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119th Congress · NM-2

New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District

New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District (NM-2) has a population of 704,881. The median household income is $57,028 and the median age is 36.5.

704,881

Population

14

People / sq mi

$57,028

Median Income

36.5

Median Age

NM-2 covers 51,426 sq mi of land at 13.7 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White49.8%
Black or African American2.1%
Asian1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7.8%

Economy & Income

$57,028

Median Household Income

$28,963

Per Capita Income

16.4%

Poverty Rate

3.4%

Unemployment

Housing

$193,400

Median Home Value

$935

Median Rent

71.4%

Homeownership

Education

83.9%

High School+

24.0%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District (NM-2) has a population of 704,881 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. Each US Congressional District is drawn to be roughly equal in population (~760K people).

The median household income in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District is $57,028, with a per capita income of $28,963.

New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District is 49.8% White, 2.1% Black, 1.9% Asian, and 7.8% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

Data for New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District (119th Congress) from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from the Census Gazetteer files. Congressional districts are redrawn after each decennial Census; the 119th Congress (current) uses post-2020 boundaries.

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.