La Luz, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,797
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
41.9
0.239% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
15%
3.11% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$46,655
32.1% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$68,100
12% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
779
5.41% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in La Luz, 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.

97.7% of the residents in La Luz, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in La Luz, NM was $68,100, and the homeownership rate was 76.1%.

Most people in La Luz, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.6 minutes. The average car ownership in La Luz, NM was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew MexicoOtero County, NMAlamogordo, NMSouthwest New Mexico PUMA, NM

Population & Diversity

La Luz, NM is home to a population of 1.8k people, from which 97.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.34% of La Luz, NM residents were born outside of the country (42 people).

In 2024, there were 1.18 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (820 people) in La Luz, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 697 White (Non-Hispanic) and 104 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%
2024 Citizenship
97.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.7% of La Luz, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in La Luz, NM was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in La Luz, NM
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    820 ± 477
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    697 ± 285
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    104 ± 152
52.6%
Hispanic Population
946 people

In 2024, there were 1.18 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (820 people) in La Luz, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 697 White (Non-Hispanic) and 104 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

52.6% of the people in La Luz, NM are hispanic (946 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in La Luz, 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

2.34%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
42 people
2.44%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
41 people

As of 2024, 2.34% of La Luz, NM residents (42 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 La Luz, NM was 2.44%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    154 ± 124
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    67 ± 56
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    5 ± 17

La Luz, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.3 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of La Luz, NM employs 779 people. In 2024, the largest industries in La Luz, NM were Health Care & Social Assistance (183 people), Retail Trade (174 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (146 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($96,250), Retail Trade ($73,269), and Construction ($38,456).

Employment

Occupations

779
2024 Value
± 270
5.41%
1 Year growth
± 45.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Luz, NM grew at a rate of 5.41%, from 739 employees to 779 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Luz, NM, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (117 people), Management Occupations (108 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (106 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of La Luz, 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

779
2024 Value
± 270
5.41%
1 Year growth
± 45.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Luz, NM grew at a rate of 5.41%, from 739 employees to 779 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Luz, NM, are Health Care & Social Assistance (183 people), Retail Trade (174 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (146 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of La Luz, NM, though some of these residents may live in La Luz, 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

$39,265
Median earning men ± $20,382
$31,705
Median earning women ± $11,772

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($73,894), Construction ($38,456), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($27,457).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,515).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.
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 La Luz, NM was $68,100 in 2024, which is 0.205 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $60,800 to $68,100, a 12% increase. The homeownership rate in La Luz, NM is 76.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in La Luz, NM have an average commute time of 13.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in La Luz, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$68,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$34,221
$553
Median Property Taxes
±$235

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

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

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Rent vs Own

76.1%
Homeownership
2024
59.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76.1% of the housing units in La Luz, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.2%.

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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.
$46,655
Median Household Income
± $28,758
727
Number of Households
± 252

In 2024, the median household income of the 727 households in La Luz, NM grew to $46,655 from the previous year's value of $35,324.

The following chart displays the households in La Luz, 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 $30k - $35k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for La Luz, 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 (69%)
  2. Walked (20.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.28%)

In 2024, 69% of workers in La Luz, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (20.8%) and those who worked at home (8.28%).

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

13.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in La Luz, NM have a shorter commute time (13.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in La Luz, 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 La Luz, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in La Luz, NM have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Luz, NM (270 out of 1.8k 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 6 - 11, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in La Luz, NM is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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

73.1% of the population of La Luz, NM has health coverage, with 16.6% on employee plans, 33.7% on Medicaid, 8.18% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 3.84% 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, 55.8% were men and 44.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.5% under 18 years, 25.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 55.8% were men and 44.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

26.9%
Uninsured
16.6%
Employer Coverage
33.7%
Medicaid
8.18%
Medicare
10.7%
Non-Group
3.84%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in La Luz, NM declined by 17.4% from 32.6% to 26.9%.

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