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New Mexico

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New Mexico
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2,096,829
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2,096,829
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 2,059,199
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1.8%
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 2,059,179
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
18.0%
Female persons, percent
50.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
81.9%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
11.0%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
49.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
36.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2015-2019 144,977
Foreign born persons, percent, 2015-2019 9.4%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 948,473
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2015-2019 67.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2015-2019 $171,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2015-2019 $1,280
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2015-2019 $356
Median gross rent, 2015-2019 $844
Building permits, 2019 5,0201
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2015-2019 780,249
Persons per household, 2015-2019 2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2015-2019 86.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2015-2019 34.0%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2015-2019 85.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2015-2019 74.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2015-2019 85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2015-2019 27.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2015-2019 10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2015-2019 57.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2015-2019 53.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 4,349,672
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 11,236,630
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 29,102,352
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 10,720,363
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 25,179,274
Total retail sales per capita, 2012(c) $12,073
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2015-2019 22.3
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019 $49,754
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019 $27,230
Persons in poverty, percent
18.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2018 43,830
Total employment, 2018 631,393
Total annual payroll, 2018 ($1,000) 26,933,964
Total employment, percent change, 2017-2018 0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2018 125,925
All firms, 2012 151,363
Men-owned firms, 2012 71,132
Women-owned firms, 2012 59,044
Minority-owned firms, 2012 60,622
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 83,857
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 14,096
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 128,693
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2010 17.0
Land area in square miles, 2010 121,298.15
FIPS Code 35
Value Notes

Estimates are not comparable to other geographic levels due to methodology differences that may exist between different data sources.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2019) refers to the final year of the series (2010 thru 2019). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Fact Notes Value Flags

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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