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Congressional District 1, NM

705,390 Population
17,569.9 square miles 40.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±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

$41,876 ±$1,447 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $35,510 ±$691
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$68,255 ±$2,542 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $62,268 ±$1,281
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.9% ±1.3% (89,733  ±9,222) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 368,669 (±0.9% / ±18,140)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.7 minutes ±0.9 (7,380,910  ±358,941) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in New Mexico: 23.2 19,644,764 (±0.5 / ±533,870)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

308,144 ±5,002 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 856,580 ±6,374
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (695,264  ±14,100) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 2.4 † 2,071,290 (±,648.6 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.2% ±1% (6,858  ±1,641) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 5.2% † 24,730 (±0.7% / ±3,267)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

337,322 ±4,491 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 965,373 ±173
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$315,100 ±$6,755 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $256,300 ±$5,161
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.5% ±1.3% (87,638  ±9,216.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 11.8% 246,807 (±0.7% / ±13,762.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

91.9% ±1.8% (473,323  ±11,658.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 87.5% 1,287,157 (±1.2% / ±18,157.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
40.2% ±1.3% (207,287  ±7,564.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 31.7% 465,561 (±0.7% / ±10,724.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

22% ±1% (147,792  ±6,477.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Mexico: 32.6% 650,381 (±0.3% / ±6,738.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

8.5% ±0.8% (59,735  ±5,994) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 10.2% † 215,697 (±2,680.5% / ±10,406)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

8.6% ±0.5% (49,134  ±2,901) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 7.4% 122,492 (±0.3% / ±5,087)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
49,134 Total veterans ±2,901 43,478 Male ±2,653 5,656 Female ±1,210

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