Eunice, NM

Census Place

2024 Population

3,015

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

29.5

14% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.9%

15.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$49,087

1.42% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$139,800

Population & Diversity

Eunice, NM is home to a population of 3.02k people, from which 90.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 12.3% of Eunice, NM residents were born outside of the country (372 people).

In 2024, there were 1.03 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.2k people) in Eunice, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.17k White (Non-Hispanic) and 250 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.5%

2024 Citizenship

90.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.5% of Eunice, NM residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Eunice, NM was 90.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Eunice, NM

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.2k ± 373
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.17k ± 365
Other (Hispanic)
250 ± 239

56.4%

Hispanic Population

1.7k people

56.4% of the people in Eunice, NM are hispanic (1.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Eunice, 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
126,568 ± 8,470 people
Philippines
6,950 ± 2,043 people
Germany
4,158 ± 1,582 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 126,568 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,950 and Germany with 4,158.

Foreign-Born Population

12.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

372 people

12.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

361 people

As of 2024, 12.3% of Eunice, NM residents (372 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 Eunice, NM was 12.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
42 ± 63
Vietnam
29 ± 39
Gulf War (2001-)
2 ± 23

Eunice, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.45 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Eunice, NM employs 1.25k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Eunice, NM were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (305 people), Retail Trade (155 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (114 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($111,012), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($91,500), and Construction ($61,569).

Employment

Occupations

1.25k

2024 Value

± 309

5.4%

1 Year growth

± 32.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Eunice, NM grew at a rate of 5.4%, from 1.19k employees to 1.25k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Eunice, NM, are Sales & Related Occupations (216 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (146 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (114 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Eunice, 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

1.25k

2024 Value

± 309

5.4%

1 Year growth

± 32.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Eunice, NM grew at a rate of 5.4%, from 1.19k employees to 1.25k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Eunice, NM, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (305 people), Retail Trade (155 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (114 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Eunice, NM, though some of these residents may live in Eunice, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,986

Median earning men ± $22,279

$26,648

Median earning women ± $15,368

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($112,024), Construction ($61,569), and Retail Trade ($44,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($37,823), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,654), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($21,116).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Eunice, NM was $139,800 in 2024, which is 0.42 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $164,900 to $139,800, a 15.2% decrease. The homeownership rate in Eunice, NM is 71.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Eunice, NM have an average commute time of 19.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Eunice, NM is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$139,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$39,690

$779

Median Property Taxes

±$214

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

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

Rent vs Own

71.2%

Homeownership

2024

65.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.2% of the housing units in Eunice, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Eunice, 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.

$49,087

Median Household Income

± $21,009

1.09k

Number of Households

± 263

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.09k households in Eunice, NM declined from $49,087 from the previous year's value of $49,795.

The following chart displays the households in Eunice, 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 $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in New Mexico

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2024, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.506% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (81.4%)
Carpooled (11.3%)
Other (4.55%)

In 2024, 81.4% of workers in Eunice, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.3%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.55%).

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

19.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Eunice, NM have a shorter commute time (19.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.26% of the workforce in Eunice, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Eunice, NM (388 out of 3.02k 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 < 5, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

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

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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