Census Reporter

State Senate District 38, NM

45,982 Population
988.2 square miles 46.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.4 ±1.2 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 37.5 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$17,333 ±$993 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Mexico: $26,085 ±$196
  • about half the amount in United States: $32,621 ±$91
$30,641 ±$1,900 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Mexico: $48,059 ±$438
  • about half the amount in United States: $60,293 ±$140

32.2% ±4% (13,722  ±1,808) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Mexico: 20% 410,389 (±0.4% / ±7,655)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.1% 44,257,979 (±0.1% / ±285,269)

18.1 minutes ±0.7 (335,015  ±20,936) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 22.1 18,475,675 (±0.2 / ±159,761)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,812,750,665 (±0.1 / ±8,669,516)

Families

16,907 ±542 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 775,651 ±3,254
  • United States: 119,730,128 ±232,429
2.5 ±0.1 (42,489  ±1,827) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 2.6 2,049,476 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 314,810,420 (±0)

4% ±1.5% (481  ±181) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Mexico: 5.5% 25,843 (±0.2% / ±1,154)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,995,512 (±0% / ±23,123)

Housing

19,280 ±448 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 932,818 ±246
  • United States: 136,384,292 ±6,639

$119,500 ±$7,454 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Mexico: $166,800 ±$766
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $204,900 ±$173

22.2% ±2.7% (10,110  ±1,288.7) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Mexico: 13.6% 280,686 (±0.3% / ±6,050.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.5% 46,136,121 (±0.1% / ±152,246.9)

Social

76.3% ±2.7% (20,091  ±1,026) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 85.3% 1,188,722 (±0.6% / ±7,698.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 87.7% 191,498,014 (±0.1% / ±242,772.9)
24.7% ±1.8% (6,497  ±536.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 27.1% 378,196 (±0.3% / ±4,083.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 31.5% 68,867,051 (±0.1% / ±145,216)

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

16.3% ±1.8% (7,472  ±869) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Mexico: 9.6% 201,234 (±0.2% / ±4,354)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,539,499 (±0% / ±131,250)

6.3% ±0.7% (2,315  ±284) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Mexico: 9.3% 148,264 (±0.2% / ±2,354)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 7.5% 18,611,432 (±0% / ±41,547)
2,315 Total veterans ±284 2,140 Male ±290 175 Female ±102

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