People QuickFacts	Carlsbad	New Mexico
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	26,296	2,082,224
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	26,138	2,059,180
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	0.6%	1.1%
 	Population, 2010    	26,138	2,059,179
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	7.3%	7.0%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	25.6%	25.2%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	15.6%	13.2%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	50.9%	50.6% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	77.4%	68.4%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	1.9%	2.1%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	1.3%	9.4%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	1.0%	1.4%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	Z	0.1%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	3.1%	3.7%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	42.5%	46.3%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	53.1%	40.5% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	82.3%	84.0%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	2.7%	9.7%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	26.9%	36.0%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	82.6%	82.7%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	16.0%	25.5%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	17.6	21.7 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	71.5%	69.6%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	13.5%	15.1%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$87,300	$158,400
 	Households, 2006-2010    	9,658	756,112
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.60	2.61
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$22,619	$22,966
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$43,955	$43,820
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	12.1%	18.4%

   	Business QuickFacts	Carlsbad	New Mexico
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	1,777	157,231
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	2.4%	1.2%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	5.3%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	2.1%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.1%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	17.1%	23.6%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	31.7% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	NA	17,122,725
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	66,151	10,589,286
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	361,389	24,469,997
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$14,057	$12,429
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	51,310	3,734,300

   	Geography QuickFacts	Carlsbad	New Mexico
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	28.94	121,298.15
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	903.3	17.0
 	FIPS Code    	12150	35
 	Counties    	Eddy County
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts