Jal, NM

Census Place

2024 Population

2,364

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.6

9.38% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

32%

46.7% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$60,703

7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$97,600

7.4% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Jal, NM is home to a population of 2.36k people, from which 82.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 19.3% of Jal, NM residents were born outside of the country (456 people).

In 2024, there were 1.58 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.29k people) in Jal, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 815 White (Non-Hispanic) and 134 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

82.8%

2024 Citizenship

86.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 82.8% of Jal, NM residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jal, NM was 86.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jal, NM

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.29k ± 429
White (Non-Hispanic)
815 ± 275
White (Hispanic)
134 ± 201

65.5%

Hispanic Population

1.55k people

65.5% of the people in Jal, NM are hispanic (1.55k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Jal, 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

19.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

456 people

16.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

347 people

As of 2024, 19.3% of Jal, NM residents (456 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 Jal, NM was 16.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
76 ± 78
Gulf War (2001-)
16 ± 33

Jal, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.75 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Jal, NM employs 949 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jal, NM were Educational Services (268 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (260 people), and Utilities (131 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($122,978), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($122,610), and Transportation & Warehousing ($106,932).

Employment

Occupations

949

2024 Value

± 279

10.5%

1 Year growth

± 37.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jal, NM grew at a rate of 10.5%, from 859 employees to 949 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jal, NM, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (238 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (154 people), and Management Occupations (80 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jal, 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

949

2024 Value

± 279

10.5%

1 Year growth

± 37.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jal, NM grew at a rate of 10.5%, from 859 employees to 949 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jal, NM, are Educational Services (268 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (260 people), and Utilities (131 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jal, NM, though some of these residents may live in Jal, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$97,867

Median earning men ± $40,273

$78,188

Median earning women ± $29,037

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($123,897), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($98,552), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($44,020).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($79,188).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jal, NM was $97,600 in 2024, which is 0.293 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $105,400 to $97,600, a 7.4% decrease. The homeownership rate in Jal, NM is 72.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jal, NM have an average commute time of 18 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jal, NM is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$97,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,266

$623

Median Property Taxes

±$170

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

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$60,703

Median Household Income

± $27,718

859

Number of Households

± 233

In 2023, the median household income of the 859 households in Jal, NM grew to $60,703 from the previous year's value of $56,731.

The following chart displays the households in Jal, 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 $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jal, 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 (95.4%)
Worked At Home (4.64%)

In 2024, 95.4% of workers in Jal, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (4.64%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

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

18 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jal, NM have a shorter commute time (18 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Jal, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jal, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jal, NM have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jal, NM (756 out of 2.36k 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 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

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