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Congressional District 2, NM

710,078 Population
51,426.4 square miles 13.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 39.9 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$29,184 ±$968 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $35,510 ±$691
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$56,082 ±$2,003 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $62,268 ±$1,281
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

20.1% ±1.7% (139,289  ±12,046) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 368,669 (±0.9% / ±18,140)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.7 minutes ±0.9 (6,294,400  ±336,465) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 23.2 19,644,764 (±0.5 / ±533,870)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

269,814 ±5,130 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 856,580 ±6,374
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0 (690,848  ±14,012) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New Mexico: 2.4 2,071,290
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.3% ±1.4% (10,122  ±2,224) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 5.2% † 24,730 (±0.7% / ±3,267)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

304,046 ±4,391 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 965,373 ±173
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$213,700 ±$6,405 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $256,300 ±$5,161
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.2% ±1.2% (85,945  ±8,740.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 11.8% 246,807 (±0.7% / ±13,762.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

83.4% ±2% (394,019  ±11,556.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Mexico: 87.5% 1,287,157 (±1.2% / ±18,157.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
25.4% ±1.2% (120,166  ±5,944.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 31.7% 465,561 (±0.7% / ±10,724.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

38.1% ±1.1% (252,962  ±7,546.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 31.6% 632,982 (±0.3% / ±6,838)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

13.4% ±0.9% (95,012  ±6,696) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Mexico: 10.2% 215,697
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7% ±0.5% (37,882  ±2,721) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in New Mexico: 7.4% 122,492 (±0.3% / ±5,087)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
37,882 Total veterans ±2,721 33,615 Male ±2,528 4,267 Female ±1,159

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