La Huerta, NM

Census Place

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2023 Population
1,673
31.3% 1-year growth
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
36.7
2.13% 1-year decrease
2023 Poverty Rate
6.04%
126% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$83,672
Infinityk% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$421,600
18.8% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
685
13% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, La Huerta, NM had a population of 1.67k people with a median age of 36.7 and a median household income of $83,672. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of La Huerta, NM grew from 1,274 to 1,673, a 31.3% increase and its median household income grew from $N/A to $83,672, a Infinityk% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in La Huerta, NM are White (Non-Hispanic) (89%), Other (Hispanic) (3.95%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (3.95%), White (Hispanic) (3.11%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in La Huerta, 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.

98.7% of the residents in La Huerta, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in La Huerta, NM was $421,600, and the homeownership rate was 93.7%.

Most people in La Huerta, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.8 minutes. The average car ownership in La Huerta, NM was 3 cars per household.

United StatesNew MexicoEddy County, NMCarlsbad-Artesia, NMLea and Eddy County PUMA, NM

Population & Diversity

La Huerta, NM is home to a population of 1.67k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.26% of La Huerta, NM residents were born outside of the country (21 people).

In 2023, there were 22.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.49k people) in La Huerta, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 66 Other (Hispanic) and 66 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%
2023 Citizenship
99%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.7% of La Huerta, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in La Huerta, NM was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in La Huerta, NM
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.49k ± 363
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    66 ± 106
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    66 ± 99
11%
Hispanic Population
184 people

In 2023, there were 22.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.49k people) in La Huerta, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 66 Other (Hispanic) and 66 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11% of the people in La Huerta, NM are hispanic (184 people).

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Foreign-Born Population

1.26%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
21 people
1.02%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
13 people

As of 2023, 1.26% of La Huerta, NM residents (21 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in La Huerta, NM was 1.02%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    19 ± 34
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    16 ± 50
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    0 ± 23

La Huerta, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.19 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of La Huerta, NM employs 685 people. In 2023, the largest industries in La Huerta, NM were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (228 people), Educational Services (189 people), and Wholesale Trade (79 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($162,764), Wholesale Trade ($145,913), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($139,696).

Employment

Occupations

685
2023 Value
± 256
13%
1 Year growth
± 49.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in La Huerta, NM grew at a rate of 13%, from 606 employees to 685 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Huerta, NM, are Management Occupations (159 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (138 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (120 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of La Huerta, NM.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

685
2023 Value
± 256
13%
1 Year growth
± 49.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in La Huerta, NM grew at a rate of 13%, from 606 employees to 685 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Huerta, NM, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (228 people), Educational Services (189 people), and Wholesale Trade (79 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of La Huerta, NM, though some of these residents may live in La Huerta, 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

$162,596
Median earning men ± $98,755
$39,767
Median earning women ± $74,716

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($139,696), Public Administration ($N/A), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($N/A).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($77,921), Public Administration ($N/A), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($N/A).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.18% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.99% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (451k), Some college (389k), and Bachelors Degree (255k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in La Huerta, NM was $421,600 in 2023, which is 1.39 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $354,800 to $421,600, a 18.8% increase. The homeownership rate in La Huerta, NM is 93.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in La Huerta, NM have an average commute time of 17.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in La Huerta, NM is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$421,600
Median Property Value 2023
±$59,876
$548
Median Property Taxes
±$197

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 La Huerta, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

93.7%
Homeownership
2023
66.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 93.7% of the housing units in La Huerta, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 91.9%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in La Huerta, NM colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$83,672
Median Household Income
± $69,700
585
Number of Households
± 234

In 2023, the median household income of the 585 households in La Huerta, NM grew to $83,672 from the previous year's value of $N/A.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for La Huerta, NM is from La Huerta, NM.
N/A Wage GINI in N/A
  1. N/A
  2. N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (94.6%)
  2. Carpooled (5.4%)
  3. Public Transit (0%)

In 2023, 94.6% of workers in La Huerta, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.4%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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Commute Time

17.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in La Huerta, NM have a shorter commute time (17.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in La Huerta, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.04% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Huerta, NM (101 out of 1.67k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in La Huerta, NM is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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Health

96.6% of the population of La Huerta, NM has health coverage, with 70.6% on employee plans, 10.5% on Medicaid, 7.77% on Medicare, 6.58% on non-group plans, and 1.14% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.13% increase from the previous year (1,329 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 224 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 63.8% were men and 36.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 38.8% under 18 years, 9.74% between 18 and 34 years, 40% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 63.8% were men and 36.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.41%
Uninsured
70.6%
Employer Coverage
10.5%
Medicaid
7.77%
Medicare
6.58%
Non-Group
1.14%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in La Huerta, NM declined by 27.7% from 4.71% to 3.41%.

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