New Mexico Economic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over1,369,176100.0
In labor force834,63261.0
Civilian labor force
823,44060.1
Employed
763,11655.7
Unemployed
60,3244.4
Percent of civilian labor force
7.3(X)
Armed Forces
11,1920.8
Not in labor force534,54439.0
Females 16 years and over706,081100.0
In labor force386,08954.7
Civilian labor force
384,19054.4
Employed
356,35650.5
Own children under 6 years147,072100.0
All parents in family in labor force81,45855.4
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over759,177100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone575,18775.8
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled112,48914.8
Public transportation (including taxicab)6,0740.8
Walked21,4352.8
Other means12,0191.6
Worked at home31,9734.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes)21.9(X)
Employed civilian population 16 years and over763,116100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations259,51034.0
Service occupations129,34917.0
Sales and office occupations197,58025.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations7,5941.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations87,17211.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations81,91110.7
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining30,5294.0
Construction60,6027.9
Manufacturing49,7286.5
Wholesale trade20,7472.7
Retail trade92,76612.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities35,7104.7
Information18,6142.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing41,6495.5
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services71,7159.4
Educational, health and social services165,89721.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services74,7899.8
Other services (except public administration)38,9885.1
Public administration61,3828.0
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers522,46668.5
Government workers173,18922.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business64,1088.4
Unpaid family workers3,3530.4
INCOME IN 1999
Households678,032100.0
Less than $10,00084,52712.5
$10,000 to $14,99956,7738.4
$15,000 to $24,999107,28715.8
$25,000 to $34,99997,44714.4
$35,000 to $49,999115,31517.0
$50,000 to $74,999111,91316.5
$75,000 to $99,99953,0797.8
$100,000 to $149,99934,0455.0
$150,000 to $199,9998,7501.3
$200,000 or more8,8961.3
Median household income (dollars)34,133(X)
With earnings539,27779.5
Mean earnings (dollars)
43,895(X)
With Social Security income172,56525.5
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
10,590(X)
With Supplemental Security Income33,1104.9
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
5,863(X)
With public assistance income31,6644.7
Mean public assistance income (dollars)
2,871(X)
With retirement income117,72617.4
Mean retirement income (dollars)
18,539(X)
Families468,899100.0
Less than $10,00040,3028.6
$10,000 to $14,99932,2506.9
$15,000 to $24,99968,10414.5
$25,000 to $34,99966,25114.1
$35,000 to $49,99984,58018.0
$50,000 to $74,99988,77618.9
$75,000 to $99,99944,5929.5
$100,000 to $149,99929,0916.2
$150,000 to $199,9997,5591.6
$200,000 or more7,3941.6
Median family income (dollars)39,425(X)
Per capita income (dollars)17,261(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers31,310(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers23,658(X)
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families68,178(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)14.5
With related children under 18 years54,184(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)20.8
With related children under 5 years
27,271(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)26.4
Families with female householder, no husband present29,891(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)34.1
With related children under 18 years26,547(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)41.6
With related children under 5 years
12,844(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)54.3
Individuals328,933(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)18.4
18 years and over203,715(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)15.9
65 years and over
26,341(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)12.8
Related children under 18 years122,488(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)24.6
Related children 5 to 17 years
87,293(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)23.6
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over81,339(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)27.6
(X) Not applicable.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53

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