Peralta, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,404
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39.9
2.31% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
5.17%
53.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$73,131
8.02% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$299,200
8.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,701
10.3% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Peralta, 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.

96% of the residents in Peralta, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Peralta, NM was $299,200, and the homeownership rate was 83%.

Most people in Peralta, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Peralta, NM was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Peralta, NM is home to a population of 3.4k people, from which 96% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.14% of Peralta, NM residents were born outside of the country (175 people).

In 2024, there were 1.41 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.36k people) in Peralta, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 964 White (Hispanic) and 681 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96%
2024 Citizenship
97.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96% of Peralta, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Peralta, NM was 97.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Peralta, NM
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.36k ± 299
  2. White (Hispanic)
    964 ± 416
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    681 ± 373
53.6%
Hispanic Population
1.82k people

In 2024, there were 1.41 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.36k people) in Peralta, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 964 White (Hispanic) and 681 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

53.6% of the people in Peralta, NM are hispanic (1.82k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Peralta, 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

5.14%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
175 people
3.28%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
111 people

As of 2024, 5.14% of Peralta, NM residents (175 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 Peralta, NM was 3.28%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    113 ± 144
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    69 ± 76
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    59 ± 59

Peralta, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.64 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Peralta, NM employs 1.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Peralta, NM were Health Care & Social Assistance (266 people), Public Administration (238 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (180 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($250,001), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($250,001), and Educational Services ($73,103).

Occupations

1.7k
2024 Value
± 405
10.3%
1 Year growth
± 32.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Peralta, NM grew at a rate of 10.3%, from 1.54k employees to 1.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Peralta, NM, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (317 people), Management Occupations (228 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (152 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Peralta, 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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Employment by Industries

1.7k
2024 Value
± 405
10.3%
1 Year growth
± 32.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Peralta, NM grew at a rate of 10.3%, from 1.54k employees to 1.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Peralta, NM, are Health Care & Social Assistance (266 people), Public Administration (238 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (180 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Peralta, NM, though some of these residents may live in Peralta, 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

$57,222
Median earning men ± $29,457
$31,342
Median earning women ± $13,777

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($250,001), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($74,267), and Construction ($54,728).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,672), Public Administration ($38,281), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($27,225).

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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 Peralta, NM was $299,200 in 2024, which is 0.899 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $275,000 to $299,200, a 8.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Peralta, NM is 83%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Peralta, NM have an average commute time of 32.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Peralta, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$299,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$43,671
$1,179
Median Property Taxes
±$317

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 Peralta, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

83%
Homeownership
2024
71.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 83% of the housing units in Peralta, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 85.5%.

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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.
$73,131
Median Household Income
± $6,958
1.42k
Number of Households
± 337

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.42k households in Peralta, NM grew to $73,131 from the previous year's value of $67,703.

The following chart displays the households in Peralta, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Peralta, 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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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (7.35%)
  3. Carpooled (6.23%)

In 2024, 82.1% of workers in Peralta, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.35%) and those who carpooled to work (6.23%).

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

32.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Peralta, NM have a longer commute time (32.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.05% of the workforce in Peralta, 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 Peralta, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Peralta, NM have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

5.17% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Peralta, NM (176 out of 3.4k 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 Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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

94.8% of the population of Peralta, NM has health coverage, with 32.9% on employee plans, 28.4% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 17.9% on non-group plans, and 3.32% 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, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.2% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 40.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 19% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.2%
Uninsured
32.9%
Employer Coverage
28.4%
Medicaid
12.3%
Medicare
17.9%
Non-Group
3.32%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Peralta, NM grew by 44.3% from 3.6% to 5.2%.

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