Twin Lakes, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population
893
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
44.9
0.883% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
50.2%
3.19% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$25,938
13.2% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$56,500
0.893% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
249
7.09% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Twin Lakes, 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.

100% of the residents in Twin Lakes, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Twin Lakes, NM was $56,500, and the homeownership rate was 91%.

Most people in Twin Lakes, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Twin Lakes, NM was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Twin Lakes, NM is home to a population of 893 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Twin Lakes, NM residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 28.9 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (837 people) in Twin Lakes, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29 White (Non-Hispanic) and 23 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Twin Lakes, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Twin Lakes, NM was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Twin Lakes, NM
  1. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    837 ± 192
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    29 ± 23
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    23 ± 25
0.448%
Hispanic Population
4 people

In 2024, there were 28.9 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (837 people) in Twin Lakes, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29 White (Non-Hispanic) and 23 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.448% of the people in Twin Lakes, NM are hispanic (4 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Twin Lakes, 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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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    13 ± 25
  2. Vietnam
    13 ± 27
  3. Korea
    12 ± 27

Twin Lakes, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Twin Lakes, NM employs 249 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Twin Lakes, NM were Accommodation & Food Services (50 people), Retail Trade (43 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (32 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($56,000), Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,250), and Manufacturing ($37,321).

Employment

Occupations

249
2024 Value
± 94
−7.09%
1 Year decline
± 53.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Twin Lakes, NM declined at a rate of −7.09%, from 268 employees to 249 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Twin Lakes, NM, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (44 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (35 people), and Production Occupations (28 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Twin Lakes, 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

249
2024 Value
± 94
−7.09%
1 Year decline
± 53.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Twin Lakes, NM declined at a rate of −7.09%, from 268 employees to 249 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Twin Lakes, NM, are Accommodation & Food Services (50 people), Retail Trade (43 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (32 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Twin Lakes, NM, though some of these residents may live in Twin Lakes, 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

$25,417
Median earning men ± $11,882
$26,111
Median earning women ± $10,636

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($45,000), Manufacturing ($37,321), and Construction ($28,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,083), Retail Trade ($19,375), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($18,750).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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 Twin Lakes, NM was $56,500 in 2024, which is 0.17 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $56,000 to $56,500, a 0.893% increase. The homeownership rate in Twin Lakes, NM is 91%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Twin Lakes, NM have an average commute time of 23.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Twin Lakes, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$56,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,817
$262
Median Property Taxes
±$82

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 Twin Lakes, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

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Rent vs Own

91%
Homeownership
2024
60.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 91% of the housing units in Twin Lakes, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 92.1%.

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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.
$25,938
Median Household Income
± $9,689
288
Number of Households
± 76

In 2024, the median household income of the 288 households in Twin Lakes, NM grew to $25,938 from the previous year's value of $22,917.

The following chart displays the households in Twin Lakes, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Twin Lakes, 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 (86.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.43%)
  3. Carpooled (3.28%)

In 2024, 86.1% of workers in Twin Lakes, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.43%) and those who carpooled to work (3.28%).

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

23.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Twin Lakes, NM have a shorter commute time (23.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.26% of the workforce in Twin Lakes, 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 Twin Lakes, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Twin Lakes, NM have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

50.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Twin Lakes, NM (448 out of 893 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Twin Lakes, NM is Native American, 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

71.4% of the population of Twin Lakes, NM has health coverage, with 5.38% on employee plans, 53.6% on Medicaid, 6.83% on Medicare, 5.6% 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, 51.5% were men and 48.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.2% under 18 years, 19.4% between 18 and 34 years, 48.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.5% were men and 48.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

28.6%
Uninsured
5.38%
Employer Coverage
53.6%
Medicaid
6.83%
Medicare
5.6%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Twin Lakes, NM declined by 3.03% from 29.4% to 28.6%.

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