New Mexico

State Government

Governor

Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)

State Senate

27

Democrats,

15

Republicans

State House

44

Democrats,

24

Republicans

Assets - New Mexico

Average College Debt

$34,246

Unbanked Households

5.30%

Family - New Mexico

Children in foster care

2,143

Percent of children in immigrant families

21%

Percent of children living in single parent families

44%

Housing - New Mexico

Home foreclosure rate

1 in 6288

People experiencing homelessness

4,631.0

Households paying more than 50% of income on housing

61,900.0

Percent renters

0.289

Total households

Economic well-being - New Mexico

Extreme poverty rate

0.12

Food insecurity

0.166

Minimum wage

12

Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line

0.379

Poverty rate

16.4%

Unemployment rate

4.1

Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Percent of individuals who are uninsured

10.1

Percent of jobs that are low-wage

Poverty by demographic - New Mexico

Child poverty rate

0.22

Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty

N/A

Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty

N/A

Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty

148000

Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty

Senior poverty rate

13.7%

Women in poverty

1,050,797

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