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Truth or Consequences, NM Urban Area

7,746 Population
8.2 square miles 940.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.9 ±3.3 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$23,921 ±$2,832 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$34,836 ±$7,560 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

26.3% ±7% (1,974  ±539) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

9.9 minutes ±1.2 (22,960  ±4,684) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

3,588 ±300 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.1 ±0.2 (7,496  ±492) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5.9% ±5.7% (86  ±84) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

5,355 ±289 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$121,900 ±$14,935 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

4% ±2.1% (307  ±162.8) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

89.1% ±7.1% (5,247  ±533.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
17.6% ±4.4% (1,038  ±264.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

4.1% ±2.6% (319  ±202) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

14.7% ±3.4% (911  ±221) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
911 Total veterans ±221 829 Male ±195 82 Female ±87

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