Census Reporter

State Senate District 38, NM

45,193 Population
988.2 square miles 45.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.4 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 37.8 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$17,887 ±$947 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Mexico: $27,230 ±$235
  • about half the amount in United States: $34,103 ±$104
$31,667 ±$1,716 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Mexico: $49,754 ±$430
  • about half the amount in United States: $62,843 ±$135

31.5% ±3.4% (13,127  ±1,550) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Mexico: 19.1% 392,065 (±0.3% / ±7,034)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,510,843 (±0.1% / ±279,418)

18.6 minutes ±1.1 (325,915  ±28,835) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 22.3 18,782,975 (±0.2 / ±194,855)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,901,729,885 (±0.1 / ±9,072,499)

Families

16,621 ±708 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 780,249 ±3,071
  • United States: 120,756,048 ±236,892
2.5 ±0.1 (41,640  ±1,929) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 2.6 2,049,513 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 316,606,796 (±0)

4.1% ±1.4% (488  ±167) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Mexico: 5.4% 25,400 (±0.2% / ±982)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,987,092 (±0% / ±22,278)

Housing

19,134 ±529 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 937,920 ±396
  • United States: 137,428,986 ±6,044

$127,900 ±$10,273 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Mexico: $171,400 ±$789
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $217,500 ±$180

20.7% ±2.4% (9,258  ±1,149.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Mexico: 13.3% 275,282 (±0.3% / ±6,486.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.2% 45,656,511 (±0.1% / ±147,539.6)

Social

76.2% ±2.6% (19,659  ±1,050.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 85.6% 1,201,121 (±0.6% / ±7,677.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88% 194,149,815 (±0.1% / ±259,935)
23.8% ±1.9% (6,155  ±544.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 27.3% 383,519 (±0.3% / ±4,069.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 32.2% 70,920,162 (±0.1% / ±154,967.5)

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

16% ±2.3% (7,240  ±1,064) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 197,164 (±0.2% / ±4,635)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.6% 44,011,870 (±0% / ±142,271)

6.3% ±0.8% (2,245  ±306) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Mexico: 9.1% 144,977 (±0.1% / ±2,265)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,230,322 (±0% / ±50,396)
2,245 Total veterans ±306 2,096 Male ±305 149 Female ±91

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