Demographics of Luna County, New Mexico

Luna County, New Mexico had 25,407 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −45 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Luna County, in four figures

25,407
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.2%
Change since July 2020: −45 people.; 36.3 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $36,419 ±$4,439
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Luna County, New Mexico's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Luna County, New Mexico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Luna County, New Mexico's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Luna County, New Mexico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	25,452	100.0	100.0
2021	25,458	100.0	100.2
2022	25,645	100.8	100.7
2023	25,537	100.3	101.6
2024	25,623	100.7	102.5
2025	25,407	99.8	103.1

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Population of Luna County, New Mexico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	25,452	+33	+19	+1	+7
2021	25,458	+6	−92	+44	+31
2022	25,645	+187	−77	+48	+217
2023	25,537	−108	+66	+169	−342
2024	25,623	+86	+30	+67	−10
2025	25,407	−216	+16	−11	−219

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.3 ±0.7: for men 34.7 ±0.9 and for women 37.2 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Luna County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under 5	1,946 ±170	7.6% ±0.7	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,665 ±452	18.2% ±1.8	16.5% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,486 ±466	9.7% ±1.8	9.3% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,931 ±427	23.2% ±1.7	26.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,253 ±422	20.5% ±1.6	23.7% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,330 ±530	20.8% ±2.1	19.3% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $36,419 ±$4,439, and income per person $22,287 ±$1,874, in 2024 dollars. The median is $64,059 ±$808 in New Mexico and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Luna County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under $25,000	2,729 ±403	29.6% ±4.2	20.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,878 ±456	31.2% ±4.8	19.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,568 ±335	17.0% ±3.6	16.9% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	782 ±236	8.5% ±2.5	12.4% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	860 ±249	9.3% ±2.7	15.5% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	93 to 279	1.0% to 3.0%	7.6% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	97 to 343	1.1% to 3.7%	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Luna County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Mexico	United States
All ages	7,185 ±915	28.6% ±3.6	17.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,850 ±483	43.4% ±5.6	24.0% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,054 ±476	25.8% ±3.7	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,281 ±327	19.1% ±4.6	14.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Luna County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Luna County	New Mexico	United States
Housing units	11,621 ±40	956,964 ±262	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.4% ±2.9	87.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.6% ±2.9	12.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.9% ±4.1	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.1% ±4.1	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$128,000 ±$15,180	$248,100 ±$1,957	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$650 ±$95	$1,067 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±3	1985 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Luna County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	17,178 ±0	67.1% ±<0.1	48.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,259 ±37	28.3% ±0.1	36.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	116 to 466	0.5% to 1.8%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	77 to 505	0.3% to 2.0%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	12 to 218	< 0.1% to 0.9%	8.5% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 46	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 277	0% to 1.1%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	344 ±148	1.3% ±0.6	3.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Luna County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Born in the state	12,282 ±1,007	48.0% ±3.9	52.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,139 ±802	35.7% ±3.1	36.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1 to 101	< 0.1% to 0.4%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,139 ±665	16.2% ±2.6	9.4% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,797 ±387	7.0% ±1.5	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,342 ±561	9.1% ±2.2	5.3% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Luna County among the counties of New Mexico

18th of 33 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New Mexico page.

Counties of New Mexico near Luna County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Rio Arriba County	39,832	−1.0%
Taos County	34,564	+0.3%
Grant County	27,252	−3.4%
Cibola County	26,807	−0.6%
San Miguel County	26,260	−3.2%
Luna County	25,407	−0.2%
Lincoln County	19,844	−2.3%
Los Alamos County	19,407	> −0.1%
Roosevelt County	18,615	−2.8%
Torrance County	16,100	+6.9%
Socorro County	15,838	−4.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026