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Congressional District 2, NM

710,491 Population
51,426.4 square miles 13.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 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

$31,774 ±$1,479 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $37,978 ±$841
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$60,933 ±$2,047 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $67,816 ±$1,867
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

18.6% ±1.9% (128,985  ±13,569) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 16.4% 343,235 (±0.9% / ±18,877)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.9 minutes ±1.2 (6,712,900  ±410,574) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as 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

264,996 ±5,828 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 856,970 ±6,035
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (691,453  ±13,919) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Mexico: 2.4 2,087,046
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.4% ±0.9% (7,210  ±1,563) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in New Mexico: 4.5% † 21,781 (±0.6% / ±2,696)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

305,077 ±4,519 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 973,944 ±1,173
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$236,400 ±$8,907 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $279,900 ±$4,338
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.9% ±1.3% (76,563  ±9,327.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in New Mexico: 11.3% 237,800 (±0.7% / ±14,650.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

84.1% ±1.7% (397,584  ±11,330) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Mexico: 87.9% 1,305,348 (±1.3% / ±19,766.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
24% ±1.2% (113,714  ±5,935.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Mexico: 31.8% 472,143 (±0.8% / ±11,393.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

38.3% ±1.1% (255,750  ±7,668.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 31.3% 629,876 (±0.4% / ±7,523.7)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

12.5% ±1.1% (88,932  ±7,771) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 10% 212,830
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.7% ±0.6% (41,961  ±3,100) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 7.5% 124,674 (±0.3% / ±5,426)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
41,961 Total veterans ±3,100 37,504 Male ±2,958 4,457 Female ±1,237

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