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Meadow Lake, NM

4,259 Population
11.6 square miles 366 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±7.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 39.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$17,249 ±$2,349 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: $39,741 ±$510
  • about half the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$43,649 ±$11,299 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: $70,783 ±$969
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

20.6% ±7.9% (878  ±370) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 14.6% 132,712 (±0.6% / ±5,358)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 370,915 (±0.4% / ±8,323)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

40.9 minutes ±1.5 (60,020  ±15,284) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 24.8 9,022,405 (±0.4 / ±171,908)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,372 ±199 Number of households
  • the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 376,025 ±1,403
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.1 ±0.3 (4,259  ±766) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 2.4 907,856 (±0 / ±242)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.5% ±2.8% (41  ±35) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 4.8% 10,365 (±0.4% / ±898)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Mexico: 5.3% 24,992 (±0.3% / ±1,586)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,620 ±193 Number of housing units
  • the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 401,720 ±210
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$77,900 ±$21,321 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-quarter of the amount in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: $287,800 ±$2,886
  • about one-third of the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.5% ±2.8% (193  ±122.1) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 12.3% 112,131 (±0.5% / ±4,449.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Mexico: 11.9% 249,702 (±0.3% / ±6,323.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

66.9% ±11.2% (1,689  ±370.6) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 90.6% 589,083 (±1% / ±6,522.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
12.6% ±7.5% (317  ±194.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 35.6% 231,683 (±0.6% / ±4,040.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)
  • about one-third of 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

27.9% ±6.3% (1,186  ±341) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 9.5% 87,053
  • more than double the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738
  • about double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.9% ±2.3% (85  ±70) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area: 8.5% 61,675 (±0.3% / ±2,137)
  • about one-third of the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
85 Total veterans ±70 85 Male ±70 N/A Female ±14

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