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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators National New Mexico  Populations Total population 304,059,724[1] 1,969,915[2] Families 34,884,816[3] 224,302[4] Children 89,378,554[5] 593,372[6]  Households Average family size 3.20[7] 3.24[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 23.80%[9] 28.06%[10] One parent (male) 7.27%[11] 10.41%[12] Two-parent 68.93%[13] 61.54%[14]  Income Median family income $63,211[15] $49,658[16] Mean family income $82,719[17] $63,945[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $928[19] $658[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $37,105[21] $26,334[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.80%[23] 5.64%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.93%[25] 22.08%[26] Children under 5 21.02%[27] 30.01%[28] Children 5-17 16.53%[29] 23.03%[30]  Education No high school diploma 15.47%[31] 17.74%[32] High school and above 84.53%[33] 82.26%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.41%[35] 24.79%[36] High school dropout rate 3.70%[37] 4.20%[38]  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.36%[39] 15.81%[40] Birth rate ranking 51[41]