NM Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	1,819,046	100.0

Male	894,317	49.2
Female	924,729	50.8

Under 5 years	130,628	7.2
5 to 9 years	141,171	7.8
10 to 14 years	147,309	8.1
15 to 19 years	145,751	8.0
20 to 24 years	121,291	6.7
25 to 34 years	234,091	12.9
35 to 44 years	282,009	15.5
45 to 54 years	245,819	13.5
55 to 59 years	87,140	4.8
60 to 64 years	71,612	3.9
65 to 74 years	117,745	6.5
75 to 84 years	71,174	3.9
85 years and over	23,306	1.3

Median age (years)	34.6	(X)

18 years and over	1,310,472	72.0
Male	635,067	34.9
Female	675,405	37.1
21 years and over	1,227,546	67.5
62 years and over	253,786	14.0
65 years and over	212,225	11.7
Male	93,199	5.1
Female	119,026	6.5

RACE
One race	1,752,719	96.4
White	1,214,253	66.8
Black or African American	34,343	1.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	173,483	9.5
Asian	19,255	1.1
Asian Indian	3,104	0.2
Chinese	3,979	0.2
Filipino	2,888	0.2
Japanese	1,964	0.1
Korean	1,791	0.1
Vietnamese	3,274	0.2
Other Asian ¹	2,255	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,503	0.1
Native Hawaiian	498	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	363	0.0
Samoan	290	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	352	0.0
Some other race	309,882	17.0
Two or more races	66,327	3.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	1,272,116	69.9
Black or African American	42,412	2.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	191,475	10.5
Asian	26,619	1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3,069	0.2
Some other race	352,963	19.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	1,819,046	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	765,386	42.1
Mexican	330,049	18.1
Puerto Rican	4,488	0.2
Cuban	2,588	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	428,261	23.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,053,660	57.9
White alone	813,495	44.7

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	1,819,046	100.0
In households	1,782,739	98.0
Householder	677,971	37.3
Spouse	341,818	18.8
Child	566,934	31.2
Own child under 18 years	445,404	24.5
Other relatives	106,021	5.8
Under 18 years	51,657	2.8
Nonrelatives	89,995	4.9
Unmarried partner	43,542	2.4
In group quarters	36,307	2.0
Institutionalized population	19,178	1.1
Noninstitutionalized population	17,129	0.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	677,971	100.0
Family households (families)	466,515	68.8
With own children under 18 years	235,030	34.7
Married-couple family	341,818	50.4
With own children under 18 years	157,745	23.3
Female householder, no husband present	89,622	13.2
With own children under 18 years	56,133	8.3
Nonfamily households	211,456	31.2
Householder living alone	172,181	25.4
Householder 65 years and over	55,852	8.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	261,684	38.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	151,722	22.4

Average household size	2.63	(X)
Average family size	3.18	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	780,579	100.0
Occupied housing units	677,971	86.9
Vacant housing units	102,608	13.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	31,990	4.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	11.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	677,971	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	474,445	70.0
Renter-occupied housing units	203,526	30.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.72	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.41	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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