Deming, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population
15,221
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
35.2
4.86% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
30.9%
18.1% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$34,165
4.89% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$127,400
12.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,069
0.198% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Deming, 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.

90% of the residents in Deming, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Deming, NM was $127,400, and the homeownership rate was 65.8%.

Most people in Deming, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Deming, NM was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Deming, NM is home to a population of 15.2k people, from which 90% are citizens. As of 2024, 17.5% of Deming, NM residents were born outside of the country (2.67k people).

In 2024, there were 1.96 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (6.75k people) in Deming, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.44k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.4k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90%
2024 Citizenship
89.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90% of Deming, NM residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Deming, NM was 89.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Deming, NM
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    6.75k ± 866
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.44k ± 491
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    2.4k ± 649
71.9%
Hispanic Population
10.9k people

In 2024, there were 1.96 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (6.75k people) in Deming, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.44k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.4k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

71.9% of the people in Deming, NM are hispanic (10.9k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Deming, 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

17.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.67k people
18%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.66k people

As of 2024, 17.5% of Deming, NM residents (2.67k 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 Deming, NM was 18%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    265 ± 132
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    183 ± 101
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    66 ± 53

Deming, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.45 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Deming, NM employs 5.07k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Deming, NM were Health Care & Social Assistance (844 people), Accommodation & Food Services (627 people), and Educational Services (622 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,189), Construction ($61,401), and Educational Services ($55,000).

Employment

Occupations

5.07k
2024 Value
± 702
0.198%
1 Year growth
± 19.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Deming, NM grew at a rate of 0.198%, from 5.06k employees to 5.07k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Deming, NM, are Material Moving Occupations (644 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (530 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (437 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Deming, 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

5.07k
2024 Value
± 702
0.198%
1 Year growth
± 19.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Deming, NM grew at a rate of 0.198%, from 5.06k employees to 5.07k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Deming, NM, are Health Care & Social Assistance (844 people), Accommodation & Food Services (627 people), and Educational Services (622 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Deming, NM, though some of these residents may live in Deming, 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

$40,182
Median earning men ± $18,469
$26,836
Median earning women ± $3,681

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($70,208), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,606), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,094).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($75,985), Construction ($60,882), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,734).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Deming, NM was $127,400 in 2024, which is 0.383 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $112,800 to $127,400, a 12.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Deming, NM is 65.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Deming, NM have an average commute time of 17.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Deming, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$127,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$17,477
$3,687
Median Property Taxes
±$504

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

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

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Rent vs Own

65.8%
Homeownership
2024
70.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 65.8% of the housing units in Deming, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.1%.

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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.
$34,165
Median Household Income
± $3,474
5.6k
Number of Households
± 628

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.6k households in Deming, NM declined from $34,165 from the previous year's value of $35,920.

The following chart displays the households in Deming, 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 Deming, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.6%)
  2. Carpooled (16.6%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.26%)

In 2024, 75.6% of workers in Deming, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.6%) and those who worked at home (3.26%).

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

17.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Deming, NM have a shorter commute time (17.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3% of the workforce in Deming, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

30.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Deming, NM (4.57k out of 14.8k 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 Males 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Deming, 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

89.7% of the population of Deming, NM has health coverage, with 18.5% on employee plans, 46% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 13.4% on non-group plans, and 1.09% 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, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.3% under 18 years, 22.2% between 18 and 34 years, 28.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

10.3%
Uninsured
18.5%
Employer Coverage
46%
Medicaid
10.6%
Medicare
13.4%
Non-Group
1.09%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Deming, NM declined by 2.27% from 10.6% to 10.3%.

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