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State Senate District 5, NM

49,766 Population
2,382.7 square miles 20.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$44,328 ±$1,875 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$75,881 ±$5,665 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.9% ±1.6% (6,372  ±802) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 370,915 (±0.4% / ±8,323)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.3 minutes ±1.7 (481,060  ±39,870) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

19,966 ±573 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (49,315  ±1,339) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.1% ±1.8% (638  ±187) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 5.3% 24,992 (±0.3% / ±1,586)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

23,804 ±533 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$310,700 ±$17,221 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.7% ±1.2% (3,800  ±575.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Mexico: 11.9% 249,702 (±0.3% / ±6,323.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.8% ±2.9% (31,105  ±1,368.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
34.9% ±2.1% (12,099  ±821) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9% ±1% (4,459  ±529) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.1% ±0.9% (2,350  ±355) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,350 Total veterans ±355 2,176 Male ±343 174 Female ±67

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