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None of the households in La Joya, 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.
100% of the residents in La Joya, NM are U.S. citizens.
La Joya, NM is home to a population of 159 people, from which 100% are citizens.
In 2024, there were 1.48 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (95 people) in La Joya, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 64 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) and 0 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 100% of La Joya, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in La Joya, NM was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in La Joya, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 1.48 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (95 people) in La Joya, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 64 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) and 0 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
100% of the people in La Joya, NM are hispanic (159 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in La Joya, NM as a share of the total population.
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.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in La Joya, NM.
100% of the population of La Joya, NM has health coverage, with 0% on employee plans, 40.3% on Medicaid, 0% on Medicare, 59.7% on non-group plans, and 0% 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, 100% were men and 0% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.4% under 18 years, 0% between 18 and 34 years, 78.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 0% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 100% were men and 0% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in La Joya, NM stayed by NaNN% from 0% to 0%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in La Joya, NM changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Joya, NM grew at a rate of 41.8%, from 67 employees to 95 employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Joya, NM, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (95 people), Management Occupations (0 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (0 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of La Joya, NM.
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.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Joya, NM grew at a rate of 41.8%, from 67 employees to 95 employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Joya, NM, are Construction (95 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of La Joya, NM, though some of these residents may live in La Joya, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Mexico went to Kamala Harris with 51.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.03%).
Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are the senators currently representing the state of New Mexico. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
New Mexico is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Mexico went to Kamala Harris with 51.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.03%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Mexico for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are the senators currently representing New Mexico.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in New Mexico over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
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.
In 2024, 100% of workers in La Joya, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get 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.
The following chart displays the households in La Joya, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in La Joya, NM have 1 car.
40.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Joya, NM (64 out of 159 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 6 - 11, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in La Joya, NM is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic 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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Social Needs
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.