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Congressional District 2, NM

696,764 Population
51,426.4 square miles 13.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.9 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$28,060 ±$869 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $33,916 ±$627
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$53,550 ±$2,411 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $59,726 ±$1,306
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

21% ±1.4% (142,210  ±9,517) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 17.6% 364,725 (±0.7% / ±14,925)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

23.2 minutes ±0.8 (6,167,835  ±311,263) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 23.7 19,571,596 (±0.5 / ±484,914)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

262,740 ±4,976 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 848,218 ±4,975
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.6 ±0.1 (678,238  ±12,642) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New Mexico: 2.4 2,070,420
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

5.8% ±1.2% (9,687  ±2,029) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 5.2% † 24,681 (±0.8% / ±3,582)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

299,048 ±4,340 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 956,743 ±137
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$207,200 ±$6,082 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $243,100 ±$3,047
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

11.6% ±1.2% (79,831  ±8,378.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 11.8% 246,091 (±0.7% / ±13,891.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

84.3% ±2% (388,567  ±11,641) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,278,828 (±1.3% / ±19,126)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
23.3% ±1.1% (107,234  ±5,535.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Mexico: 30.5% 442,597 (±0.7% / ±10,623)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

39.2% ±1.1% (259,168  ±7,300.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 32.6% 650,381 (±0.3% / ±6,738.8)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

12.2% ±0.9% (84,902  ±6,629) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Mexico: 9.3% 196,873
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

8.7% ±0.6% (46,259  ±3,420) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 8.3% 136,204 (±0.3% / ±5,671)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
46,259 Total veterans ±3,420 41,303 Male ±3,284 4,956 Female ±1,143

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