White SignalNM
Settled in 1909, this town now has 177 residents.
Is White Signal a good place to live?
White Signal’s midpoint age is 79.2 years, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 37.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than White Signal. White Signal has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
177 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to White Signal: who provides what
White Signal is unincorporated, so Grant 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 White Signal.
77% of residents are 65 or older
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 34%, against 31% across New Mexico.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 3% and 83% women
The Census survey reached too few of White Signal’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±40.4 points. Across New Mexico, 50.3% of residents are women.
| White Signal | NM | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 23.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 67.8% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 13% | 25.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 53.1% | 22.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 9.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 1.1% | 17.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 32.8% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Most of White Signal’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Half commute less than 21 miles. Employers in White Signal added 21 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 32. White Signal: 7.9% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Silver City (24%), Bayard (6%) and Las Cruces (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in White Signal than in most of New Mexico or the rest of the country
The share of adults in White Signal who report frequent mental distress: 14%. Among 74 New Mexico towns, just one has a lower share of adults who binge drink than White Signal. The town beats the New Mexico average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| White Signal | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 33% |
| What stands out | White Signal | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.3% | 15.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.9% | 16.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 13.7% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in White Signal, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 76% of White Signal’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to wildfires. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 2.8% of White Signal
5.0 miles of trail. The trail network density for White Signal comes to 0.8 miles per square mile.
| White Signal | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 3.9% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about White Signal
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of White Signal
About 0 of every 100 White Signal residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
100% of working residents leave White Signal for work
Where White Signal’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about White Signal
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is White Signal, NM a good place to live?
White Signal has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.