Carlsbad, NM

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2024 Population

31,746

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.7

1.87% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

13.8%

5.85% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$72,306

7.63% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$200,000

6.44% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

14,564

0.499% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Carlsbad, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.3% of the residents in Carlsbad, NM are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Carlsbad, NM are Southeast New Mexico College (115 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Carlsbad, NM was $200,000, and the homeownership rate was 70.2%.

Most people in Carlsbad, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Carlsbad, NM was 2 cars per household.

United States New Mexico Eddy County, NM Carlsbad-Artesia, NM Lea and Eddy County PUMA, NM

Population & Diversity

Carlsbad, NM is home to a population of 31.7k people, from which 93.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.62% of Carlsbad, NM residents were born outside of the country (2.74k people).

In 2024, there were 1.45 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.6k people) in Carlsbad, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.69k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 3.79k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.3%

2024 Citizenship

95.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.3% of Carlsbad, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Carlsbad, NM was 95.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Carlsbad, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Carlsbad, NM

White (Non-Hispanic)
12.6k ± 1.04k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
8.69k ± 1.38k
Other (Hispanic)
3.79k ± 1.09k

53.5%

Hispanic Population

17k people

53.5% of the people in Carlsbad, NM are hispanic (17k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Carlsbad, NM as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
124,411 ± 8,401 people
Philippines
6,498 ± 1,976 people
Germany
4,186 ± 1,587 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 124,411 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,498 and Germany with 4,186.

Foreign-Born Population

8.62%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.74k people

6.66%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.12k people

As of 2024, 8.62% of Carlsbad, NM residents (2.74k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Carlsbad, NM was 6.66%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Carlsbad, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
597 ± 236
Gulf War (2001-)
183 ± 138
Gulf War (1990s)
140 ± 92

Carlsbad, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.26 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Carlsbad, NM.

Economy

The economy of Carlsbad, NM employs 14.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Carlsbad, NM were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (2,099 people), Retail Trade (1,876 people), and Construction (1,461 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($125,990), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($84,917), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($84,708).

Employment

Occupations

14.6k

2024 Value

± 1,314

−0.499%

1 Year decline

± 12.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carlsbad, NM declined at a rate of −0.499%, from 14.6k employees to 14.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Carlsbad, NM, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (2,039 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,943 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,529 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Carlsbad, NM.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Mexico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

14.6k

2024 Value

± 1,314

−0.499%

1 Year decline

± 12.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carlsbad, NM declined at a rate of −0.499%, from 14.6k employees to 14.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Carlsbad, NM, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (2,099 people), Retail Trade (1,876 people), and Construction (1,461 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Carlsbad, NM, though some of these residents may live in Carlsbad, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,708

Median earning men ± $6,818

$34,820

Median earning women ± $6,416

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($106,940), Information ($82,074), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($79,714).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($58,173), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($47,810), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,653).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

Y-Axis

2.72%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Mexico.

Education

In 2023, universities in Carlsbad, NM awarded 115 degrees. The student population of Carlsbad, NM in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 439 male students and 732 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Carlsbad, NM are Hispanic or Latino (66 and 57.4%), White (36 and 31.3%), Unknown (8 and 6.96%), and Asian (3 and 2.61%).

The largest universities in Carlsbad, NM by number of degrees awarded are Southeast New Mexico College (115 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Carlsbad, NM are General Studies (39 and 33.9%), Phlebotamy Technician (14 and 12.2%), and Registered Nursing (10 and 8.7%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,171 students enrolled in Carlsbad, NM, 37.5% men and 62.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 672 records, of which 66.4% were women and 33.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business
7 degrees awarded
General Studies
39 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
10 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Carlsbad, NM was General Business with 7 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Carlsbad, NM according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Southeast New Mexico College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

115 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southeast New Mexico College with 115 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 28 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Carlsbad, NM, which is 0.322 times less than the 87 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 66 degrees mean that there were 1.83 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 36 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,776) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($192) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,240) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Carlsbad, NM was $200,000 in 2024, which is 0.601 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $187,900 to $200,000, a 6.44% increase. The homeownership rate in Carlsbad, NM is 70.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Carlsbad, NM have an average commute time of 22.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Carlsbad, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$200,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,321

$8,742

Median Property Taxes

±$852

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Carlsbad, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Carlsbad, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.2%

Homeownership

2024

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.2% of the housing units in Carlsbad, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Carlsbad, NM compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$72,306

Median Household Income

± $13,830

12.4k

Number of Households

± 1,074

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.4k households in Carlsbad, NM declined from $72,306 from the previous year's value of $78,277.

The following chart displays the households in Carlsbad, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Carlsbad, NM is from New Mexico.

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2023, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0654% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Mexico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.5%)
Carpooled (10.3%)
Worked At Home (5.72%)

In 2024, 79.5% of workers in Carlsbad, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.3%) and those who worked at home (5.72%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Carlsbad, NM have a shorter commute time (22.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.46% of the workforce in Carlsbad, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Carlsbad, NM compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Carlsbad, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Carlsbad, NM have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carlsbad, NM (4.28k out of 31.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Carlsbad, NM is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

88.8% of the population of Carlsbad, NM has health coverage, with 43.3% on employee plans, 20.8% on Medicaid, 12.9% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 1.41% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.6% were men and 47.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.1% under 18 years, 22.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.6% were men and 47.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.2%

Uninsured

43.3%

Employer Coverage

20.8%

Medicaid

12.9%

Medicare

10.4%

Non-Group

1.41%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Carlsbad, NM grew by 6.84% from 10.5% to 11.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Carlsbad, NM changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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