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Total population: 25,629 (Urban population: 24,587 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,042 (all nonfarm))

Carlsbad, New Mexico Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,515 (10,064 occupied: 7,171 owner occupied, 2,893 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  29%
State:  30%

Housing density: 406 houses/condos per square mile


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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $230,473.


Median contract rent in 2007: $421 (lower quartile is $335, upper quartile is $510)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $414


Median gross rent in Carlsbad, NM in 2007: $520


Housing units in Carlsbad with a mortgage: 3,413 (232 second mortgage, 201 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,678





Carlsbad,NM index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $94,932 (it was $59,300 in 2000)
Carlsbad:  $94,932
New Mexico:  $155,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $52,500 - $133,912

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $128,262
Here:  $128,262
State:  $230,092

Townhouses or other attached units: $136,022
Here:  $136,022
State:  $217,226

In 2-unit structures: $124,578
Here:  $124,578
State:  $213,438

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $84,602
Here:  $84,602
State:  $156,039

Mobile homes: $33,384
Here:  $33,384
State:  $56,348

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $118,125
Here:  $118,125
State:  $42,007

Household type by relationship

Households: 25,287
  • In family households: 21,841 (5,456 male householders, 1,560 female householders)
    5,325 spouses, 7,745 children (7,086 natural, 156 adopted, 503 stepchildren), 627 grandchildren, 104 brothers or sisters, 116 parents, 350 other relatives, 558 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 3,446 (1,361 male householders (1,187 living alone)), 1,703 female householders (1,526 living alone)), 382 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 660 (520 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,038 2-persons, 1,574 3-persons, 1,401 4-persons, 697 5-persons, 162 6-persons, 144 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,713 1-person, 326 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 12 6-persons.

4,095 married couples with children.
2,001 single-parent households (493 men, 1,508 women).

72.9% of residents of Carlsbad speak English at home.
25.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,036 (4.0%)
(51.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.5
State:  5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.1
State:  4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carlsbad, New Mexico:
  • 1 room: 31
  • 2 rooms: 106
  • 3 rooms: 243
  • 4 rooms: 891
  • 5 rooms: 2,294
  • 6 rooms: 1,913
  • 7 rooms: 1,016
  • 8 rooms: 418
  • 9 or more rooms: 259



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carlsbad, New Mexico:
  • 1 room: 100
  • 2 rooms: 248
  • 3 rooms: 571
  • 4 rooms: 881
  • 5 rooms: 705
  • 6 rooms: 221
  • 7 rooms: 122
  • 8 rooms: 36
  • 9 or more rooms: 9



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 186
  • 1995 to 1998: 409
  • 1990 to 1994: 291
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,287
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,896
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,892
  • 1950 to 1959: 3,176
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,713
  • 1939 or earlier: 665


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Carlsbad:
  • no bedroom: 43
  • 1 bedroom: 276
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,961
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,953
  • 4 bedrooms: 875
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 63



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carlsbad:
  • no bedroom: 109
  • 1 bedroom: 792
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,235
  • 3 bedrooms: 703
  • 4 bedrooms: 45
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 9



Owners and renters by unit type in %


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Cars and other vehicles available in Carlsbad in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 194
  • 1 vehicle: 2,268
  • 2 vehicles: 3,219
  • 3 vehicles: 1,206
  • 4 vehicles: 227
  • 5 or more vehicles: 57



Cars and other vehicles available in Carlsbad in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 442
  • 1 vehicle: 1,528
  • 2 vehicles: 770
  • 3 vehicles: 107
  • 4 vehicles: 40
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6


Carlsbad, NM house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Carlsbad, NM:

  • Less than $10,000: 86
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 43
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 72
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 84
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 89
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 111
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 141
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 325
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 427
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 544
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 617
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 603
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 595
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1243
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 680
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 397
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 287
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 281
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 186
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 175
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 95
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 68
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 8
  • $1,000,000 or more: 16
 


Carlsbad rent paid by renters for apartments graph
Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Carlsbad:

  • Less than $100: 54 people
  • $100 to $149: 80
  • $150 to $199: 118
  • $200 to $249: 111
  • $250 to $299: 195
  • $300 to $349: 306
  • $350 to $399: 317
  • $400 to $449: 334
  • $450 to $499: 354
  • $500 to $549: 286
  • $550 to $599: 146
  • $600 to $649: 103
  • $650 to $699: 77
  • $700 to $749: 56
  • $750 to $799: 31
  • $800 to $899: 34
  • $900 to $999: 9
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 18
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 0
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 0
  • $2,000 or more: 0
  • No cash rent: 258
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 160
  • 1990 to 1994: 135
  • 1985 to 1989: 80
  • 1980 to 1984: 124
  • 1975 to 1979: 151
  • 1970 to 1974: 117
  • 1970 to 1974: 79
  • 1965 to 1969: 190

Carlsbad, NM Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.8%
Number of people working at home: 261 (2.6% of all workers)


Carlsbad travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 617
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2542
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2561
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1306
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 518
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 114
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 672
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 144
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 139
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 464
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 362
  • 90 or more minutes: 172
 


Carlsbad mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 7,341 (74%)
  • Carpooled: 1,661 (17%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 240 (2%)
  • Motorcycle: 26 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 23 (0%)
  • Walked: 253 (3%)
  • Other means: 67 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 261 (3%)
 


Carlsbad, NM household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 1255
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 1092
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 932
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 804
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 872
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 675
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 797
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 604
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 515
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 818
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 657
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 557
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 230
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 75
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 78
  • $200,000 or more: 119
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 10785
 United States or American: 2228
 German: 2029
 English: 1815
 Irish: 1268
 Scotch-Irish: 405
 French (except Basque): 300
 Dutch: 237
 Scottish: 226
 Italian: 209
 European: 190
 Polish: 107
 Norwegian: 88
 British: 77
 French Canadian: 75
 Swedish: 73
 Welsh: 62
 Canadian: 45
 Finnish: 44
 Swiss: 41
 Greek: 37
 Belgian: 34
 Lithuanian: 30
 Russian: 23
 Danish: 22
 Hungarian: 19
 Portuguese: 18
 Scandinavian: 16
 Subsaharan African:: 15
 Pennsylvania German: 14
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 14
 Yugoslavian: 14
 Czechoslovakian: 12
 Arab:: 8
 Iraqi: 8
 Basque: 8
 New Zealander: 8
 African: 8
 South African: 7
 Dutch West Indian: 7
 West Indian: 7
 Northern European: 6
 Austrian: 6
 Slovak: 4
 Ukrainian: 4


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (64%)
  • Canada (8%)
  • Germany (8%)
  • India (6%)
  • United Kingdom (3%)
  • Other Western Europe (3%)
  • Japan (1%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 14224
  • Northeast: 661
  • Midwest: 1686
  • South: 6342
  • West: 1795

57% of Carlsbad residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in New Mexico.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 193
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 43
  • 5th and 6th grade: 120
  • 7th and 8th grade: 298
  • 9th grade: 177
  • 10th grade: 234
  • 11th grade: 335
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 341
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,713
  • Less than 1 year of college: 548
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,148
  • Associate degree: 361
  • Bachelor's degree: 760
  • Master's degree: 333
  • Professional school degree: 101
  • Doctorate degree: 32


Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 211
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 62
  • 5th and 6th grade: 186
  • 7th and 8th grade: 414
  • 9th grade: 273
  • 10th grade: 364
  • 11th grade: 261
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 269
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,253
  • Less than 1 year of college: 813
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,104
  • Associate degree: 587
  • Bachelor's degree: 727
  • Master's degree: 367
  • Professional school degree: 93
  • Doctorate degree: 6


Educational Attainment for Females



Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.5%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 24.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.9%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 25.0%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 11.4%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.7%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.3%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $43,178
  • Black householders: $24,446
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $16,549
  • Asian householders: $57,163
  • Some other race householders: $35,893
  • Two or more races householders: $39,967
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $31,555

Carlsbad household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Carlsbad household income for Black householders

Carlsbad household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Carlsbad household income for Asian householders

Carlsbad household income for Some other race householders

Carlsbad household income for Two or more races householders

Carlsbad household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Carlsbad marital status for males

Carlsbad marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $110,389
  • Black or African American householders: $73,593
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $88,377
  • Asian householders: $188,254
  • Some other race householders: $78,357
  • Two or more races householders: $150,636
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $80,821

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 8,502
  • One, attached: 384
  • Two: 263
  • 3 or 4: 355
  • 5 to 9: 294
  • 10 to 19: 125
  • 20 to 49: 187
  • 50 or more: 203
  • Mobile homes: 1,098
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 104

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,209


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Carlsbad:

  


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (71%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Wood (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (71%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 242
Here:  7.3%
New Mexico:  8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 106
Here:  6.4%
New Mexico:  7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 164
Here:  17.9%
New Mexico:  11.9%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students


School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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