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Demographic Profile of Hispanics in New Mexico, 2008

This profile contains demographic and economic facts about the Hispanic and non-Hispanic populations in the state of New Mexico. All analyses are from Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of the 1% Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) sample of the 2008 American Community Survey. For some states where the population of Hispanics or other groups is relatively small, reliable estimates of some indicators cannot be generated. This is indicated by the insertion of "n/a" in the text of this document and in the associated tables.

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Population and National Origin

  U.S. Rank1
Total Hispanic Population in New Mexico895,0009
Hispanics as Percent of State Population45%1
Hispanics as Percent of U.S. Hispanic Population1.9%
Native-Born Hispanics (Percent of Hispanics)84%6
Foreign-Born Hispanics (Percent of Hispanics)16%46
Mexican Origin (Percent of Hispanics)61%7
Non-Mexican Origin (Percent of Hispanics)39%11

Age

 Median Age (years)
All Hispanics29
Native-Born Hispanics27
Foreign-Born Hispanics38
Non-Hispanic Whites45
Non-Hispanic Blacks31

Marriage and Fertility

Marriage: Persons Ages 15 and OlderPercent Married
All Hispanics43%
Native-Born Hispanics39%
Foreign-Born Hispanics61%
Non-Hispanic Whites52%
Non-Hispanic Blacks43%

Fertility: Women 15 to 44
Births to Hispanic Women (12 month period prior to survey)18,000
Hispanic Births as a Percent of All Births in New Mexico57%
Births to Native-Born Hispanics14,000 (82%)
Births to Foreign-Born Hispanics3,000 (18%)

Economic Status

Earnings: Persons 16 and olderMedianU.S. Rank2
Annual Personal Earnings of Hispanics$21,18221
Annual Personal Earnings of Non-Hispanic Whites$30,55227
Annual Personal Earnings of Non-Hispanic Blacksn/an/a

PovertyPercent in Poverty3
Hispanics 17 and Younger30%
Non-Hispanic Whites 17 and Younger10%
Non-Hispanic Blacks 17 and Youngern/a
Hispanics 18-6417%
Non-Hispanic Whites 18-643%
Non-Hispanic Blacks 18-64n/a

Homeownership: HouseholdersHomeownership RateU.S. Rank
Hispanics66%1
Non-Hispanic Whites73%27
Non-Hispanic Blacksn/an/a

Health Insurance

Percent Uninsured
Hispanics26%
Native-Born Hispanics20%
Foreign-Born Hispanics58%
Non-Hispanic Whites13%
Non-Hispanic Blacks12%
Hispanics 17 and Younger14%
Non-Hispanic Whites 17 and Younger5%
Non-Hispanic Blacks 17 and Youngern/a

School Enrollment

U.S. Rank
Number of Hispanics Enrolled in K-12183,0009
Hispanics as Percent of All K-12 Students53%1

Language

Language at Home: Persons 5 and Older
Only English Spoken at Home332,000 (41%)
Language Other than Only English Spoken at Home477,000 (59%)

Notes

1National rankings include the District of Columbia as well as the 50 states.
2In order to avoid ties, states are ranked on their median earnings first, then on their average earnings.
3For detailed information on how poverty status is determined, see http://usa.ipums.org/usa-action/variableDescription.do?mnemonic=POVERTY. Due to the way in which the IPUMS assigns poverty values, these data will differ from those that might be provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

New Mexico
At a Glance

Hispanic Population

895,000

Hispanics as Percent
of State Population

45%

Median Age of Hispanics

29

Median Income, Hispanics 16+

$21,182

Poverty Rate,
Hispanics 17 and Younger

30%

Hispanics Without
Health Insurance

26%

Hispanic Homeownership

66%

Hispanics as Percent of
All K-12 Students

53%