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Congressional District 1, NM

711,081 Population
17,569.9 square miles 40.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.3 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New Mexico: 39.9 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,661 ±$1,521 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $37,978 ±$841
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$77,246 ±$3,624 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $67,816 ±$1,867
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.5% ±1.2% (87,429  ±8,484) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Mexico: 16.4% 343,235 (±0.9% / ±18,877)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.8 minutes ±0.8 (7,272,305  ±332,793) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher 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

305,491 ±5,082 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 856,970 ±6,035
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (700,060  ±12,866) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 2.4 2,087,046
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.3% ±1% (5,320  ±1,560) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Mexico: 4.5% † 21,781 (±0.6% / ±2,696)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

335,459 ±4,751 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 973,944 ±1,173
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$341,800 ±$7,410 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $279,900 ±$4,338
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.9% ±1.2% (91,179  ±8,472.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 11.3% 237,800 (±0.7% / ±14,650.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.2% ±1.8% (477,945  ±12,085.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 87.9% 1,305,348 (±1.3% / ±19,766.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
40.2% ±1.3% (208,329  ±7,588.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 31.8% 472,143 (±0.8% / ±11,393.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

21.1% ±1% (143,358  ±6,578.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Mexico: 31.3% 629,876 (±0.4% / ±7,523.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

8.9% ±0.9% (63,039  ±6,597) 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

8.4% ±0.7% (48,001  ±3,966) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 7.5% 124,674 (±0.3% / ±5,426)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
48,001 Total veterans ±3,966 41,702 Male ±3,513 6,299 Female ±1,637

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