New Mexico vs. Colorado
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New Mexico Colorado
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2,096,829 5,758,736 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1.8% 14.5% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 2,059,199 5,029,319 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 2,059,179 5,029,196 Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 5.9% Persons under 18 years, percent 23.0% 22.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.5% 14.2% Female persons, percent 50.5% 49.6% White alone, percent 82.0% 87.1% Black or African American alone, percent 2.6% 4.6% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 10.9% 1.6% Asian alone, percent 1.8% 3.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.2% Two or More Races, percent 2.6% 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, percent 49.1% 21.7% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 37.1% 67.9% Veterans, 2014-2018 148,264 375,746 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 9.6% 9.8% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 943,208 2,424,051 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 67.6% 64.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $166,800 $313,600 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,262 $1,681 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $350 $458 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $828 $1,196 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 14.8% 25.9% Building permits, 2018 4,813 42,627 Households, 2014-2018 775,651 2,113,387 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.64 2.56 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.4% 81.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 34.8% 17.0% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 83.8% 92.8% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 72.3% 85.7% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 85.3% 91.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 27.1% 40.1% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.3% 7.3% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.4% 8.6% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.4% 67.6% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 53.8% 62.6% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,349,672 13,617,654 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 11,236,630 29,488,161 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 29,102,352 50,447,098 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 10,720,363 77,034,971 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 25,179,274 67,815,200 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,073 $13,073 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.1 25.5 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $48,059 $68,811 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $26,085 $36,415 Persons in poverty, percent 19.5% 9.6% Total employer establishments, 2017 44,039 169,842 Total employment, 2017 626,466 2,371,694 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 25,723,101 126,786,000 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.4% 2.3% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 124,091 517,350 All firms, 2012 151,363 547,352 Men-owned firms, 2012 71,132 284,554 Women-owned firms, 2012 59,044 194,508 Minority-owned firms, 2012 60,622 85,849 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 83,857 442,365 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 14,096 51,722 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 128,693 469,524 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.2% 1.7% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.3% 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.1% 2.6% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.6% 6.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.7% 29.2% Population per square mile, 2010 17.0 48.5 Land area in square miles, 2010 121,298.15 103,641.89
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between New Mexico and Colorado using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
