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Language Spoken At Home in New Mexico
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 1,911,350 | 100% |
English only | 1,222,929 | 64.0% |
Language other than English | 688,421 | 36.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 180,275 | 9.4% |
Spanish | 545,308 | 28.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 151,863 | 7.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 24,187 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,133 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 17,178 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,235 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 101,748 | 5.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 17,044 | 0.9% |
Ancestry in New Mexico
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 2,055,287 | 100% |
American | 81,597 | 4.0% |
Arab | 5,279 | 0.3% |
Czech | 5,307 | 0.3% |
Danish | 6,371 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 20,744 | 1.0% |
English | 148,728 | 7.2% |
French (except Basque) | 39,036 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 5,713 | 0.3% |
German | 202,424 | 9.8% |
Greek | 4,539 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 4,840 | 0.2% |
Irish | 147,030 | 7.2% |
Italian | 49,584 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 1,807 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 17,120 | 0.8% |
Polish | 23,762 | 1.2% |
Portuguese | 4,255 | 0.2% |
Russian | 9,458 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 19,854 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 32,884 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 1,574 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 3,494 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 17,824 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 4,623 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 2,486 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 10,280 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 2,164 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in New Mexico
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 763,844 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 500,987 | 65.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 219,226 | 28.7% |
Married-couple family | 351,522 | 46.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 134,113 | 17.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 43,838 | 5.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 22,806 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 105,627 | 13.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 62,307 | 8.2% |
Nonfamily households | 262,857 | 34.4% |
Householder living alone | 217,914 | 28.5% |
65 years and over | 73,662 | 9.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 249,967 | 32.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 196,089 | 25.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in New Mexico
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 2,012,699 | 100% |
Householder | 763,844 | 38.0% |
Spouse | 351,485 | 17.5% |
Child | 631,171 | 31.4% |
Other relatives | 156,208 | 7.8% |
Nonrelatives | 109,991 | 5.5% |
Unmarried partner | 53,212 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in New Mexico
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 797,594 | 100% |
Never married | 283,209 | 35.5% |
Now married, except separated | 389,554 | 48.8% |
Separated | 11,697 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 21,919 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 91,215 | 11.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 829,595 | 100% |
Never married | 243,033 | 29.3% |
Now married, except separated | 377,351 | 45.5% |
Separated | 19,280 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 72,495 | 8.7% |
Divorced | 117,436 | 14.2% |
Fertility in New Mexico
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 29,480 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 13,295 | 45.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 107 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in New Mexico
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 52,385 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 26,382 | 50.4% |
Less than 1 year | 5,624 | 10.7% |
1 or 2 years | 6,577 | 12.6% |
3 or 4 years | 4,270 | 8.2% |
5 or more years | 9,911 | 18.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 26,382 | 100% |
Who are female | 16,063 | 60.9% |
Who are married | 18,851 | 71.5% |
School Enrollment in New Mexico
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 560,537 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 29,682 | 5.3% |
Kindergarten | 28,167 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 227,213 | 40.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 118,004 | 21.1% |
College or graduate school | 157,471 | 28.1% |
Educational Attainment in New Mexico
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 1,333,926 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 98,581 | 7.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 122,562 | 9.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 351,718 | 26.4% |
Some college, no degree | 319,412 | 23.9% |
Associate's degree | 99,775 | 7.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 195,148 | 14.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 146,730 | 11.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.6% |
Veteran Status in New Mexico
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,530,926 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 175,832 | 11.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in New Mexico
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 2,021,099 | 100% |
With a disability | 277,345 | 13.7% |
Under 18 years | 514,535 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,474 | 3.6% |
18 to 64 years | 1,236,393 | 100% |
With a disability | 147,720 | 11.9% |
65 years and over | 270,171 | 100% |
With a disability | 111,151 | 41.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in New Mexico
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 2,028,240 | 100% |
Same house | 1,720,912 | 84.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 297,011 | 14.6% |
Same county | 183,964 | 9.1% |
Different county | 113,047 | 5.6% |
Same state | 48,795 | 2.4% |
Different state | 64,252 | 3.2% |
Abroad | 10,317 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in New Mexico
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 2,055,287 | 100% |
Native | 1,854,749 | 90.2% |
Born in United States | 1,832,466 | 89.2% |
State of residence | 1,071,352 | 52.1% |
Different state | 761,114 | 37.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 22,283 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 200,538 | 9.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in New Mexico
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 200,538 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 66,409 | 33.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 134,129 | 66.9% |
Year of Entry in New Mexico
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 222,821 | 100% |
Native | 22,283 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 448 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 21,835 | 98.0% |
Foreign born | 200,538 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 4,557 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 195,981 | 97.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in New Mexico
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 200,538 | 100% |
Europe | 15,042 | 7.5% |
Asia | 21,001 | 10.5% |
Africa | 2,373 | 1.2% |
Oceania | 698 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 157,689 | 78.6% |
Northern America | 3,735 | 1.9% |