New Mexico QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

    People QuickFacts New Mexico USA Population, 2008 estimate 1,984,356304,059,724 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 9.1%8.0% Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 1,819,041281,424,602 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 7.5%6.9% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 25.3%24.3% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 13.1%12.8% Female persons, percent, 2008 50.7%50.7%   White persons, percent, 2008 (a) 84.0%79.8% Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) 3.0%12.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) 9.7%1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) 1.4%4.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) 0.1%0.2% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 1.8%1.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) 44.9%15.4% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 41.7%65.6%   Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 54.4%54.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 8.2%11.1% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 36.5%17.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 78.9%80.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 23.5%24.4% Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 338,43049,746,248 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.925.5   Housing units, 2008 871,700129,065,264 Homeownership rate, 2000 70.0%66.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 15.3%26.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $108,100$119,600   Households, 2000 677,971105,480,101 Persons per household, 2000 2.632.59 Median household income, 2007 $41,509$50,740 Per capita money income, 1999 $17,261$21,587 Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 17.9%13.0%

    Business QuickFacts New Mexico USA Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 46,869¹7,705,018 Private nonfarm employment, 2007 642,183¹120,604,265 Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 16.9%¹5.7% Nonemployer establishments, 2007 123,56721,708,021 Total number of firms, 2002 136,71122,974,655 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.1%5.2% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 5.0%0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.7%4.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 0.1%0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 21.7%6.8% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 30.9%28.2%   Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 10,168,1303,916,136,712 Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 8,993,7294,634,755,112 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 18,328,6373,056,421,997 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $9,880$10,615 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,771,474449,498,718 Building permits, 2008 6,070¹905,359 Federal spending, 2008 23,846,109¹2,771,782,152²