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New Mexico, USA
Basic Information
Full Name: State of New MexicoCapital: Santa Fe
Joined Union: January 6, 1912 (111 years ago)
Population (2021)
Total Population: 2.116 million peoplePopulation Growth: +0.65% per year (2010-12)
Population Density: 17.4 people/mi²
Annual Deaths: 23082 people/yr
Annual Births: 21996 people/yr
Demographics
Race:- White: 74.8%
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 9.6%
- Other: 8.6%
Hispanic Origin: 48.8%
US Citizens: 94.4%
Educational Attainment (for population age 25 and older)
College Degree and Above: 35.7% (0.88 × national average)High School Diploma: 26.5% (0.982 × national average)
Less Than High School Diploma: 14.4% (1.2 × national average)
Geographic Properties (2002)
Total Area: 121600 mi²Land Area: 121300 mi²
Water Area: 292.1 mi²
Farmland Area: 43.2 million acres
Mean Elevation: 5577 ft
Highest Point: Wheeler Peak, 13169 ft
Lowest Point: Red Bluff Reservoir, 2844 ft
Housing (2011)
Housing Units: 908132Housing Units Change: +81488 (2000-07)
Housing Units Change Rate: +1.5% per year (2000-07)
Households: 762002
People per Household: 2.723 people (2010)
Economic Properties
Number of Businesses: 157231 (2007)Nonemployer Businesses: 120470 (2010)
Private Non-farm Businesses: 44221 (2010)
Income Statistics
Median Household Income: $49754.00 per year (0.792 × national average)Per Capita Income: $27230 per year per person (0.798 × national average)
Population Below Poverty Line: 19.1% (1.42 × national average)
Crime Statistics (2019 estimate)
Total Rate of Crime: 3945 crimes/100000 people/yrTotal Number of Crimes: 82719 crimes per year
Voting and Registration Rates (2020)
Total Voting Rate: 58.3%Total Registration Rate: 63.9%
Public School Finance Information
Total Expenditures: $3.941 billion ($11987 per student) (2020)Total Revenue: $3.703 billion ($11266 per student) (2009)
Total Debt: $1.51 billion ($4593 per student) (2020)
Total Cash and Securities: $1.219 billion ($3707 per student) (2020)
State Symbols
State Bird: Chaparral bird or roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)State Flower: Yucca flower (Yucca)
State Tree: Nut pine or piñon (Pinus edulis)
State Motto: Crescit eundo
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