NMSU-Carlsbad's Living Circumstances

Carlsbad Municipal Schools Overview

Southeast New Mexico College located in Carlsbad Municipal Schools area. A total of 13,735 households are located in Carlsbad Municipal Schools area. Among them, 4,791 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.11 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 10,976 and 8,452 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.87% (1,430) of residents are non-citizens and 16.45% (6,072) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Carlsbad Municipal Schools, New Mexico
Household	13,735
Population	36,911
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,791 (34.88%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,976
Total Students	8,452
Pre-Kindergarten	537
Kindergarten	508
Grade 1-8	4,184
Grade 9-12	1,968
College/Graduate School	1,255
Veterans	28,510
Non-citizen	1,430
Non-English Home Language	6,072
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

29,502 residents are over the age of 16 and 18,622 people are in labor force. Among them, 18,578 people are in civilian labor force and 44 are in armed labor force. 17,864 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Carlsbad Municipal Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,810	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	15,251	85.63%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,847	10.37%
Public transportation	203	1.14%
Walked	129	0.72%
Other method	120	0.67%
Worked from home	260	1.46%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,864	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,899	27.42%
Service	3,138	17.57%
Sales and office	3,694	20.68%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,247	18.18%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,886	16.16%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,864	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2,829	15.84%
Construction	1,391	7.79%
Manufacturing	733	4.10%
Wholesale trade	441	2.47%
Retail trade	2,077	11.63%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,162	6.50%
Information	86	0.48%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	527	2.95%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,407	7.88%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,292	18.43%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,901	10.64%
Other services, except public administration	954	5.34%
Public administration	1,064	5.96%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,864	-
Private wage and salary workers	14,134	79.12%
Government workers	2,878	16.11%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	805	4.51%
Unpaid family workers	47	0.26%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $81,237 for the 13,735 households in Carlsbad Municipal Schools area, New Mexico. The average income of a single worker is $35,873. 33,029 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.21%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	13,735	-
Less than $10,000	758	5.52%
$10,000 - $14,999	436	3.17%
$15,000 - $24,999	996	7.25%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,233	8.98%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,682	12.25%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,530	18.42%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,233	16.26%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,367	17.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	959	6.98%
More than $200,000	541	3.94%
Median Household Income	$68,575	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$81,237	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,726	-
Less than $10,000	463	4.76%
$10,000 - $14,999	36	0.37%
$15,000 - $24,999	592	6.09%
$25,000 - $34,999	809	8.32%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,133	11.65%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,843	18.95%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,656	17.03%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,914	19.68%
$150,000 - $199,999	797	8.19%
More than $200,000	483	4.97%

Median Family Income	$74,893	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$88,865	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$35,873	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$62,478	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$62,478	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	37,023	-
With health insurance coverage	33,029	89.21%
Public coverage	15,384	41.55%
Private health insurance	22,401	60.51%
Without health insurance coverage	3,994	10.79%

Housing

There are 16,036 housing units in Carlsbad Municipal Schools area, New Mexico with 13,735 units (85.65%) occupied. 9,875 houses (71.90%) are occupied by owner and 3,860 houses (28.10%) are rented. The average housing value is $150,300 and the average rental cost is $989. 756 houses (4.71%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,146 houses (13.38%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,036	-
Occupied	13,735	85.65%
Owner Occupied	9,875	71.90%
Renter Occupied	3,860	28.10%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	11,684	72.86%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	151	0.94%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,774	11.06%
Mobile Homes	2,326	14.50%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	101	0.63%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,036	-
Built 2014 or later	756	4.71%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,083	6.75%
Built 2000 - 2009	882	5.50%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,633	10.18%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,799	11.22%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,159	13.46%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,090	13.03%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,488	21.75%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,146	13.38%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,036	-
1 room	390	2.43%
2 rooms	71	0.44%
3 rooms	749	4.67%
4 rooms	2,857	17.82%
5 rooms	4,329	27.00%
6 rooms	3,530	22.01%
7 rooms	2,053	12.80%
8 rooms	973	6.07%
9 rooms or more	1,084	6.76%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,036	-
no bedroom	403	2.51%
1 bedroom	818	5.10%
2 bedrooms	4,305	26.85%
3 bedrooms	8,161	50.89%
4 bedrooms	2,097	13.08%
5 bedrooms or more	252	1.57%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,875	-
Less than $50,000	692	7.01%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,166	21.93%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,064	20.90%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,023	20.49%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,667	16.88%
$300,000 - $499,999	946	9.58%
$500,000 - $999,999	162	1.64%
$1,000,000 or more	155	1.57%
Median House Value	$150,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,449	-
Less than $500	277	8.03%
$500 - $999	1,498	43.43%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,277	37.03%
$1,500 - $1,999	236	6.84%
$2,000 - $2,499	101	2.93%
$2,500 - $2,999	60	1.74%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$989	-

Demographic

A total of 37,527 people lives in Carlsbad Municipal Schools area, New Mexico with 19,184 male and 18,343 female. The males to female ratio is 51.12 to 48.88. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	37,527	-
Male	19,184	51.12%
Female	18,343	48.88%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,527	-
Under 5 years	2,619	6.98%
5 - 9 years	2,325	6.20%
10 - 14 years	2,667	7.11%
15 - 19 years	2,459	6.55%
20 - 24 years	2,854	7.61%
25 - 34 years	5,435	14.48%
35 - 44 years	4,613	12.29%
45 - 54 years	4,418	11.77%
55 - 59 years	2,631	7.01%
60 - 64 years	2,172	5.79%
65 - 74 years	2,998	7.99%
75 - 84 years	1,351	3.60%
85 years and older	985	2.62%
Median Age	36.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,527	-
One Race	36,923	98.39%
White	33,800	90.07%
Black or African American	652	1.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native	553	1.47%
Asian	257	0.68%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	1,661	4.43%

Two or more races	604	1.61%
White and Black or African American	48	0.13%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	98	0.26%
White and Asian	321	0.86%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%