CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Deming

New Mexico · 10,970 residents · 16.7 sq mi

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Deming is home to 10,970 people in New Mexico. The poverty rate is 33.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the New Mexico median by roughly 35%. Median home value sits at $45,000. Households take in $15,570 at the median, 48% less than the US figure. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

10,970

−22%vs 2000

vs 14,116 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.1

−2%vs 2000

vs 34.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

16.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(865)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(860)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.6%(1,057)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(890)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(556)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.4%(1,364)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.7%(1,288)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(879)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(1,087)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(1,146)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847%(773)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(205)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,570

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $20,081 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,801

−29%vs 2000

vs $10,943 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

33.9%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,000

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$251

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $322 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.4%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.3% in 2000

35.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic32.4%(4,578)

Black1%(148)

Hispanic / Latino64.6%(9,116)

Asian0.5%(64)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.5%(9,270)

Black2%(220)

Hispanic / Latino57.1%(6,260)

Asian0.3%(31)

Other13.2%(1,449)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican66%(10,039)

Puerto Rican0.6%(95)

Central American0.3%(53)

Cuban0.3%(42)

Spaniard0.2%(32)

Salvadoran0.2%(26)

Guatemalan0.1%(20)

Panamanian0%(7)

Dominican0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino1.5%(231)

Korean0.2%(26)

Asian Indian0%(5)

Ancestry

German4.1%(625)

English4%(613)

Irish3.3%(509)

American2.9%(446)

French1%(148)

Swedish0.8%(123)

Dutch0.8%(118)

Arab0.7%(113)

Iraqi0.7%(113)

Italian0.7%(102)

Norwegian0.6%(92)

Danish0.6%(89)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.4%(63)

Welsh0.3%(51)

British0.2%(37)

Czech0.2%(36)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(32)

Finnish0.2%(29)

Subsaharan African0.1%(19)

Ukrainian0.1%(15)

Portuguese0.1%(11)

Armenian0.1%(10)

Iranian0.1%(10)

Polish0.1%(9)

Hungarian0%(7)

Lithuanian0%(6)

Serbian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.4%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.4%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 13.4 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 married42%(2,494)

Married46.1%(2,743)

Widowed3.1%(186)

Divorced8.8%(522)

Women 15+

Never married34.4%(2,039)

Married36.4%(2,158)

Widowed17.9%(1,059)

Divorced11.2%(666)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−13.4 ptssince 2013

from 23.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

27.4%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 33.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.4%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.5%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

54.7%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 51.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

37.0%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

68.5%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 67.1% 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)28.8%(183)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.7%(100)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.6%(315)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6%(38)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 635 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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