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Congressional District 3, NM

708,684 Population
52,316.5 square miles 13.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 39.9 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,493 ±$1,030 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in New Mexico: $37,978 ±$841
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$66,346 ±$2,007 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in New Mexico: $67,816 ±$1,867
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

18.2% ±1.3% (126,821  ±9,209) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 16.4% 343,235 (±0.9% / ±18,877)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.4 minutes ±0.8 (6,569,170  ±294,613) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 24 20,554,380 (±0.5 / ±549,488)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

286,483 ±3,825 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 856,970 ±6,035
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (695,533  ±5,608) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 2.4 2,087,046
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.9% ±1.2% (9,251  ±1,938) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Mexico: 4.5% † 21,781 (±0.6% / ±2,696)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

333,408 ±2,259 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 973,944 ±1,173
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$256,900 ±$9,571 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $279,900 ±$4,338
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10% ±1% (70,058  ±6,899.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 11.3% 237,800 (±0.7% / ±14,650.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

87% ±1.9% (429,819  ±10,155.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 87.9% 1,305,348 (±1.3% / ±19,766.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
30.4% ±1.2% (150,100  ±6,235.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Mexico: 31.8% 472,143 (±0.8% / ±11,393.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

34.7% ±0.7% (230,768  ±4,813.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 31.3% 629,876 (±0.4% / ±7,523.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

8.6% ±0.7% (60,859  ±5,048) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 10% 212,830
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.3% ±0.6% (34,712  ±3,456) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 7.5% 124,674 (±0.3% / ±5,426)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
34,712 Total veterans ±3,456 30,726 Male ±2,991 3,986 Female ±1,212

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