CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Clovis

New Mexico · 30,954 residents · 23.6 sq mi

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Clovis is home to 30,954 people in New Mexico. Median home value sits at $51,500. The poverty rate is 21.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median household earns $21,222, about 30% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,954

−5%vs 2000

vs 32,667 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 33.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

23.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202438K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(2,567)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(2,649)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(2,501)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(2,402)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(2,154)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.6%(5,449)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(3,857)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(3,033)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(2,543)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(2,026)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(1,370)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(403)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,222

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,878 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,002

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,561 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.4%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,500

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$331

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $428 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.2%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.3% in 2000

35.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic55.6%(18,176)

Black6.9%(2,270)

Hispanic / Latino33.4%(10,924)

Asian1.6%(516)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic73.1%(22,615)

Black7.1%(2,192)

Hispanic / Latino26.5%(8,193)

Asian1.8%(556)

Other18.1%(5,591)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican38.6%(14,631)

Spaniard2.6%(1,005)

Central American1.3%(497)

Honduran0.7%(280)

South American0.4%(138)

Puerto Rican0.3%(131)

Panamanian0.3%(116)

Colombian0.2%(74)

Salvadoran0.2%(59)

Peruvian0.1%(40)

Ecuadorian0.1%(24)

Guatemalan0.1%(23)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Costa Rican0.1%(19)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.6%(217)

Filipino0.3%(130)

Nepalese0.2%(66)

Asian Indian0.2%(60)

Korean0%(17)

Thai0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(45)

Ancestry

German8.5%(3,243)

Irish7.4%(2,823)

English7.4%(2,808)

American4.4%(1,682)

Scottish2.8%(1,080)

Polish2.3%(881)

Italian1.8%(681)

Welsh1.2%(472)

French1%(398)

Dutch0.7%(270)

Subsaharan African0.7%(260)

Norwegian0.4%(169)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.4%(134)

British0.3%(115)

Swedish0.3%(111)

Portuguese0.2%(83)

West Indian0.1%(51)

Arab0.1%(50)

Lebanese0.1%(50)

French Canadian0.1%(45)

Hungarian0.1%(44)

Russian0.1%(44)

Danish0.1%(39)

Lithuanian0.1%(36)

Austrian0.1%(35)

Finnish0.1%(32)

Canadian0.1%(31)

Czech0.1%(31)

Jamaican0.1%(25)

Turkish0%(13)

Greek0%(12)

Ukrainian0%(11)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.8%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.1%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.6 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 10.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.7%(5,488)

Married50.4%(7,533)

Widowed1.9%(285)

Divorced11%(1,645)

Women 15+

Never married28.3%(4,071)

Married48%(6,894)

Widowed7.7%(1,113)

Divorced16%(2,297)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 17.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.9%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 35.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

42.1%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 37.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.8%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 53.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.7%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 50.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)48.1%(1,612)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)37.9%(1,268)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.1%(774)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.1%(69)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,350 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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