New Mexico · Census place 12150
Carlsbad city, NM
Quick answer
Carlsbad city has 31,813 residents, ranking #10 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $78,277, the median home is worth $187,900 and median gross rent runs $1,206 a month.
- Population
- 31,813Carlsbad city residents
- Median household income
- $78,277Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $187,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,206Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Carlsbad city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Carlsbad city median would spend about 18.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13% of residents and 71.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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