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Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
New Mexico
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
1,782,739
*****
*****
SEX AND AGE
Male
866,350
861,372
871,328
Female
916,389
911,411
921,367
Under 5 years
126,526
124,282
128,770
5 to 9 years
148,100
140,051
156,149
10 to 14 years
142,569
133,921
151,217
15 to 19 years
136,692
131,018
142,366
20 to 24 years
117,611
111,130
124,092
25 to 34 years
226,706
218,279
235,133
35 to 44 years
279,158
272,431
285,885
45 to 54 years
246,770
241,112
252,428
55 to 59 years
83,915
76,708
91,122
60 to 64 years
72,010
66,615
77,406
65 to 74 years
117,505
113,707
121,303
75 to 84 years
67,640
63,482
71,798
85 years and over
17,537
15,242
19,832
 
Median age (years)
34.7
34.4
35.0
 
18 years and over
1,279,188
1,276,520
1,281,856
21 years and over
1,202,402
1,196,122
1,208,682
62 years and over
241,811
235,614
248,008
65 years and over
202,682
199,512
205,852
Male
89,767
86,886
92,648
Female
112,915
111,296
114,534
 
RACE
One race
1,703,479
1,693,002
1,713,957
White
1,247,103
1,220,657
1,273,549
Black or African American
31,820
28,715
34,925
American Indian and Alaska Native
156,883
145,561
168,205
Asian
20,958
18,368
23,549
Asian Indian
5,536
2,520
8,552
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
3,853
1,258
6,448
Filipino
2,388
951
3,825
Japanese
1,288
0
2,732
Korean
1,127
168
2,086
Vietnamese
3,456
1,021
5,891
Other Asian
3,310
1,175
5,445
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
579
168
990
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
246,136
222,569
269,703
Two or more races
79,260
68,783
89,738
Two races including Some other race
39,648
32,109
47,187
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
39,612
30,334
48,890
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
1,315,280
1,293,414
1,337,146
Black or African American
42,618
36,431
48,806
American Indian and Alaska Native
193,700
183,982
203,419
Asian
25,989
22,904
29,075
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
1,297
335
2,259
Some other race
287,094
261,318
312,870
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
1,782,739
*****
*****
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
752,483
*****
*****
Mexican
398,821
348,719
448,923
Puerto Rican
5,182
1,897
8,467
Cuban
894
135
1,653
Other Hispanic or Latino
347,586
297,659
397,513
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,030,256
*****
*****
White alone
795,019
791,321
798,717
Black or African American alone
26,943
25,559
28,327
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
148,759
139,965
157,554
Asian alone
19,812
17,499
22,125
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
224
89
359
Some other race alone
3,465
665
6,265
Two or more races:
36,034
28,022
44,046
Two races including Some other race
7,888
4,512
11,264
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
28,146
19,797
36,495
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
1,782,739
*****
*****
Householder
685,072
673,461
696,683
Spouse
338,130
324,648
351,612
Child
561,123
547,580
574,666
Other relatives
107,300
95,730
118,870
Nonrelatives
91,114
80,643
101,585
Unmarried partner
47,017
41,394
52,640
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
661,979
643,910
680,048
Family households (families)
453,181
431,576
474,786
With own children under 18 years
226,826
214,154
239,498
Married-couple families
326,615
306,477
346,753
With own children under 18 years
149,387
136,626
162,148
Female householder, no husband present
89,916
81,409
98,423
With own children under 18 years
59,976
52,939
67,013
Nonfamily households
208,798
199,136
218,460
Householder living alone
169,054
159,826
178,282
65 years and over
56,711
52,261
61,161
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
253,919
239,409
268,429
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
144,166
138,698
149,634
 
Average household size
2.69
2.62
2.76
Average family size
3.26
3.14
3.38
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
780,579
*****
*****
Occupied housing units
661,979
643,910
680,048
Vacant housing units
118,600
100,531
136,669
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
2.5
1.7
3.3
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
10.2
7.1
13.3
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
661,979
643,910
680,048
Owner-occupied
451,144
434,179
468,109
Renter-occupied
210,835
201,923
219,747
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.78
2.70
2.86
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.50
2.37
2.63
 

The Census 2000 Supplementary Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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