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The West > New Mexico > People

NEW MEXICO PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age Dependency Ratio 60.9 [14th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > % Christian 65% [18th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > All Evangelical /1000 99.5 [31st of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Mainline /1000 48.8 [45th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Orthodox /1000 0.6 [42nd of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > Roman Catholic /1000 368.6 [6th of 51]
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants 39,000 [27th of 43]
    Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants (per capita) 2.022 per 100 people [14th of 43]
Hispanic and Latino Americans > Population 860,687 [9th of 10]
Hispanic and Latino Americans > Population > Percentage 44 [1st of 10]
Median Age 35.8 [38th of 51]
Percent of Children With All Parents in the Labor Force 61.2 % [28th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Population Who are Veterans 13.2 % [16th of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia 9.6% [48th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe 9.5% [44th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Latin America 77.8% [1st of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico 73.7% [1st of 49]
Percent of Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren 55.2 % [14th of 51]
Percent of Households That are Married-Couple Families With Own Children 19 % [49th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People 65 Years and Over 22.6 % [25th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People Under 18 Years 34.7 % [19th of 51]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability 14.9 % [9th of 51]
Percent of People 5 to 20 Years Old With a Disability 6.4 % [33rd of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over With a Disability 44.5 % [10th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 65 Years and Over 11.6 % [36th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over 1.1 % [34th of 51]
Percent of People Who are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 9.3 % [2nd of 51]
Percent of People Who are Asian Alone 1.3 % [34th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone 2.3 % [39th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born 9.2 % [18th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 0 % [33rd of 51]
Percent of People Who are Some Other Race Alone 13.9 % [2nd of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races 2.4 % [9th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races Excluding Some Other Race 1.4 % [16th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone 70.7 % [40th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino 43.1 % [49th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House 1 Year Ago 17.2 % [13th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House Within the Same State 1 Year Ago 13.3 % [20th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different State 1 Year Ago 3.9 % [11th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak a Language Other Than English At Home 36.4 % [2nd of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak English Less Than "Very Well" 10.2 % [9th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak Spanish at Home 29.2 % [1st of 51]
Percent of residents over the age of 65 11.1% [45th of 51]
Percent of the Native Population Born in their State of Residence 56.7 % [35th of 51]
Percent of total population 0.64% [37th of 56]
Population 1,928,384 [37th of 56]
Population > Change in numbers, 2000-2005 109,338 [29th of 52]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005 6% [17th of 52]
Population density 15 [45th of 50]
Population density > Per km² 5.79 humans/km² [46th of 51]
Population density > Per sq. mi 15 humans/sq. mi [46th of 51]
Religion > No religion > Percent 18% [9th of 48]
Roman Catholicism > Largest Denomination
Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism > Largest Sect
Roman
Catholic
Roman Catholicism > No. of Dioceses/Archdioceses 3 [24th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Number 1,591,711 [11th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Percentage of Catholics 41 [3rd of 48]
Sex Ratio 95.7 [28th of 51]
Spanish > Spanish-speaking population 521,599 [12th of 52]
Total Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders 31,119 [36th of 51]
Total Black Population 30,723 [40th of 51]
    Total Black Population (per capita) 1.593 per 100 people [42nd of 51]
Total Hispanic Population 841,285 [9th of 51]
Total Native Americans 163,907 [2nd of 51]
Total Two or More Races 9,808 [48th of 51]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 1998 0.5% [31st of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 2003 0.5% [32nd of 35]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 118,000 [31st of 41]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 (per capita) 0.612 per 10 people [24th of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 90,000 [32nd of 35]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 (per capita) 0.467 per 10 people [20th of 35]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months 52 [35th of 51]

SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; Wikipedia: Christianity in the United States; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; Wikipedia: Hispanic and Latino Americans; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population density; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by percentage of population claiming no religion; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States; Wikipedia: Spanish in the United States; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Tourism Industries, Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. States and Territories, Washington, DC

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