Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 957, settled in 1895.
Rio Felix Bridge At Hagerman is on the National Register of Historic Places. Hagerman has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
1,257 counted in 2010 and 975 in 2020; an estimated 957 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Census counts: 449 in 1910, 975 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1898 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hagerman, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Hagerman.
Compared with 83% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Hagerman is higher. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2024. Expected losses in Hagerman break down as 46% from drought and 36% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Its public schools are run by the Hagerman school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerman ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 217 | – |
| Hagerman HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 121 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
For residents in Hagerman, the share who live below the poverty line is 14%. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 8% of working residents work locally. The town’s average commute stands at 32 minutes, above both the New Mexico town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Half commute less than 21 miles.
| Hagerman | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.8% | 14% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Winters in Hagerman are chilly and summers hot, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 97°, January nights drop to 26° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
17% of Hagerman adults report frequent physical distress. Of 32 CDC measures, Hagerman beats the New Mexico average on 1 and trails it on 8. Two figures for adults locally: 29% say their health is fair or poor, 27% worry about having enough food.
| Hagerman | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 69% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 23% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hagerman | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.5% | 7.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 23.1% | 15.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Hagerman; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Hagerman residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Mexico.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Town in New Mexico, United States
Hagerman is a town in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hagerman had a population of 975.
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Hagerman has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including John A. Samford and Rod Adair.