Arizona vs. New Mexico

	Arizona	New Mexico
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7,278,717	2,096,829
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13.9%	1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	6,392,288	2,059,199
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	6,392,017	2,059,179
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.9%	23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.5%	17.5%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	50.5%
White alone, percent	82.8%	82.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.1%	2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	5.3%	10.9%
Asian alone, percent	3.7%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.6%	49.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.4%	37.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	487,684	148,264
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.4%	9.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,035,669	943,208
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.6%	67.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$209,600	$166,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,394	$1,262
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$406	$350
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,009	$828
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	20.7%	14.8%
Building permits, 2018	41,664	4,813
Households, 2014-2018	2,524,300	775,651
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.69	2.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.2%	86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	27.2%	34.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.9%	83.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.8%	72.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.8%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.9%	27.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.6%	10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.7%	11.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.2%	57.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.5%	53.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	13,996,635	4,349,672
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	37,055,881	11,236,630
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	51,243,473	29,102,352
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	69,437,272	10,720,363
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	84,716,542	25,179,274
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,927	$12,073
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.3	22.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,213	$48,059
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,265	$26,085
Persons in poverty, percent	14.0%	19.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	143,306	44,039
Total employment, 2017	2,448,538	626,466
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	113,490,959	25,723,101
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.9%	-0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	485,984	124,091
All firms, 2012	499,926	151,363
Men-owned firms, 2012	245,243	71,132
Women-owned firms, 2012	182,425	59,044
Minority-owned firms, 2012	135,313	60,622
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	344,981	83,857
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	46,780	14,096
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	427,582	128,693
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	1.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	5.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	10.7%	23.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.1%	31.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	56.3	17.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	113,594.08	121,298.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Arizona and New Mexico using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.