New Mexico vs. Oklahoma

	New Mexico	Oklahoma
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,096,829	3,956,971
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.8%	5.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,059,199	3,751,582
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,059,179	3,751,351
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.0%	24.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.5%	15.7%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.5%
White alone, percent	82.0%	74.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.6%	7.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	10.9%	9.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.8%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.1%	10.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	37.1%	65.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	148,264	273,677
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.6%	6.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	943,208	1,743,069
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.6%	65.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$166,800	$130,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,262	$1,214
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$350	$395
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$828	$793
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	14.8%	15.2%
Building permits, 2018	4,813	10,502
Households, 2014-2018	775,651	1,474,620
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.64	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.4%	82.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	34.8%	10.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.8%	86.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.3%	75.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.3%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	27.1%	25.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.4%	16.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.4%	60.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.8%	55.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,349,672	7,121,153
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	11,236,630	22,795,438
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	29,102,352	74,295,394
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,720,363	71,892,946
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	25,179,274	50,256,231
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,073	$13,174
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.1	21.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,059	$51,424
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,085	$27,432
Persons in poverty, percent	19.5%	15.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	44,039	93,674
Total employment, 2017	626,466	1,360,720
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	25,723,101	59,669,532
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	124,091	287,984
All firms, 2012	151,363	327,229
Men-owned firms, 2012	71,132	174,395
Women-owned firms, 2012	59,044	105,168
Minority-owned firms, 2012	60,622	64,875
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	83,857	249,027
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	14,096	36,273
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	128,693	273,491
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	3.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.3%	6.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.1%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.6%	2.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.7%	25.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	17.0	54.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	121,298.15	68,594.92

Source: United States Census Bureau

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