NEW MEXICO
 
                                                  State   Rank      U.S.
                   POPULATION
 
Resident population (1,000)
  1990                                            1,515     37   248,791
  1999                                            1,740     37   272,691
 
Percent living inside metropolitan areas
  1990                                             55.6     35      79.7
  1996                                             56.7     35      79.9
 
Percent under 18 years old
  1990                                             29.6      5      25.7
  1998                                             29.0      3      25.8
 
Percent 65 years old and over
  1990                                             10.7     42      12.5
  1998                                             11.4     42      12.7
 
 
          VITAL STATISTICS AND HEALTH
 
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
  1990                                              9.0     24       9.2
  1996                                              6.2     37       7.3
 
Births to teenage mothers, percent of total
  1990                                             16.3     10      12.8
  1997                                             17.9      4      12.8
 
Motor-vehicle deaths per 100 mil. vehicle miles
  1990                                              3.3      3       2.2
  1997                                              2.2      8       1.7
 
Doctors per 100,000 resident population
  1990                                              184     27       216
  1997                                              209     31       245
 
 
                   EDUCATION
 
Public elementary-secondary schools:
  Enrollment rate \1
    1990                                           94.3     13      91.3
    1996                                           91.9     28      91.7
  Teachers' average salaries \2
    1990                                        $25,735     43   $33,123
    1998                                        $30,152     46   $39,385
 
Full-time college enrollment, percent of total
  1990                                             52.7     40      56.6
  1996                                             49.7     44      57.4
 
                LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
Violent crime rate per 100,000 population
  1990                                              780      9       732
  1997                                              853      5       611
 
Federal & state prisoners per 100,000 population
  1990                                              210     34       311
  1997                                              272     37       465
 
 
               STATE GOVERNMENTS
 
General revenue per capita
  1990                                           $2,688      6    $2,080
  1997                                           $4,039      6    $3,048
 
 
                  LABOR FORCE
 
Percent of civilian population employed
  1990                                             59.2     45      62.8
  1997                                             59.6     45      63.8
 
Nonfarm employment--percent in manufacturing
  1990                                              7.5     44      17.4
  1998                                              6.3     46      14.9
 
Average annual pay
  1990                                          $19,347     42   $23,602
  1997                                          $24,684     41   $30,336
 
 
               INCOME AND POVERTY
 
Personal income per capita (constant 1992 dol.)
  1990                                          $15,585     46   $20,618
  1998                                          $17,689     48   $23,436
 
Median household income (constant 1998 dol.)
  1990                                          $31,227     40   $37,343
  1998                                          $31,543     46   $38,885
 
Percent of population below the poverty level
  1990                                             20.9      3      13.5
  1998                                             20.4      1      12.7
 
                  CONSUMPTION
 
Energy consumption per capita (million BTUs)
  1990                                              394     13       326
  1996                                              344     27       349
 
Homeownership rates (percent)
  1990                                             68.6     18      63.9
  1998                                             71.3     14      66.3
 
Retail sales per household
  1990                                          $17,279     43   $19,655
  1997                                          $26,138     24   $25,437
 
 
\1 Percent of persons 5 to 17 years old.
\2 For school year ending in June the following year.
 
State profile from U.S. Census Bureau,
Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1999.