Population: 2,120,246
Households: 837,414
Average household size: 2.48
Median age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $64,059
Housing units: 956,964

Population comparison

2020 Census2,117,522

2024 estimate2,120,246

Change+0.1%

Population: 2,120,246
Median age: 39.4 years
Male: 1,053,635
Female: 1,066,611

Median age by sex

Male median age: 38.2 years
Female median age: 40.7 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

56,623Under 553,985

178,0415–17172,492

102,91818–2494,749

143,42225–34135,995

138,93935–44132,101

117,91445–54119,568

127,95255–64137,283

187,82665+220,438

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5–17

Male

5–9: 63,559
10–14: 71,233
15–17: 43,249

Female

5–9: 59,451
10–14: 70,614
15–17: 42,427

18–24

Male

18–19: 29,576
20: 13,951
21: 15,618
22–24: 43,773

Female

18–19: 26,635
20: 14,086
21: 13,459
22–24: 40,569

25–34

Male

25–29: 71,026
30–34: 72,396

Female

25–29: 66,230
30–34: 69,765

35–44

Male

35–39: 70,843
40–44: 68,096

Female

35–39: 66,714
40–44: 65,387

45–54

Male

45–49: 58,560
50–54: 59,354

Female

45–49: 59,646
50–54: 59,922

55–64

Male

55–59: 58,847
60–61: 27,414
62–64: 41,691

Female

55–59: 64,917
60–61: 29,260
62–64: 43,106

65+

Male

65–66: 25,646
67–69: 34,749
70–74: 54,294
75–79: 34,806
80–84: 21,746
85+: 16,585

Female

65–66: 28,771
67–69: 40,876
70–74: 58,816
75–79: 39,700
80–84: 25,906
85+: 26,369

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 1,012,57347.8%
Two or more races: 546,59225.8%
Some other race: 275,23613.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 202,0739.5%
Black alone: 44,7732.1%
Asian alone: 37,1281.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 1,8710.1%

Derived from published counts

Race values
Category	Value
White alone	1,012,573
Two or more races	546,592
Some other race	275,236
American Indian / Alaska Native	202,073
Black alone	44,773
Asian alone	37,128
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1,871

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 1,026,614
White, not Hispanic: 762,421

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 509,898
Married-couple share: 67.2%
With children: 45.1%

Household sizeShare of households

271,26132.4%

1 person

286,97934.3%

2 people

115,50813.8%

3 people

90,94310.9%

4 people

72,7238.7%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 45,500
6 People: 15,925
7 Plus People: 11,298

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households509,898

Married-couple families342,84567.2% of family households

With children: 113,75233.2%
Without children: 229,09366.8%

Other families167,05332.8% of family households

Male householder: 53,55332.1%
Female householder: 113,50067.9%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	509,898	Not applicable
Married-couple families	342,845	67.2%
With children	113,752	33.2%
Without children	229,093	66.8%
Other families	167,053	32.8%
Male householder	53,553	32.1%
Female householder	113,500	67.9%

Median household: $64,059
Median family: $79,556
Per capita: $36,218

Household incomeShare of households

169,46020.2%

Under $25k

164,07719.6%

$25–49k

141,89516.9%

$50–74k

103,58012.4%

$75–99k

129,51515.5%

$100–149k

63,4647.6%

$150–199k

65,4237.8%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 55,581
$10,000–$14,999: 42,494
$15,000–$19,999: 35,481
$20,000–$24,999: 35,904

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 34,561
$30,000–$34,999: 35,649
$35,000–$39,999: 32,604
$40,000–$44,999: 31,030
$45,000–$49,999: 30,233

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 60,826
$60,000–$74,999: 81,069

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 75,772
$125,000–$149,999: 53,743

Education universe: 1,461,438
High school or higher: 88%
Bachelor’s or higher: 31%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

74,9825.1%

Less than 9th grade

99,8886.8%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

375,94825.7%

High school or equivalent

323,92222.2%

Some college, no degree

133,9699.2%

Associate degree

249,20617.1%

Bachelor’s degree

203,52313.9%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 26,206
Nursery School: 215
Kindergarten: 404
First Grade: 634
Second Grade: 2,071
Third Grade: 4,642
Fourth Grade: 2,662
Fifth Grade: 3,675
Sixth Grade: 18,433
Seventh Grade: 3,936
Eighth Grade: 12,104

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 22,258
Tenth Grade: 22,165
Eleventh Grade: 29,803
Twelfth No Diploma: 25,662

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 306,839
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 69,109

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 95,552
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 228,370

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 143,481
Professional School Degree: 28,736
Doctorate Degree: 31,306

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	74,982
Grades 9–12, no diploma	99,888
High school or equivalent	375,948
Some college, no degree	323,922
Associate degree	133,969
Bachelor’s degree	249,206
Graduate or professional	203,523

Marital status by sexMale and Female

26,10676,486

Widowed

97,271133,553

Divorced

11,51214,564

Separated

390,550380,884

Now Married

348,293291,638

Never Married

34,31835,059

Married Spouse Absent

356,232345,825

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	26,106	76,486
Divorced	97,271	133,553
Separated	11,512	14,564
Now Married	390,550	380,884
Never Married	348,293	291,638
Married Spouse Absent	34,318	35,059
Married Spouse Present	356,232	345,825

Median home value: $248,100
Median gross rent: $1,067

Housing tenure

Owner: 585,93770.0%
Renter: 251,47730.0%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 837,41487.5%
Vacant: 119,55012.5%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 302,020
Owners without mortgage: 283,917

Vacancy reason

For rent15,906

13.3%

For sale5,769

4.8%

Rented, not occupied2,910

2.4%

Sold, not occupied4,124

3.4%

Seasonal36,548

30.6%

Migrant workers371

0.3%

Other53,922

45.1%

Structure type

Detached617,057

64.5%

Attached36,499

3.8%

2–4 units55,299

5.8%

5–19 units49,030

5.1%

20+ units47,288

4.9%

Mobile or other151,791

15.9%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 16,577
Structure 3–4 Units: 38,722

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 26,494
Structure 10–19 Units: 22,536

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 19,369
Structure 50 Plus Units: 27,919

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 148,787
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 3,004

Year builtHousing units by period

160,88316.8%

Before 1960

247,42925.9%

1960–79

306,75132.1%

1980–99

228,52823.9%

2000–19

13,3731.4%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 42,239
1940–1949: 33,327
1950–1959: 85,317

1960–79

1960–1969: 86,088
1970–1979: 161,341

1980–99

1980–1989: 155,184
1990–1999: 151,567

2000–19

2000–2009: 148,006
2010–2019: 80,522

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

87,256

4,524

1990s

85,209

5,248

2000s

130,019

18,272

2010s

195,835

111,695

2020–22

75,193

85,231

2023+

12,425

26,507

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

100,73417.2%

Under $100k

195,12033.3%

$100–249k

210,31135.9%

$250–499k

48,3498.3%

$500–749k

17,3423.0%

$750–999k

8,3681.4%

$1–1.49m

5,7131.0%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 14,797
10000–14999: 6,955
15000–19999: 5,291
20000–24999: 6,702
25000–29999: 3,804
30000–34999: 6,306
35000–39999: 3,478
40000–49999: 7,703
50000–59999: 8,595
60000–69999: 7,591
70000–79999: 6,681
80000–89999: 11,945
90000–99999: 10,886

$100–249k

100000–124999: 29,438
125000–149999: 20,170
150000–174999: 37,648
175000–199999: 30,640
200000–249999: 77,224

$250–499k

250000–299999: 61,071
300000–399999: 94,855
400000–499999: 54,385

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 2,268
2000000+: 3,445

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $50019,898

8.6%

$500–99983,699

36.3%

$1,000–1,49974,797

32.4%

$1,500–1,99934,850

15.1%

$2,000–2,49911,252

4.9%

$2,500–2,9992,969

1.3%

$3,000+3,056

1.3%

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Under $500

Under 100: 815
100–149: 516
150–199: 629
200–249: 2,167
250–299: 4,245
300–349: 2,877
350–399: 2,383
400–449: 2,888
450–499: 3,378

$500–999

500–549: 4,470
550–599: 5,215
600–649: 6,281
650–699: 7,245
700–749: 8,156
750–799: 9,204
800–899: 21,729
900–999: 21,399

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 43,600
1250–1499: 31,197

$3,000+

3000–3499: 1,160
3500+: 1,896

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

16,464

30,746

1 vehicle

156,143

122,269

2 vehicles

228,000

73,177

3 vehicles

116,486

18,259

4 vehicles

44,661

4,818

5+ vehicles

24,183

2,208

Workers age 16+: 916,223
Average commute: 23.5 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 674,70873.6%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 90,6589.9%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 5,0590.6%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 22,0862.4%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 111,72212.2%Derived from published counts
Other: 11,9901.3%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 17,462
Bicycle: 4,624

Other

Other Transportation: 10,034
Motorcycle: 1,228
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 728

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

269,44033.5%

Under 15 min

299,86337.3%

15–29 min

132,12316.4%

30–44 min

48,0306.0%

45–59 min

55,0456.8%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 32,892
5–9: 108,132
10–14: 128,416

15–29 min

15–19: 138,525
20–24: 114,589
25–29: 46,749

30–44 min

30–34: 93,882
35–39: 16,531
40–44: 21,710

60+ min

60–89: 33,833
90+: 21,212

Population age 16+: 1,716,461
Civilian labor force: 975,902
Employed: 917,730
Unemployed: 58,172
Unemployment rate: 6%
Poverty universe: 2,079,678
Persons below poverty: 370,915
Gini index: 0.48
White-collar workers: 554,667
Blue-collar workers: 192,783

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

77,019

93,261

Sales Office Occupations

62,071

115,358

Management Business Science Arts

173,673

203,565

Production Transportation Material Moving

74,119

19,667

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

93,713

5,284

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	77,019	93,261
Sales Office Occupations	62,071	115,358
Management Business Science Arts	173,673	203,565
Production Transportation Material Moving	74,119	19,667
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	93,713	5,284

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 791,060
Workplace jobs: 786,791
Internal commuters: 744,262
Inbound commuters: 42,529
Outbound commuters: 46,798
Net worker inflow: Unavailable

Coverage status

Insured: 1,882,12290.4%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 200,4359.6%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

28,23814.1%

Under 19

69,44234.6%

Age 19–34

98,37849.1%

Age 35–64

4,3772.2%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 1,920,50890.6%
Foreign born: 199,7389.4%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 86,800
Not a citizen: 112,938

Residential mobility

Same house: 1,849,855
Within same county: 130,789
From another county: 44,448
From another state: 63,964
From abroad: 10,501

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 940,859

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
New Mexico	2,120,246	$64,059	39.4 years	70%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	56,623	53,985
5–17	178,041	172,492
18–24	102,918	94,749
25–34	143,422	135,995
35–44	138,939	132,101
45–54	117,914	119,568
55–64	127,952	137,283
65+	187,826	220,438

Category	Value
1 person	271,261
2 people	286,979
3 people	115,508
4 people	90,943
5+ people	72,723

Category	Value
Under $25k	169,460
$25–49k	164,077
$50–74k	141,895
$75–99k	103,580
$100–149k	129,515
$150–199k	63,464
$200k+	65,423

Category	Value
For rent	15,906
For sale	5,769
Rented, not occupied	2,910
Sold, not occupied	4,124
Seasonal	36,548
Migrant workers	371
Other	53,922

Category	Value
Detached	617,057
Attached	36,499
2–4 units	55,299
5–19 units	49,030
20+ units	47,288
Mobile or other	151,791

Category	Value
Before 1960	160,883
1960–79	247,429
1980–99	306,751
2000–19	228,528
2020+	13,373

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	87,256	4,524
1990s	85,209	5,248
2000s	130,019	18,272
2010s	195,835	111,695
2020–22	75,193	85,231
2023+	12,425	26,507

Category	Value
Under $100k	100,734
$100–249k	195,120
$250–499k	210,311
$500–749k	48,349
$750–999k	17,342
$1–1.49m	8,368
$1.5m+	5,713

Category	Value
Under $500	19,898
$500–999	83,699
$1,000–1,499	74,797
$1,500–1,999	34,850
$2,000–2,499	11,252
$2,500–2,999	2,969
$3,000+	3,056

Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	16,464	30,746
1 vehicle	156,143	122,269
2 vehicles	228,000	73,177
3 vehicles	116,486	18,259
4 vehicles	44,661	4,818
5+ vehicles	24,183	2,208

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	837,414
Vacant	119,550

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	674,708
Carpool	90,658
Public transit	5,059
Walk or bicycle	22,086
Work from home	111,722
Other	11,990

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	1,882,122
Uninsured	200,435

Nativity values
Category	Value
Native born	1,920,508
Foreign born	199,738

Category	Value
Under 15 min	269,440
15–29 min	299,863
30–44 min	132,123
45–59 min	48,030
60+ min	55,045

Category	Value
Under 19	28,238
Age 19–34	69,442
Age 35–64	98,378
Age 65+	4,377

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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