Texas vs. New Mexico
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Texas New Mexico
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 28,995,881 2,096,829 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 15.3% 1.8% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 25,146,091 2,059,199 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 25,145,561 2,059,179 Persons under 5 years, percent 7.1% 5.9% Persons under 18 years, percent 25.8% 23.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent 12.6% 17.5% Female persons, percent 50.3% 50.5% White alone, percent 78.8% 82.0% Black or African American alone, percent 12.8% 2.6% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.0% 10.9% Asian alone, percent 5.2% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2% Two or More Races, percent 2.0% 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, percent 39.6% 49.1% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 41.5% 37.1% Veterans, 2014-2018 1,474,232 148,264 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 17.0% 9.6% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 11,100,779 943,208 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 61.9% 67.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $161,700 $166,800 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,549 $1,262 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $500 $350 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $998 $828 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 24.2% 14.8% Building permits, 2018 192,878 4,813 Households, 2014-2018 9,553,046 775,651 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.86 2.64 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.1% 86.4% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 35.5% 34.8% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.2% 83.8% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 79.3% 72.3% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 83.2% 85.3% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 29.3% 27.1% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.9% 10.3% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 20.0% 11.4% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.2% 57.4% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.7% 53.8% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 54,480,811 4,349,672 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 145,035,130 11,236,630 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 702,603,073 29,102,352 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 691,242,607 10,720,363 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 356,116,376 25,179,274 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,666 $12,073 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.4 22.1 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $59,570 $48,059 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $30,143 $26,085 Persons in poverty, percent 14.9% 19.5% Total employer establishments, 2017 592,677 44,039 Total employment, 2017 10,580,160 626,466 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 544,772,560 25,723,101 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.4% -0.4% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,399,267 124,091 All firms, 2012 2,356,748 151,363 Men-owned firms, 2012 1,251,696 71,132 Women-owned firms, 2012 866,678 59,044 Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,070,392 60,622 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,224,845 83,857 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 213,590 14,096 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,057,218 128,693 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.1% 1.2% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 5.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.3% 2.1% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 20.7% 23.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.2% 31.7% Population per square mile, 2010 96.3 17.0 Land area in square miles, 2010 261,231.71 121,298.15
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Texas and New Mexico using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
