Candy KitchenNM
It is a town of 180 residents in New Mexico.
Is Candy Kitchen a good place to live?
Candy Kitchen’s median age is 59.6 years, above both New Mexico’s towns (37.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 74 in New Mexico we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Candy Kitchen. 11% of the land in Candy Kitchen is conserved, above both the New Mexico town median (3.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Candy Kitchen has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
180 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Candy Kitchen: who provides what
Candy Kitchen is unincorporated, so Cibola County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Candy Kitchen.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Candy Kitchen’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Gallup (22%), Albuquerque (22%) and Farmington (6%). Only 2% of working residents stay in Candy Kitchen for work; the rest commute out. The share of residents in Candy Kitchen who live below the poverty line: 16%. The median commute is under 60 miles.
| Candy Kitchen | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 14% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 21% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Candy Kitchen is 84°F, against 93°F in New Mexico’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns
The seasons in Candy Kitchen: cold, snowy winters, warm summers, with very little rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: low risk in Candy Kitchen, mostly inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Candy Kitchen, 57% come from inland flooding and 18% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conservation land takes up 10.9% of Candy Kitchen
4.0 miles of trail. Candy Kitchen’s density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Compared with most of New Mexico and the rest of the country, more of Candy Kitchen’s adults have high blood pressure
Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Candy Kitchen. In Candy Kitchen, just over a fifth of adults have diabetes. Of 32 CDC measures, Candy Kitchen beats the New Mexico average on 5 and trails it on 14.
| Candy Kitchen | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 52% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Candy Kitchen | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.5% | 15.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.3% | 13.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 16.1% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Candy Kitchen
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Candy Kitchen; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Candy Kitchen residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
98% of working residents leave Candy Kitchen for work
Where Candy Kitchen’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Candy Kitchen
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Candy Kitchen is an unincorporated community in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States, in the northwestern part of the state. As of the 2020 census, Candy Kitchen had a population of 107.
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- Area
- 5.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7,415 ft
Questions about Candy Kitchen
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Candy Kitchen, NM a good place to live?
Candy Kitchen has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.