Los Luceros, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,136
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
44.3
13.6% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
3.35%
78% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$51,488
16.9% 1-year growth
2020 Median Property Value
$96,900
0.615% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
579
40.9% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Los Luceros, 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.

76% of the residents in Los Luceros, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Los Luceros, NM was $96,900, and the homeownership rate was 83.2%.

Most people in Los Luceros, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Los Luceros, NM was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew MexicoRio Arriba County, NMEspañola, NMNorth Central New Mexico PUMA, NM

Population & Diversity

Los Luceros, NM is home to a population of 1.14k people, from which 76% are citizens. As of 2024, 24% of Los Luceros, NM residents were born outside of the country (273 people).

In 2024, there were 1.73 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (677 people) in Los Luceros, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 391 Other (Hispanic) and 66 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

76%
2024 Citizenship
83.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 76% of Los Luceros, NM residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Los Luceros, NM was 83.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Los Luceros, NM
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    677 ± 426
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    391 ± 439
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    66 ± 94
94%
Hispanic Population
1.07k people

In 2024, there were 1.73 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (677 people) in Los Luceros, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 391 Other (Hispanic) and 66 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

94% of the people in Los Luceros, NM are hispanic (1.07k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Los Luceros, 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

24%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
273 people
16.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
123 people

As of 2024, 24% of Los Luceros, NM residents (273 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 Los Luceros, NM was 16.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Economy

The economy of Los Luceros, NM employs 579 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Los Luceros, NM were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (133 people), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (109 people), and Construction (101 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($17,262) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($16,059).

Employment

Occupations

579
2024 Value
± 298
40.9%
1 Year growth
± 56%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Los Luceros, NM grew at a rate of 40.9%, from 411 employees to 579 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Los Luceros, NM, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (204 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (101 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (97 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Los Luceros, 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

579
2024 Value
± 298
40.9%
1 Year growth
± 56%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Los Luceros, NM grew at a rate of 40.9%, from 411 employees to 579 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Los Luceros, NM, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (133 people), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (109 people), and Construction (101 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Los Luceros, NM, though some of these residents may live in Los Luceros, 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

$40,025
Median earning men ± $52,245
$44,784
Median earning women ± $16,140

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($17,262).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Mexico.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Los Luceros, NM was $96,900 in 2020, which is 0.291 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $97,500 to $96,900, a 0.615% decrease. The homeownership rate in Los Luceros, NM is 83.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Los Luceros, NM have an average commute time of 32.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Los Luceros, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$96,900
Median Property Value 2020
±$70,669
$311
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 Los Luceros, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

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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.
$51,488
Median Household Income
± $40,041
374
Number of Households
± 220

In 2021, the median household income of the 374 households in Los Luceros, NM grew to $51,488 from the previous year's value of $44,031.

The following chart displays the households in Los Luceros, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Los Luceros, 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 (66.6%)
  2. Carpooled (22.9%)
  3. Worked At Home (10.1%)

In 2024, 66.6% of workers in Los Luceros, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (22.9%) and those who worked at home (10.1%).

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

32.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Los Luceros, NM have a longer commute time (32.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Los Luceros, 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 Los Luceros, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Los Luceros, NM have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.35% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Los Luceros, NM (38 out of 1.14k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Los Luceros, 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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Health

82.7% of the population of Los Luceros, NM has health coverage, with 18.6% on employee plans, 44.8% on Medicaid, 18.9% on Medicare, 0.352% 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, 56.7% were men and 43.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.8% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 56.7% were men and 43.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

17.3%
Uninsured
18.6%
Employer Coverage
44.8%
Medicaid
18.9%
Medicare
0.352%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Los Luceros, NM declined by 34.7% from 26.6% to 17.3%.

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