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    New Mexico
    Demographic Data





    New Mexico Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    New Mexico Population & Age Distribution

    The Total Population of New Mexico is:

    2,130,256

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    5.2%
    5 - 17:
    16.5%
    18 - 24:
    9.3%
    25 - 34:
    13.2%
    35 - 54:
    24.0%
    55 - 64:
    12.5%
    Over 65 Years:
    19.3%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    Attending College
    88.0%
    88.0%
    31.0%
    31.0%
    4.9%
    4.9%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    New Mexico
    USA
    $36,218
    $36,218
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    New Mexico
    USA
    $64,059
    $64,059
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    17.8%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Education
    Retail
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Accommodation
    Construction
    Public Service
    Other
    Manufacturing
    Administration
    Transportation
    Finance
    Arts
    Agriculture
    Mining
    Real Estate
    Wholesale
    Information Technology
    Utilities
    Management
    14.8%
    14.8%
    10.9%
    10.9%
    10.7%
    10.7%
    8.8%
    8.8%
    7.6%
    7.6%
    7.6%
    7.6%
    7.3%
    7.3%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    4.1%
    4.1%
    3.7%
    3.7%
    3.2%
    3.2%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    Hispanic Or Latino (Of Any Race)
    White
    American Indian And Alaska Native
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Black Or African American
    Asian
    Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific Islanders
    48.4%
    48.4%
    36.0%
    36.0%
    8.5%
    8.5%
    3.6%
    3.6%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Other groups
    Unclassified
    German
    English
    Irish
    Italian
    Scottish
    French
    European
    Polish
    Swedish
    Norwegian
    Scots-Irish
    Dutch
    Welsh
    British
    Russian
    Danish
    Scandinavian
    Portuguese
    53.0%
    53.0%
    19.1%
    19.1%
    8.7%
    8.7%
    8.5%
    8.5%
    6.9%
    6.9%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.0%
    1.0%
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    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
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    0.5%
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    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Native American languages
    Navajo
    German
    Tagalog
    Chinese
    Vietnamese
    French
    Indic languages
    Arabic
    African languages
    Korean
    Other Asian languages
    Russian
    Persian
    Other Indo-European
    Japanese
    Slavic languages
    Hindi
    68.7%
    68.7%
    24.5%
    24.5%
    5.0%
    5.0%
    3.2%
    3.2%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
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    0.1%
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    0.1%
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    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born NM Residents

    9.4%

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