Columbus, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,196
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
43.4
13% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
22.7%
39.5% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$26,090
6.26% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$105,600
15.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
443
41.5% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Columbus, 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.

88.4% of the residents in Columbus, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Columbus, NM was $105,600, and the homeownership rate was 54.4%.

Most people in Columbus, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 37.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Columbus, NM was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Columbus, NM is home to a population of 1.2k people, from which 88.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 37.8% of Columbus, NM residents were born outside of the country (452 people).

In 2024, there were 5.13 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (867 people) in Columbus, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 169 Other (Hispanic) and 96 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.4%
2024 Citizenship
81.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88.4% of Columbus, NM residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Columbus, NM was 81.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Columbus, NM
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    867 ± 433
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    169 ± 138
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    96 ± 89
92%
Hispanic Population
1.1k people

In 2024, there were 5.13 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (867 people) in Columbus, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 169 Other (Hispanic) and 96 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

92% of the people in Columbus, NM are hispanic (1.1k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    124,411 ± 8,401 people
  2. Philippines
    6,498 ± 1,976 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

37.8%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
452 people
36.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
421 people

As of 2024, 37.8% of Columbus, NM residents (452 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 Columbus, NM was 36.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Korea
Most Common Service Period
13 ± 26

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

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Economy

The economy of Columbus, NM employs 443 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Columbus, NM were Health Care & Social Assistance (91 people), Educational Services (74 people), and Construction (68 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($95,203), Educational Services ($48,452), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,784).

Employment

Occupations

443
2024 Value
± 201
41.5%
1 Year growth
± 49.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Columbus, NM grew at a rate of 41.5%, from 313 employees to 443 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Columbus, NM, are Healthcare Support Occupations (80 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (71 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (63 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Columbus, NM.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

443
2024 Value
± 201
41.5%
1 Year growth
± 49.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Columbus, NM grew at a rate of 41.5%, from 313 employees to 443 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Columbus, NM, are Health Care & Social Assistance (91 people), Educational Services (74 people), and Construction (68 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Columbus, NM, though some of these residents may live in Columbus, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$40,400
Median earning men ± $19,092
$23,147
Median earning women ± $12,608

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($95,203).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,784).

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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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Columbus, NM was $105,600 in 2024, which is 0.317 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $91,400 to $105,600, a 15.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Columbus, NM is 54.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Columbus, NM have an average commute time of 37.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Columbus, NM is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$105,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$18,587
$235
Median Property Taxes
±$117

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 Columbus, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$26,090
Median Household Income
± $3,600
432
Number of Households
± 147

In 2024, the median household income of the 432 households in Columbus, NM grew to $26,090 from the previous year's value of $24,554.

The following chart displays the households in Columbus, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Columbus, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.4%)
  2. Carpooled (11.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (11.2%)

In 2024, 77.4% of workers in Columbus, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.4%) and those who worked at home (11.2%).

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.

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Commute Time

37.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Columbus, NM have a longer commute time (37.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 12.6% of the workforce in Columbus, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Columbus, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Columbus, NM have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Columbus, NM (272 out of 1.2k 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 75+ and then Females < 5.

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

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.

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Health

90.1% of the population of Columbus, NM has health coverage, with 10.7% on employee plans, 62% on Medicaid, 7.61% on Medicare, 6.27% on non-group plans, and 3.43% 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, 43% were men and 57% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.6% under 18 years, 12.3% between 18 and 34 years, 41.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43% were men and 57% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

9.95%
Uninsured
10.7%
Employer Coverage
62%
Medicaid
7.61%
Medicare
6.27%
Non-Group
3.43%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Columbus, NM declined by 12.2% from 11.3% to 9.95%.

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