US Census Data

New Mexico

Population, income, and housing across 33 counties and 528 cities & places.

Population
2,114,768
+1.1%’19–’23
Median household income
$62,125
+24.9%’19–’23
Median home value
$232,200
+35.5%’19–’23

With 2,114,768 residents, New Mexico spans 33 counties and 528 cities and places.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Mexico's population grew 1.1% from 2,092,454 to 2,114,768, while its median home value rose 35.5% from $171,400 to $232,200.

The median resident is 39.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023
Population
2,114,768
Median age
39.2 yrs
Median household income
$62,125
Median home value
$232,200
Median gross rent
$1,021
Housing units
949,524
Homeownership rate
69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher
30.2%
Unemployment rate
6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023
Population
2,092,4542,114,768
Median household income
$49,754$62,125
Median home value
$171,400$232,200
Median gross rent
$844$1,021
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueMedian gross rent
20192,092,454$49,754$171,400$844
20202,097,021$51,243$175,700$857
20212,109,366$54,020$184,800$897
20222,112,463$58,722$216,000$966
20232,114,768$62,125$232,200$1,021

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

CountShare
Under 5112,9495.3%
5 to 17353,66816.7%
18 to 24197,1529.3%
25 to 34279,22713.2%
35 to 44267,55412.7%
45 to 54236,76611.2%
55 to 64270,29612.8%
65 to 74239,18711.3%
75 and over157,9697.5%

Race & ethnicity

CountShare
White (non-Hispanic)772,48236.5%
Black or African American38,3821.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native181,7718.6%
Asian33,7251.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander1,2480.1%
Some other race9,2890.4%
Two or more races59,5502.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,018,32148.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

CountShare
No high school diploma178,14612.3%
High school graduate373,33025.7%
Some college or associate's461,29531.8%
Bachelor's degree240,73416.6%
Graduate or professional degree197,49413.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work
23 min

How workers get to work

CountShare
Drove alone684,05475.1%
Carpooled87,1859.6%
Public transit6,1820.7%
Walked17,8332.0%
Bicycle4,7470.5%
Worked from home100,08011.0%
Other means10,5821.2%

Travel time

CountShare
Under 15 min276,41034.1%
15 to 29 min300,05637.0%
30 to 44 min133,92616.5%
45 to 59 min46,8225.8%
60+ min53,3696.6%

Households

Average household size
2.51
Poverty rate
18.1% (375,381 of 2,073,857)
CountShare
Family households506,50461.4%
Nonfamily households318,51738.6%

Housing

Median year structure built
1984

Occupancy

CountShare
Occupied825,02186.9%
Vacant124,50313.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

CountShare
Owner-occupied572,06469.3%
Renter-occupied252,95730.7%

Units in structure

CountShare
1-unit, detached613,66664.6%
1-unit, attached35,3753.7%
2 to 4 units54,5355.7%
5 to 19 units48,0805.1%
20 or more units45,8174.8%
Mobile home & other152,05116.0%

Geography

State FIPS
35
USPS
NM
Land area
121,313 sq mi
Water area
281 sq mi
Center point
34.4347, -106.1316

New Mexico rankings

21

National rankings

21

Counties

33

Largest cities by land area

10

Other states

51