Moriarty is a very small city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 2,010 people and just one neighborhood, Moriarty is the 80th largest community in New Mexico.
Unlike some cities, Moriarty isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Moriarty are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Moriarty is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Moriarty who work in sales jobs (12.67%), management occupations (12.52%), and maintenance occupations (11.78%).
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Moriarty has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Moriarty has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Moriarty than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Moriarty may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Moriarty doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Moriarty ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 3.28% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Moriarty in 2022 was $15,716, which is low income relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $62,864 for a family of four. Moriarty also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.99% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Moriarty is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Moriarty home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Moriarty, accounting for 50.48% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Moriarty residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Moriarty include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Moriarty is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
From major sales accounts to fast-food workers, sales and service employees are often the backbone of the local economy. In the neighborhood, they truly stand out. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis identifies this neighborhood as having a higher percentage of sales and service workers than 98.2% of all American neighborhoods.
Furthermore, the government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 16.4% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 97.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 97.7% of all neighborhoods in America, with 39.7% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
Divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 22.2% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 97.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, the neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 96.5% of the neighborhoods in the United States.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Moriarty are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 96.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 39.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 89.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 43.3% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 22.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.5%), and 16.4% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 81.6% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Moriarty, NM, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (28.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.5%), and residents who report Spanish roots (8.1%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.0%), along with some German ancestry residents (5.8%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (40.9% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (82.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (8.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.