Santa Teresa, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population
6,041
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Poverty Rate
23.9%
17.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$63,161
3.95% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$215,100
0.693% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
2,518
0.435% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Santa Teresa, 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.

87.1% of the residents in Santa Teresa, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Santa Teresa, NM was $215,100, and the homeownership rate was 73.7%.

Most people in Santa Teresa, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Santa Teresa, NM was 3 cars per household.

United StatesNew MexicoDoña Ana County, NMLas Cruces, NMDoña Ana County (Outer) PUMA, NM

Population & Diversity

Santa Teresa, NM is home to a population of 6.04k people, from which 87.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 22.6% of Santa Teresa, NM residents were born outside of the country (1.37k people).

In 2024, there were 2.87 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (2.96k people) in Santa Teresa, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.03k Other (Hispanic) and 919 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.1%
2024 Citizenship
88.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.1% of Santa Teresa, NM residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Santa Teresa, NM was 88.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Santa Teresa, NM
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.96k ± 1.24k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    1.03k ± 585
  3. White (Hispanic)
    919 ± 500
83.7%
Hispanic Population
5.06k people

In 2024, there were 2.87 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (2.96k people) in Santa Teresa, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.03k Other (Hispanic) and 919 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

83.7% of the people in Santa Teresa, NM are hispanic (5.06k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Santa Teresa, 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

22.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.37k people
20.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.25k people

As of 2024, 22.6% of Santa Teresa, NM residents (1.37k 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 Santa Teresa, NM was 20.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    103 ± 78
  2. Vietnam
    65 ± 63
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    37 ± 48

Santa Teresa, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.58 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Santa Teresa, NM employs 2.52k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Santa Teresa, NM were Educational Services (257 people), Construction (254 people), and Public Administration (250 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($79,191), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,870), and Transportation & Warehousing ($68,870).

Employment

Occupations

2.52k
2024 Value
± 544
−0.435%
1 Year decline
± 30.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Santa Teresa, NM declined at a rate of −0.435%, from 2.53k employees to 2.52k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Santa Teresa, NM, are Sales & Related Occupations (316 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (288 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (244 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Santa Teresa, 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

2.52k
2024 Value
± 544
−0.435%
1 Year decline
± 30.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Santa Teresa, NM declined at a rate of −0.435%, from 2.53k employees to 2.52k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Santa Teresa, NM, are Educational Services (257 people), Construction (254 people), and Public Administration (250 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Santa Teresa, NM, though some of these residents may live in Santa Teresa, 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

$52,669
Median earning men ± $17,532
$34,486
Median earning women ± $8,521

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($79,608), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,870), and Manufacturing ($68,577).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,228), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,029), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($34,288).

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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 Santa Teresa, NM was $215,100 in 2024, which is 0.647 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $216,600 to $215,100, a 0.693% decrease. The homeownership rate in Santa Teresa, NM is 73.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Santa Teresa, NM have an average commute time of 28.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Santa Teresa, NM is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$215,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,504
$1,567
Median Property Taxes
±$436

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

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

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Rent vs Own

73.7%
Homeownership
2024
65.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.7% of the housing units in Santa Teresa, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.7%.

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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.
$63,161
Median Household Income
± $7,728
2.13k
Number of Households
± 490

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.13k households in Santa Teresa, NM grew to $63,161 from the previous year's value of $60,759.

The following chart displays the households in Santa Teresa, 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 $50k - $60k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Santa Teresa, 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 (85%)
  2. Carpooled (13.3%)
  3. Worked At Home (1.66%)

In 2024, 85% of workers in Santa Teresa, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.3%) and those who worked at home (1.66%).

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

28.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Santa Teresa, NM have a longer commute time (28.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Santa Teresa, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Santa Teresa, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Santa Teresa, NM have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Santa Teresa, NM (1.4k out of 5.87k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males < 5 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Santa Teresa, 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.

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Health

86.5% of the population of Santa Teresa, NM has health coverage, with 30.5% on employee plans, 31.1% on Medicaid, 7.95% on Medicare, 10.9% on non-group plans, and 6.06% 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, 54% were men and 46% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.2% under 18 years, 26.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54% were men and 46% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.5%
Uninsured
30.5%
Employer Coverage
31.1%
Medicaid
7.95%
Medicare
10.9%
Non-Group
6.06%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Santa Teresa, NM declined by 9.06% from 14.8% to 13.5%.

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