Meadow Lake, NM

Census Place

2024 Population

4,259

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.4

6.78% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

20.6%

31.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$43,649

12.3% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$77,900

Population & Diversity

Meadow Lake, NM is home to a population of 4.26k people, from which 80.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 27.8% of Meadow Lake, NM residents were born outside of the country (1.19k people).

In 2024, there were 3.16 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (2.21k people) in Meadow Lake, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 697 Other (Hispanic) and 619 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

80.5%

2024 Citizenship

82.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 80.5% of Meadow Lake, NM residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Meadow Lake, NM was 82.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Meadow Lake, NM

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.21k ± 652
Other (Hispanic)
697 ± 373
White (Hispanic)
619 ± 354

85.8%

Hispanic Population

3.66k people

85.8% of the people in Meadow Lake, NM are hispanic (3.66k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Meadow Lake, 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

27.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.19k people

25.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.03k people

As of 2024, 27.8% of Meadow Lake, NM residents (1.19k 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 Meadow Lake, NM was 25.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
25 ± 39
Korea
17 ± 31
Gulf War (1990s)
15 ± 30

Meadow Lake, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Meadow Lake, NM employs 1.68k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Meadow Lake, NM were Educational Services (265 people), Construction (247 people), and Retail Trade (228 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($77,417), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,417), and Educational Services ($50,009).

Employment

Occupations

1.68k

2024 Value

± 385

15.4%

1 Year growth

± 29.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Meadow Lake, NM grew at a rate of 15.4%, from 1.46k employees to 1.68k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Meadow Lake, NM, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (257 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (246 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (225 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Meadow Lake, 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

1.68k

2024 Value

± 385

15.4%

1 Year growth

± 29.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Meadow Lake, NM grew at a rate of 15.4%, from 1.46k employees to 1.68k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Meadow Lake, NM, are Educational Services (265 people), Construction (247 people), and Retail Trade (228 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Meadow Lake, NM, though some of these residents may live in Meadow Lake, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$31,136

Median earning men ± $8,450

$18,598

Median earning women ± $8,955

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($47,759), Public Administration ($40,060), and Retail Trade ($38,854).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,125), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($11,042), and Retail Trade ($7,036).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Meadow Lake, NM was $77,900 in 2024, which is 0.234 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $83,500 to $77,900, a 6.71% decrease. The homeownership rate in Meadow Lake, NM is 82.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Meadow Lake, NM have an average commute time of 40.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Meadow Lake, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$77,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,321

$1,136

Median Property Taxes

±$236

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

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

Rent vs Own

82.8%

Homeownership

2024

76%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.8% of the housing units in Meadow Lake, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Meadow Lake, NM compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$43,649

Median Household Income

± $11,299

1.37k

Number of Households

± 309

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.37k households in Meadow Lake, NM grew to $43,649 from the previous year's value of $38,872.

The following chart displays the households in Meadow Lake, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Meadow Lake, 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 (66.8%)
Carpooled (22%)
Worked At Home (11.2%)

In 2024, 66.8% of workers in Meadow Lake, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (22%) and those who worked at home (11.2%).

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

40.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Meadow Lake, NM have a longer commute time (40.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.52% of the workforce in Meadow Lake, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Meadow Lake, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Meadow Lake, NM have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Meadow Lake, NM (878 out of 4.26k 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 Females 12 - 14, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 18 - 24.

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