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.When you are in Mentmore, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.64% of Mentmore’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Mentmore is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mentmore who work in healthcare suport services (19.59%), food service (10.42%), and office and administrative support (9.14%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.25% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Mentmore 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. Mentmore has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Mentmore than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Mentmore may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Mentmore doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.Mentmore ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 2.10% of people over 25 have a college degree. 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.
