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Truth or Consequences, NM Urban Area

7,774 Population
8.2 square miles 943.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.1 ±2.7 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,298 ±$3,019 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$40,390 ±$7,912 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

23.4% ±6.5% (1,766  ±510) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

9.8 minutes ±1 (21,605  ±4,596) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,706 ±325 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.2 (7,543  ±582) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.6% ±4.8% (57  ±77) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,502 ±307 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$134,400 ±$14,822 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4% ±2% (307  ±153.9) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.3% ±5% (5,356  ±527.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.4% ±4.1% (1,106  ±263) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.2% ±2.4% (328  ±189) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

14.5% ±3.6% (909  ±236) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
909 Total veterans ±236 847 Male ±222 62 Female ±73

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