United States
New Mexico
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $80,734 $64,059
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 341,784,857 2,125,498
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 331,516,113 2,117,492
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 3.1% 0.4%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 331,449,281 2,117,522
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 308,745,538 2,059,179
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.4% 5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.1% 20.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.9% 21.1%
Female persons, percent 50.9% 50.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 72.3% 78.7%
Black alone, percent(a) 13.5% 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 2.1% 11.6%
Asian alone, percent(a) 6.9% 2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.3% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 4.9% 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 20.5% 49.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 56.1% 35.2%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 16,185,883 130,343
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 14.1% 9.4%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 148,260,882 981,652
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 65.2% 70.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $332,700 $248,100
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,963 $1,564
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $638 $451
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,413 $1,067
Building Permits, 2025 1,431,616 7,7471
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 129,227,496 837,414
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.53 2.48
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 87.7% 88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 22.3% 31.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 95.5% 93.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 91.0% 86.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 89.6% 88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 35.7% 31.0%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 9.3% 12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 9.6% 12.4%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 63.0% 56.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 58.8% 53.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,196,315,575 7,086,476
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 3,330,304,719 17,390,006
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,316,303,546 3,660,003
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 6,974,691,329 36,921,203
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $20,928 $17,469
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 26.4 23.5
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $80,734 $64,059
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $44,673 $36,218
Persons in poverty, percent 10.2% 16.4%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 8,361,342 44,861
Total employment, 2023 139,831,742 658,702
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 9,556,351,319 34,953,817
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 3.0% 3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2024 31,985,874 145,351
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 5,934,950 32,406
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 3,638,693 17,228
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,356,990 7,760
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,400,775 9,644
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 4,202,325 18,776
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 261,330 1,948
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 5,343,976 26,982
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 93.8 17.5
Population per square mile, 2010 87.4 17.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 3,533,038.28 121,312.75
Land area in square miles, 2010 3,531,905.43 121,298.15
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