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Carlsbad Municipal Schools, NM

40,087 Population
2,491.1 square miles 16.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±1.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Eddy County: 36.2 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,773 ±$2,359 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Eddy County: $37,970 ±$1,794
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$77,664 ±$9,934 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Eddy County: $78,426 ±$5,993
  • 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

13.4% ±2.2% (5,272  ±877) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Eddy County: 13.8% † 8,344 (±2.3% / ±1,408)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 370,915 (±0.4% / ±8,323)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.9 minutes ±1.2 (394,780  ±38,132) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Eddy County: 21.4 545,720 (±1.7 / ±50,223)
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

15,697 ±577 Number of households
  • Eddy County: 23,620 ±573
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (39,136  ±936) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Eddy County: 2.5 60,049 (±0.1 / ±61)
  • 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

6.7% ±2.9% (574  ±251) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Eddy County: 6.9% † 933 (±2.4% / ±322)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 5.3% 24,992 (±0.3% / ±1,586)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

17,927 ±460 Number of housing units
  • Eddy County: 26,839 ±48
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$207,200 ±$13,653 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Eddy County: $212,600 ±$9,367
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.8% ±2.6% (6,231  ±1,039.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Eddy County: 15.4% † 9,200 (±2.2% / ±1,318.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Mexico: 11.9% 249,702 (±0.3% / ±6,323.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82.5% ±4.2% (22,415  ±1,324.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Eddy County: 83.4% 33,283 (±4.1% / ±1,637.8)
  • a little less than the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.5% ±2.3% (5,287  ±656.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Eddy County: 19.3% † 7,702 (±2% / ±798.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)
  • about half 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

8% ±1.9% (3,205  ±771) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Eddy County: 7.7% 4,683
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±1.3% (2,038  ±404) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Eddy County: 6.6% † 2,990 (±1% / ±469)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,038 Total veterans ±404 1,831 Male ±425 207 Female ±144

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