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.95% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Mentmore home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mentmore residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Mentmore include Dutch, Russian, German, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Mentmore is Navajo. Other important languages spoken here include English and Native American languages.