Oklahoma vs. New Mexico
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Oklahoma New Mexico
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3,956,971 2,096,829 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 5.5% 1.8% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 3,751,582 2,059,199 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 3,751,351 2,059,179 Persons under 5 years, percent 6.6% 5.9% Persons under 18 years, percent 24.3% 23.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.7% 17.5% Female persons, percent 50.5% 50.5% White alone, percent 74.2% 82.0% Black or African American alone, percent 7.8% 2.6% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 9.3% 10.9% Asian alone, percent 2.3% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.2% Two or More Races, percent 6.2% 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, percent 10.9% 49.1% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 65.3% 37.1% Veterans, 2014-2018 273,677 148,264 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 6.0% 9.6% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 1,743,069 943,208 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 65.6% 67.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $130,900 $166,800 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,214 $1,262 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $395 $350 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $793 $828 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 15.2% 14.8% Building permits, 2018 10,502 4,813 Households, 2014-2018 1,474,620 775,651 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.58 2.64 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.9% 86.4% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 10.3% 34.8% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.7% 83.8% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 75.8% 72.3% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.8% 85.3% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 25.2% 27.1% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.5% 10.3% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 16.7% 11.4% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.7% 57.4% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 55.6% 53.8% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 7,121,153 4,349,672 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 22,795,438 11,236,630 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 74,295,394 29,102,352 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 71,892,946 10,720,363 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 50,256,231 25,179,274 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,174 $12,073 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.7 22.1 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $51,424 $48,059 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $27,432 $26,085 Persons in poverty, percent 15.6% 19.5% Total employer establishments, 2017 93,674 44,039 Total employment, 2017 1,360,720 626,466 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 59,669,532 25,723,101 Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 287,984 124,091 All firms, 2012 327,229 151,363 Men-owned firms, 2012 174,395 71,132 Women-owned firms, 2012 105,168 59,044 Minority-owned firms, 2012 64,875 60,622 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 249,027 83,857 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 36,273 14,096 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 273,491 128,693 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.1% 1.2% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.3% 5.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 2.1% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.3% 23.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.3% 31.7% Population per square mile, 2010 54.7 17.0 Land area in square miles, 2010 68,594.92 121,298.15
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Oklahoma and New Mexico using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
