Carlsbad North, New Mexico
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| Males: 620 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 621 |  (50.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 43.6 years |
| New Mexico median age: | 34.6 years |
Zip codes: 88220.
| Carlsbad North: | $128,918 |
| NM: | $59,726 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $64,721 (it was $27,192 in 2000)
Carlsbad North CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $356,877 (it was $102,500 in 2000)
| Carlsbad North: | $356,877 |
| NM: | $243,100 |
Carlsbad North, NM residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Carlsbad North, NM
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- 1,04283.7%White alone
- 18114.5%Hispanic
- 100.8%Asian alone
- 60.5%Two or more races
- 30.2%Black alone
- 30.2%American Indian alone
Races in Carlsbad North detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: English (15.7%), Irish (9.9%), German (9.5%), United States (6.0%), Arab (5.8%), Russian (4.9%).
Current Local Time: MST time zone
Land area: 1.46 square miles.
Population density: 848 people per square mile (low).
36 residents are foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 1.1% Europe, 0.4% North America).
| This place: | 2.9% |
| New Mexico: | 8.2% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Carlsbad North CDP: | 0.6% ($581) |
| New Mexico: | 0.7% ($699) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Odessa, TX 
(116.3 miles , pop. 90,943).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (136.5 miles , pop. 563,662).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (397.3 miles , pop. 1,144,646).
Nearest cities:
La Huerta, NM (0.8 miles ),
), San Jose, NM (1.7 miles ),
), Happy Valley, NM (2.0 miles ),
), Livingston Wheeler, NM (2.1 miles ),
), Malaga, NM (4.3 miles),
Whites City, NM (4.6 miles)
Latitude: 32.45 N, Longitude: 104.23 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 505
| Here: | 2.4% |
| New Mexico: | 3.6% |
- Educational services (17.4%)
- Health care (13.5%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (11.8%)
- Public administration (10.2%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (7.7%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.4%)
- Other transportation, support activities, couriers (4.6%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (18.2%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (15.1%)
- Educational services (9.2%)
- Health care (7.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.8%)
- Public administration (5.8%)
- Construction (4.8%)
- Educational services (26.0%)
- Health care (19.5%)
- Public administration (14.8%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.1%)
- Other transportation, support activities, couriers (4.7%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.0%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (2.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (10.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (9.8%)
- Registered nurses (7.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (3.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (14.0%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7.2%)
- Teachers, secondary school (5.1%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.8%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4.5%)
- Physicians and surgeons (4.5%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (17.3%)
- Registered nurses (14.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (9.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.6%)
- Teachers, special education (6.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.4%)
- Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (5.1%)
Average climate in Carlsbad North, New Mexico
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 87.0. This is about average.
| City: | 87.0 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 5.35. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 5.35 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 42.2. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 42.2 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2014 was 5.42. This is significantly better than average. There were 0 monitors within city limits.
| City: | 5.42 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Carlsbad North-area historical tornado activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/7/1992, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.5 miles away from the Carlsbad North place center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 5/31/1991, a category F2 tornado 10.5 miles away from the place center injured 21 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Carlsbad North-area historical earthquake activity is above New Mexico state average. It is 360% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 158.6 miles away from Carlsbad North center
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 51.9 miles away from the city center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 205.3 miles away from the city center
On 3/28/2010 at 00:03:55, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 16.0 miles away from the city center
On 12/19/2005 at 20:27:40, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 19.5 miles away from Carlsbad North center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Eddy County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Fires: 3, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Carlsbad North:
- LAKEVIEW CHRISTIAN HOME OF THE (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; CARLSBAD, NM)
- GOLDEN SERVICES LTD (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; CARLSBAD, NM)
- LANDSUN HOMES, INC. (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; CARLSBAD, NM)
- LANDSUN HOSPICE (Hospital, about 2 miles away; CARLSBAD, NM)
- NORTHGATE UNIT OF LAKEVIEW CHRISTIAN (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; CARLSBAD, NM)
- CARLSBAD MEDICAL CENTER - TCU (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; CARLSBAD, NM)
- GOLDEN SERVICES HOSPICE (Hospital, about 3 miles away; CARLSBAD, NM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carlsbad North:
- Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus (about 63 miles; Roswell, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,212)
- Odessa College (about 116 miles; Odessa, TX; FT enrollment: 3,107)
- The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (about 118 miles; Odessa, TX; FT enrollment: 2,982)
- Midland College (about 128 miles; Midland, TX; FT enrollment: 3,650)
- Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (about 130 miles; Portales, NM; FT enrollment: 4,263)
- South Plains College (about 134 miles; Levelland, TX; FT enrollment: 7,007)
- El Paso Community College (about 134 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 19,576)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Carlsbad North: La Huerta Fire Department Station 1 (A), La Huerta Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.6 people |
| New Mexico: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 77.9% |
| Whole state: | 69.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 6.4% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
| This place: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 18.4% |
| This place: | 0.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.8% |
For population 15 years and over in Carlsbad North:
- Never married: 9.5%
- Now married: 79.8%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 3.0%
- Divorced: 7.7%
For population 25 years and over in Carlsbad North:
- High school or higher: 89.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 18.2%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.9 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.6 |
| New Mexico average: | 14.5 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Carlsbad North, NM (based on Eddy County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 16,569 | 59 |
| Catholic | 13,254 | 6 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,017 | 15 |
| Other | 1,604 | 7 |
| Black Protestant | 564 | 5 |
| None | 18,821 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 10
| Eddy County: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Eddy County: | 0.39 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
| Here: | 0.78 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27
| Eddy County: | 5.30 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 31
| Eddy County: | 6.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 9.3% |
| New Mexico: | 6.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 27.4% |
| New Mexico: | 22.1% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Carlsbad North:
- KATK (740 AM; 1 kW; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: CARLSBAD RADIO, INC.)
- KCCC (930 AM; 1 kW; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: COMPASS ENTERPRISE, INC.)
- KAMQ (1240 AM; 1 kW; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: KAMQ, INC.)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KSVP (990 AM; 1 kW; ARTESIA, NM)
- KYKK (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HUMBLE CITY, NM; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KBIM (910 AM; 5 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KHOB (1390 AM; 5 kW; HOBBS, NM; Owner: AMERICAN ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Carlsbad North:
- KATK-FM (92.1 FM; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: CARLSBAD RADIO, INC.)
- KCDY (104.1 FM; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: KAMQ, INC.)
- KPZE-FM (106.1 FM; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
- KTZA (92.9 FM; ARTESIA, NM; Owner: PECOS VALLEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KBIM-FM (94.9 FM; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KWMW (105.1 FM; MALJAMAR, NM; Owner: M.T.D. INC)
- K207CZ (89.3 FM; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KIXN (102.9 FM; HOBBS, NM; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K217DF (91.3 FM; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: ROSWELL CHRISTIAN RADIO INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Carlsbad North:
- K47FX (Channel 47; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
- KTEL-TV (Channel 25; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
- KCGD-LP (Channel 63; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K49ES (Channel 49; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY)
- KOCT (Channel 6; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: KOAT HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- K45GJ (Channel 45; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
Carlsbad North compared to New Mexico state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.