Census Reporter

New Mexico

2,088,070 Population
121,310 square miles 17.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$25,311 ±$467 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $32,397 ±$64
$46,744 ±$1,195 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $60,336 ±$86

19.7% ±0.8% (401,755  ±16,280) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,583,651 (±0.1% / ±241,032)

22.3 minutes ±0.3 (18,304,855  ±390,402) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,891,349,480 (±0.1 / ±8,012,447)

Families

767,705 ±6,614 Number of households
  • United States: 120,062,818 ±161,148
2.7 ±0 (2,045,105  ±0) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.7 317,631,941

6% ±0.7% (28,338  ±3,140) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,394 (±0% / ±28,051)

Housing

937,976 ±183 Number of housing units
  • United States: 137,407,308 ±4,122

$171,300 ±$2,181 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $217,600 ±$437

12.7% ±0.7% (261,068  ±14,310.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 46,073,420 (±0.1% / ±187,510.3)

Social

86.1% ±1.2% (1,197,910  ±16,567.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88% 194,667,872 (±0.1% / ±241,381.6)
27.1% ±0.6% (376,500  ±8,888.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 32% 70,765,915 (±0.1% / ±146,608.8)

35.4% ±0.3% (690,523  ±6,408.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2016 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 21.2% 63,172,059 (±0.1% / ±154,450.8)

9.4% ±0.5% (195,508  ±10,145) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,525,855 (±0% / ±135,763)

9.3% ±0.4% (148,310  ±6,148) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,204,605 (±0% / ±71,514)
148,310 Total veterans ±6,148 133,318 Male ±5,625 14,992 Female ±2,129

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