Utah vs. New Mexico

	Utah	New Mexico
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3,205,958	2,096,829
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16.0%	1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,763,891	2,059,199
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,763,885	2,059,179
Persons under 5 years, percent	8.0%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	29.5%	23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.1%	17.5%
Female persons, percent	49.6%	50.5%
White alone, percent	90.7%	82.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.4%	2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.5%	10.9%
Asian alone, percent	2.7%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	1.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	14.2%	49.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.0%	37.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	123,339	148,264
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.4%	9.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,108,763	943,208
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.9%	67.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$256,700	$166,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,497	$1,262
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$418	$350
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$988	$828
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.4%	14.8%
Building permits, 2018	25,574	4,813
Households, 2014-2018	957,619	775,651
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.13	2.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.9%	86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	15.2%	34.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.4%	83.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.7%	72.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.0%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	33.3%	27.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.8%	10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.5%	11.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.9%	57.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.0%	53.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,789,281	4,349,672
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	14,521,857	11,236,630
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	50,046,429	29,102,352
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	30,927,885	10,720,363
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	38,024,486	25,179,274
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,317	$12,073
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.7	22.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$68,374	$48,059
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,239	$26,085
Persons in poverty, percent	9.0%	19.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	80,140	44,039
Total employment, 2017	1,282,455	626,466
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	58,191,764	25,723,101
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.5%	-0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	236,794	124,091
All firms, 2012	251,419	151,363
Men-owned firms, 2012	132,163	71,132
Women-owned firms, 2012	76,269	59,044
Minority-owned firms, 2012	24,423	60,622
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	218,826	83,857
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	18,754	14,096
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	219,807	128,693
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	1.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	5.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.7%	23.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.9%	31.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	33.6	17.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	82,169.62	121,298.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

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