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Eastern New Mexico PUMA, NM

161,415 Population
27,854.1 square miles 5.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.1 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 39.9 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$29,453 ±$2,626 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $35,510 ±$691
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$52,171 ±$4,022 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $62,268 ±$1,281
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

21.8% ±3.8% (33,939  ±5,912) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 368,669 (±0.9% / ±18,140)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

17.3 minutes ±0.7 (1,116,530  ±52,245) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New Mexico: 23.2 18,772,496 (±0.2 / ±227,208)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

65,556 ±2,277 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 856,580 ±6,374
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (155,529  ±2,876) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 2.4 2,071,290
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.7% ±2.1% (1,697  ±763) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 5.2% † 24,730 (±0.7% / ±3,267)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

78,277 ±1,732 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 965,373 ±173
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$158,200 ±$10,036 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Mexico: $256,300 ±$5,161
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

19.5% ±3.1% (31,115  ±4,926.2) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Mexico: 11.8% 246,807 (±0.7% / ±13,762.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

85.1% ±4.1% (89,692  ±4,842.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Mexico: 87.5% 1,287,157 (±1.2% / ±18,157.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
20.7% ±2.2% (21,853  ±2,338.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Mexico: 31.7% 465,561 (±0.7% / ±10,724.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

28.4% ±0.9% (43,330  ±1,402.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 31.6% 632,982 (±0.3% / ±6,838)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

8.2% ±1.4% (13,282  ±2,331) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 10.2% 215,697
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

10.4% ±1.4% (12,276  ±1,695) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Mexico: 7.4% 122,492 (±0.3% / ±5,087)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
12,276 Total veterans ±1,695 11,212 Male ±1,587 1,064 Female ±539

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