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Eastern New Mexico PUMA, NM

159,726 Population
27,854.1 square miles 5.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±1.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 39.9 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$29,168 ±$1,604 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Mexico: $37,978 ±$841
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$54,109 ±$3,405 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $67,816 ±$1,867
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

21.8% ±3.1% (33,667  ±4,769) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Mexico: 16.4% 343,235 (±0.9% / ±18,877)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

17.8 minutes ±1.5 (1,231,295  ±112,627) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New Mexico: 24 20,554,380 (±0.5 / ±549,488)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

67,117 ±1,882 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 856,970 ±6,035
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (154,763  ±2,161) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 2.4 2,087,046
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

7.3% ±2.6% (2,723  ±992) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Mexico: 4.5% † 21,781 (±0.6% / ±2,696)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

80,590 ±1,416 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 973,944 ±1,173
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$158,900 ±$8,237 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Mexico: $279,900 ±$4,338
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.6% ±2.4% (19,858  ±3,815.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 11.3% 237,800 (±0.7% / ±14,650.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

82.9% ±4.2% (88,107  ±4,819.4) 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)
23.8% ±2.4% (25,333  ±2,620.1) 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)

29.2% ±1.1% (44,528  ±1,691.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 31.3% 629,876 (±0.4% / ±7,523.7)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

12.4% ±1.8% (19,743  ±2,832) 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

8.7% ±1.5% (10,337  ±1,803) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 7.5% 124,674 (±0.3% / ±5,426)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
10,337 Total veterans ±1,803 8,942 Male ±1,459 1,395 Female ±750

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