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Capitan, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Capitan is a Census village of 1,191 people across 3.26 square miles of land, in Lincoln County. Median household income is $52,864, 93.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $272,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Capitan
What Capitan is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area3.26 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land365 plus or minus 104
- County holding the largest share of its areaLincoln County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Capitan
- Population1,191 plus or minus 340
- Median age57.6 plus or minus 14.9
- Population under 18257 plus or minus 116
- Share under 1821.6 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Population 65 and over379 plus or minus 153
- Share 65 and over31.8 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Households586 plus or minus 158
- Family households302 plus or minus 94
- Share of households that are families51.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Capitan
- Median household income$52,864
- Per capita income$41,409 plus or minus $13,751
- Civilian labor force494 plus or minus 202
- Employed462 plus or minus 187
- Unemployed32 plus or minus 40
- Unemployment rate6.5 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over873 plus or minus 226
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.3 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.7 percent plus or minus 10.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Capitan
- Housing units770 plus or minus 191
- Occupied units586 plus or minus 158
- Vacant units184 plus or minus 86
- Vacancy rate23.9 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Owner occupied549 plus or minus 154
- Renter occupied37 plus or minus 35
- Ownership rate93.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$111,700 plus or minus $37,606
- Single family units252 plus or minus 113
- Share single family32.7 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Units in buildings of two or more38 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more4.9 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Mobile homes480 plus or minus 156
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Capitan gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute427 plus or minus 177
- Commuting under 15 minutes97 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.7 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more313 plus or minus 158
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more73.3 percent plus or minus 20.9
- Drove alone89.2 percent plus or minus 51.5
- Carpooled5.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home3.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Capitan (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$272,500
- Average approval$136,250
- Median approval$136,250
- Largest approval$175,000
- Jobs supported17
- Jobs per approval8.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Capitan, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Capitan
- NFIP communityVillage of Capitan
- NFIP community number350098
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/16/11
The Village of Capitan participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 350098 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lincoln County, not Capitan
Lincoln County context, not Capitan figures
- Establishments in Lincoln County695
- Covered employment, Lincoln County6,782
- Average annual pay, Lincoln County$43,202
- Housing units permitted, Lincoln County92
Every figure in this section is published for Lincoln County as a whole and is not a measurement of Capitan.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Capitan questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Capitan, New Mexico?
1,191, in 586 households. Capitan village covers 3.26 square miles of land, which is 365 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Capitan in?
Lincoln County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Capitan?
$52,864. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $111,700. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Capitan businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $272,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $136,250. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Capitan, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Capitan borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Capitan. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Capitan in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Capitan appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Capitan, village of, community 350098, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Capitan figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lincoln County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Capitan.
Is zoning published for Capitan?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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