Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
557,089 |
746,213 |
1,303,302 |
| 1990 |
589,610 |
925,459 |
1,515,069 |
| 2000 |
671,622 |
1,147,424 |
1,819,046 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
670,622 |
1,299,293 |
1,969,915 |
More information on New Mexico population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
25,181 |
31,165 |
29,084 |
| 2006 |
26,018 |
31,978 |
29,929 |
| Percent change |
3.3 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
35,084 |
39,677 |
38,208 |
| 2006 |
34,962 |
39,761 |
38,239 |
| Percent change |
-0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
20.5 |
15.7 |
17.6 |
| 1989 |
25.0 |
17.8 |
20.6 |
| 1999 |
22.3 |
16.2 |
18.4 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
22.2 |
16.4 |
18.4 |
More information on New Mexico poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
36.7 |
27.4 |
31.1 |
| 1990 |
30.8 |
21.3 |
24.9 |
| 2000 |
25.4 |
18.7 |
21.1 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
35.0 |
33.9 |
34.1 |
| 1990 |
30.4 |
27.7 |
28.7 |
| 2000 |
29.0 |
25.2 |
26.6 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
15.4 |
18.3 |
17.1 |
| 1990 |
24.2 |
27.0 |
25.9 |
| 2000 |
28.4 |
29.1 |
28.8 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
13.5 |
20.4 |
17.6 |
| 1990 |
14.6 |
24.0 |
20.4 |
| 2000 |
17.2 |
27.0 |
23.5 |
More information on New Mexico education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2005 |
340,677 |
724,560 |
1,065,237 |
| 2006 |
348,556 |
750,845 |
1,099,401 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
| 2007 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
More information on New Mexico unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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| Percent employment change |
| 2004-2005 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
| 2005-2006 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
| 2006-2007 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
16.5 |
11.7 |
13.3 |
| Production |
4.7 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
| Farm inputs |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| Processing & marketing |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
10.1 |
9.8 |
9.9 |
More information on farm employment
• Farm and Farm-Related Employment data
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
77.67 |
77.67 |
77.67 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
46.85 |
46.18 |
44.81 |
| Percent of total land area |
60.3 |
59.5 |
57.7 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
2.25 |
2.31 |
2.58 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.8 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
| Percent in pasture |
23.5 |
27.1 |
31.9 |
| Percent irrigated |
27.9 |
30.7 |
25.4 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
1.06 |
1.12 |
0.86 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
2.31 |
2.45 |
2.55 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.9 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
| Percent in pasture |
89.3 |
78.0 |
68.3 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
41.96 |
40.96 |
39.14 |
| Percent of total farmland |
89.6 |
88.7 |
87.3 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.32 |
0.45 |
0.55 |
| Percent of total farmland |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.34 |
0.48 |
0.55 |
| Percent of total farmland |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
3,281 |
2,583 |
2,954 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
43.5 |
48.6 |
52.6 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
20.2 |
21.1 |
18.6 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
8.8 |
8.4 |
6.6 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
8.1 |
7.2 |
6.1 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
19.3 |
14.7 |
16.0 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
59.1 |
67.2 |
68.3 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
21.0 |
17.0 |
16.3 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
6.8 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
9.7 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
| More than $500,000 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
8,383 |
11,642 |
10,666 |
| Percent of total |
58.7 |
65.1 |
70.3 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
4,389 |
4,522 |
3,612 |
| Percent of total |
30.7 |
25.3 |
23.8 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
1,507 |
1,712 |
892 |
| Percent of total |
10.6 |
9.6 |
5.9 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
11,959 |
15,194 |
13,455 |
| Percent of total |
83.8 |
85.0 |
88.7 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
698 |
866 |
573 |
| Percent of total |
4.9 |
4.8 |
3.8 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
1,276 |
1,338 |
885 |
| Percent of total |
8.9 |
7.5 |
5.8 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
96 |
125 |
58 |
| Percent of total |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
250 |
353 |
199 |
| Percent of total |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
55.3 |
55.9 |
56.4 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
52.8 |
46.8 |
55.9 |
| Men (persons) |
12,846 |
15,275 |
13,002 |
| Women (persons) |
1,433 |
2,601 |
2,168 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2006 |
2007 |
| |
| Number of farms |
17,500 |
18,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
594,083 |
705,309 |
| + Final animal output |
1,895,866 |
2,306,709 |
| + Services and forestry |
258,785 |
282,151 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
2,748,733 |
3,294,169 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
1,814,102 |
1,939,846 |
| + Net government transactions |
42,223 |
20,324 |
| = Gross value added |
976,855 |
1,374,647 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
154,268 |
161,369 |
| |
| = Net value added |
822,587 |
1,213,278 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
393,414 |
391,524 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
239,340 |
242,431 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
40,350 |
27,904 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
113,724 |
121,189 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
429,173 |
821,754 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Dairy products |
1,353,788 |
44.3 |
3.8 |
| 2. Cattle and calves |
951,847 |
31.1 |
1.9 |
| 3. Hay |
195,406 |
6.4 |
3.1 |
| 4. Pecans |
96,200 |
3.1 |
22.1 |
| 5. Onions |
63,440 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
| |
| All commodities |
3,057,901 |
|
1.1 |
| |
More information on New Mexico's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Dairy Products |
6 |
111.9 |
| 2. Tree Nuts |
4 |
37.5 |
| 3. Wheat and products |
35 |
34.7 |
| 4. Cotton and linters |
16 |
22.2 |
| 5. Vegetables and preparations |
21 |
17.6 |
| |
| Overall rank |
37 |
269.3 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Chaves County |
16.7 |
283.9 |
| 2. Dona Ana County |
14.8 |
251.8 |
| 3. Curry County |
13.7 |
232.6 |
| 4. Roosevelt County |
11.2 |
190.1 |
| 5. Union County |
8.4 |
143.4 |
| |
| State total |
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1,700.0 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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