E.g., 10/02/2023
E.g., 10/02/2023
State Income Data - NM
 

New Mexico

Income & Poverty
2021
2000
1990
Poverty

Note: Poverty status is not determined for unrelated individuals under the age of 15 (such as foster children) or for persons lacking conventional housing.

Note: The term "foreign born" refers to people residing in the United States at the time of the population survey who were not U.S. citizens at birth. The foreign-born population includes naturalized U.S. citizens, lawful permanent immigrants (or green-card holders), refugees and asylees, certain legal nonimmigrants (including those on student, work, or some other temporary visas), and persons residing in the country without authorization.

Foreign Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%)

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2021 ACS.

 190,581
Below 100% of the poverty level 22.2%
100-199% of the poverty level 23.2%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 54.6%
People in Poverty: Change over Time  
% change: 2000-2021 -1.0%
% change: 1990-2000 55.6%
% Families in Poverty by Family Type

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2021 ACS.

  
All families (among those for whom poverty status is determined) 22.5%
With related children under age 18
 29.6%
With related children under age 5
 11.9%
Married-couple families 16.2%
With related children under age 18
 18.5%
With related children under age 5
 N
Families with female householder, no husband present 40.7%
With related children under age 18
 55.2%
With related children under age 5
 N
Poverty by U.S. Citizenship Status (among the foreign born)  
Naturalized citizens 86,756
Below 100% of the poverty level
 14.2%
100-199% of the poverty level
 21.2%
At or above 200% of the poverty level
 64.6%
Noncitizens 103,825
Below 100% of the poverty level
 28.9%
100-199% of the poverty level
 24.9%
At or above 200% of the poverty level
 46.2%
Foreign Born Living in Poverty by Region of Birth

Note: The letter N Indicates that a number could not be provided by the Census Bureau because the number of sample cases was too small for this state.

  
Born in Africa N
Below 100% of the poverty level
 N
Born in Asia N
Below 100% of the poverty level
 N
Born in Europe 14,711
Below 100% of the poverty level
 9.6%
Born in Latin America (South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean) 143,306
Below 100% of the poverty level
 25.2%
Born in Northern America (Canada, Bermuda, Greenland, and St. Pierre and Miquelon) N
Below 100% of the poverty level
 N
Born in Oceania N
Below 100% of the poverty level
 N

Note: The term "U.S. born" refers to people residing in the United States who were U.S. citizens in one of three categories: people born in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia; people born in U.S. Insular Areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam; or people who were born abroad to at least one U.S. citizen parent.

U.S. Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 1,885,943
Below 100% of the poverty level 18.1%
100-199% of the poverty level 19.5%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 62.4%
People in Poverty: Change over Time  
% change: 2000-2011 21.8%
% change: 1990-2000 1.6%
% Families in Poverty by Family Type  
All families (among those for whom poverty status is determined) 13.2%
With related children under age 18
 20.0%
With related children under age 5
 22.2%
Married-couple families 7.0%
With related children under age 18
 9.6%
With related children under age 5
 9.0%
Families with female householder, no husband present 30.5%
With related children under age 18
 37.3%
With related children under age 5
 51.9%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Foreign Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 147,918
Below 100% of the poverty level 28.9%
100-199% of the poverty level 30.5%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 40.7%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
U.S. Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 1,638,592
Below 100% of the poverty level 17.1%
100-199% of the poverty level 22.1%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 60.8%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Foreign Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 77,175
Below 100% of the poverty level 35.6%
100-199% of the poverty level 29.3%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 35.1%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
U.S. Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 1,400,571
Below 100% of the poverty level 19.7%
100-199% of the poverty level 23.3%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 57.0%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Population (age 5 and older)
 
 
Poverty by Language Spoken at Home Number
Household population (among those for whom poverty status is determined, age 5 and older) 1,963,051
Below 100% of the poverty level 350,333
Speaks only English
 1,351,685
Below 100% of the poverty level 210,472
Speaks Spanish
 478,451
Below 100% of the poverty level 107,714
Speaks other Indo-European languages
 19,446
Below 100% of the poverty level 2,260
Speaks Asian or Pacific Island languages
 20,072
Below 100% of the poverty level 1,940
Speaks other languages
 93,397
Below 100% of the poverty level 27,947
%
Household population (among those for whom poverty status is determined, age 5 and older) 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 17.8%
Speaks only English 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 15.6%
Speaks only Spanish 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 22.5%
Speaks other Indo-European languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 11.6%
Speaks Asian or Pacific Island languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 9.7%
Speaks other languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 29.9%
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Earnings

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2021 ACS.

 Foreign Born
Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older). Earnings in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) 74,206
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss 3.2%
Earned $10,000-$14,999 6.4%
Earned $15,000-$24,999 16.0%
Earned $25,000-$34,999 15.4%
Earned $35,000-$49,999 22.1%
Earned $50,000-$74,999 20.1%
Earned $75,000 or more 16.8%
Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) Earnings in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) by U.S. Citizenship  
Naturalized citizens (%) 36,919
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss
 2.2%
Earned $10,000-$14,999
 3.9%
Earned $15,000-$24,999
 12.2%
Earned $25,000-$34,999
 13.2%
Earned $35,000-$49,999
 25.7%
Earned $50,000-$74,999
 23.0%
Earned $75,000 or more
 19.9%
Noncitizens (%) 37,287
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss
 4.3%
Earned $10,000-$14,999
 8.9%
Earned $15,000-$24,999
 19.8%
Earned $25,000-$34,999
 17.6%
Earned $35,000-$49,999
 18.6%
Earned $50,000-$74,999
 17.1%
Earned $75,000 or more
 13.7%
Median Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars by Gender Foreign Born
Male $42,593
Female $36,703
Median Earnings of Foreign-Born Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars by U.S. Citizenship Status and Gender  
Naturalized citizens  
Male
 $46,848
Female
 $42,228
Noncitizens  
Male
 $37,205
Female
 $26,011
U.S. Born
Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) 557,475
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss 3.0%
Earned $10,000-$14,999 2.9%
Earned $15,000-$24,999 10.3%
Earned $25,000-$34,999 13.9%
Earned $35,000-$49,999 19.6%
Earned $50,000-$74,999 23.3%
Earned $75,000 or more 27.0%
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Native Born Native Born
Male $51,879
Female $44,170
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Median Household Income

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2021 ACS.

 Foreign Born
Median Household Income $44,679
Median Household Income by U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized citizens $50,426
Noncitizens $36,185
U.S. Born
Median Household Income $55,430
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
Home Ownership Rate

Note: 1) Refers to the percentage owner households represent among all occupied households. 2) Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2021 ACS. 3) The letter N Indicates that a number could not be provided by the Census Bureau because the number of sample cases was too small for this state.

 Foreign Born
Home Ownership Rate 64.3%
Home Ownership Rate by Householder's U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized citizens 74.6%
Noncitizens 53.5%
U.S. Born
Home Ownership Rate 70.2%
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
Health Insurance Coverage

Note: Since some people may hold both private and public health insurance coverage at the same time, estimates of those with private health insurance and those with public coverage may overlap. Their sum therefore may be greater than the total number of people with health insurance.

Foreign Born
Civilian noninstitutionalized population (%) 191,195
With health insurance 68.6%
With private health insurance
 39.2%
With public coverage
 36.8%
No health insurance coverage 31.4%
Health Insurance Coverage by U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized Citizens (%) 86,721
With health insurance 88.9%
With private health insurance
 53.7%
With public coverage
 47.8%
No health insurance coverage 11.1%
Noncitizens (%) 104,474
With health insurance 51.6%
With private health insurance
 27.3%
With public coverage
 27.6%
No health insurance coverage 48.4%
U.S. Born
Civilian noninstitutionalized population (%) 1,886,131
With health insurance 92.2%
With private health insurance
 54.7%
With public coverage
 52.3%
No health insurance coverage 7.8%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Sources: Migration Policy Institute tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) and Decennial Census. Unless stated otherwise, 2021 data are from the one-year ACS file. For information about ACS definitions, click here. For ACS methodology, sampling error, and nonsampling error, click here. Estimates from 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census data as well as ACS microdata are from Steven Ruggles, Sarah Flood, Ronald Goeken, Megan Schouweiler and Matthew Sobek. IPUMS USA: Version 12.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS, 2022. https://doi.org/10.18128/D010.V12.0.

Definitions

  • The term "foreign born" refers to people residing in the United States at the time of the population survey who were not U.S. citizens at birth. The foreign-born population includes naturalized U.S. citizens, lawful permanent immigrants (or green-card holders), refugees and asylees, certain legal nonimmigrants (including those on student, work, or some other temporary visas), and persons residing in the country without authorization.
  • The term "U.S. born" refers to people residing in the United States who were U.S. citizens in one of three categories: people born in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia; people born in U.S. Insular Areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam; or people who were born abroad to at least one U.S. citizen parent.
  • Poverty status is not determined for unrelated individuals under the age of 15 (such as foster children) or for persons lacking conventional housing. 
  • The term “home ownership rate” refers to the percentage owner households represent among all occupied households.

Data-related notes

  • The letter N Indicates that a number could not be provided by the Census Bureau because the number of sample cases was too small for this state.
  • For “Poverty,” “Earnings,” “Median Household Income,” and “Home Ownership Rate”: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the Census Bureau's pooled 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2021 ACS.
  • In the “% Families in Poverty by Family Type” section, “related children” refer to “related children of the householder.”
  • “Health Insurance Coverage”: Private coverage includes employer- or union-provided insurance, insurance purchased directly, and TRICARE (the health program of the U.S. military) or other military health care. Public coverage includes Medicare, Medicaid, or another governmental medical assistance program, and Veterans Administration health care. Individuals can be covered by more than one type of insurance, and they can be covered by both private and public insurers. Since some people may hold both private and public health insurance coverage at the same time, estimates of those with private health insurance and those with public coverage may overlap. Their sum therefore may be greater than the total number of people with health insurance.