Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Demographics

Truth or Consequences is 1st in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Truth or Consequences is 6th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Truth or Consequences is 7th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - White

Truth or Consequences is 8th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Income below poverty line

Truth or Consequences is 10th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Size in square miles

Truth or Consequences is 17th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in People per household

Truth or Consequences is 19th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Truth or Consequences is 19th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Truth or Consequences is 20th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - Two or More

Size Demographics
	Truth or Consequences	Rank	New Mexico	US
Current population (2012)	6,411	31st	2,085,538	313,914,040
Size in square miles	27.6	10th	121,298.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	234.9	44th	17	87.4

Age Demographics
	Truth or Consequences	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents younger than 5	5.7%	37th	6.9%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	17.1%	44th	24.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	28.8%	1st	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Truth or Consequences	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.0%	19th	83.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	16.2%	28th	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Truth or Consequences	Rank	New Mexico	US
Race - White	85.7%	7th	83.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.6%	37th	2.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.9%	25th	10.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	31st	1.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	44th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.7%	20th	2.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	28.2%	35th	47.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	67.8%	6th	39.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Truth or Consequences	Rank	New Mexico	US
Female residents	50.6%	30th	50.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.1%	42nd	9.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Truth or Consequences	Rank	New Mexico	US
Housing units	4,226	24th	908,132	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	15.0%	19th	15.0%	25.9%
Households	2,279	38th	762,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	62.4%	34th	69.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$81,400	41st	$161,800	$186,200
People per household	2.7	17th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	Truth or Consequences	Rank	New Mexico	US
Income per capita	$13,047	41st	$23,537	$27,915
Income per household	$20,967	45th	$44,631	$52,762
Income below poverty line	29.5%	8th	19.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Truth or Consequences	Rank	New Mexico	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	454	37th	157,231	27,092,908
Retail sales	$65,636	32nd	$24,469,997	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,510	28th	$12,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$12,367	29th	$3,734,300	$613,795,732