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Salem, NM

916 Population
1.3 square miles 700.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

30 ±22.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 34.3 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$12,653 ±$4,523 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: $29,907 ±$810
  • about one-third of the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$31,386 ±$15,093 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: $56,848 ±$2,642
  • about half the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

54.2% ±25.9% (496  ±310) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 21.3% 46,562 (±1.4% / ±3,156)
  • more than double the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 370,915 (±0.4% / ±8,323)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

29.2 minutes ±7.5 (11,930  ±7,190) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 22.8 1,972,390 (±1.3 / ±116,907)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

243 ±98 Number of households
  • the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 84,889 ±858
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.8 ±2.2 (916  ±369) Persons per household
  • about 1.5 times the figure in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 2.6 218,864 (±0 / ±145)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.4% ±14.7% (18  ±29) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 6.1% † 3,354 (±0.9% / ±505)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Mexico: 5.3% 24,992 (±0.3% / ±1,586)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

263 ±91 Number of housing units
  • the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 92,436 ±186
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$61,500 ±$7,005 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-quarter of the amount in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: $220,800 ±$5,556
  • about one-quarter of the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • about one-fifth of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

40.7% ±15.6% (231  ±123.7) High school grad or higher
  • about half the rate in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 83.4% 116,920 (±2.2% / ±3,142.5)
  • about half the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
2.5% ±7.6% (14  ±43.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent of the rate in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 31.7% 44,390 (±1.5% / ±2,110.5)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)
  • less than 10 percent 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

48.6% ±21% (445  ±263) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 14.7% 33,043
  • more than double the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.9% ±4.7% (21  ±35) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 7.4% 12,627 (±0.5% / ±838)
  • about two-fifths 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)
21 Total veterans ±35 21 Male ±35 N/A Female ±14

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