Demographics of Aztec city, New Mexico

Aztec city, New Mexico had 6,091 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −101 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Aztec city, in four figures

6,091
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,150 ±32.; −1.6%
Change since July 2020: −101 people.; 37.2 ±6.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $41,977 ±$10,487
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Aztec city, New Mexico's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Aztec city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Aztec city, New Mexico's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Aztec city, 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	6,192	100.0	100.0
2021	6,165	99.6	100.2
2022	6,130	99.0	100.7
2023	6,132	99.0	101.6
2024	6,110	98.7	102.5
2025	6,091	98.4	103.1

Population of Aztec city, New Mexico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,192	—
2021	6,165	−27
2022	6,130	−35
2023	6,132	+2
2024	6,110	−22
2025	6,091	−19

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.2 ±6.9: for men 40.2 ±9.3 and for women 34.4 ±7.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Aztec city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under 5	661 ±240	10.7% ±3.9	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	874 ±187	14.2% ±3.0	16.5% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	426 ±145	6.9% ±2.4	9.3% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,878 ±420	30.5% ±6.8	26.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,311 ±236	21.3% ±3.8	23.7% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,000 ±189	16.3% ±3.1	19.3% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $41,977 ±$10,487, and income per person $24,969 ±$3,382, 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 Aztec city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under $25,000	796 ±287	33.2% ±11.4	20.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	530 ±137	22.1% ±5.1	19.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	334 ±100	14.0% ±3.9	16.9% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	207 ±72	8.6% ±2.8	12.4% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	306 ±113	12.8% ±4.5	15.5% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	37 to 171	1.6% to 7.1%	7.6% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	40 to 194	1.7% to 8.1%	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 Aztec city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Mexico	United States
All ages	1,564 ±405	25.9% ±6.7	17.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	518 ±245	34.2% ±14.3	24.0% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	800 ±295	24.6% ±8.5	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	246 ±102	19.2% ±7.3	14.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Aztec city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Aztec city	New Mexico	United States
Housing units	2,751 ±295	956,964 ±262	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.0% ±3.4	87.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.0% ±4.3	12.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.3% ±3.7	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.7% ±11.5	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$175,000 ±$23,242	$248,100 ±$1,957	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$629 ±$182	$1,067 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±4	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 Aztec city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,146 ±317	18.6% ±5.2	48.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,430 ±539	55.8% ±8.8	36.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 0.8%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,067 ±457	17.3% ±7.4	8.5% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 9	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 212	0% to 3.4%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	382 ±155	6.2% ±2.5	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 Aztec city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Born in the state	3,611 ±374	58.7% ±6.1	52.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,389 ±357	38.8% ±5.8	36.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	18 to 114	0.3% to 1.9%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	41 to 127	0.7% to 2.1%	9.4% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	20 to 82	0.3% to 1.3%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1 to 65	< 0.1% to 1.1%	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%.

Aztec city among the places of New Mexico

35th of 46 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Mexico page.

Places of New Mexico near Aztec city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ruidoso village	7,699 ±30
Shiprock CDP	7,610 ±645
Belen city	7,450 ±47
Bloomfield city	7,395 ±67
Taos town	6,458 ±51
Aztec city	6,150 ±32
Edgewood town	6,124 ±41
Santa Teresa CDP	6,041 ±1,347
North Hobbs CDP	6,034 ±753
Raton city	6,026 ±42
Truth or Consequences city	6,019 ±33

Rankings this appears in

No. 38 Places by poverty rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026