Luna County, NM Population

Overview

25,282

Total Population

36.5

Median age

48.93%

Female population %

104.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

74.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

17,302

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Luna County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Luna County is 36.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Luna County's population under 18 was 27.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Luna County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Luna County, 22.53% were under the age of 15, 18.73% aged 15 to 29, 38.45% aged 30 to 64, 17.72% aged 65 to 84, and 2.57% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 540 less females than males in Luna County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.93% females and 51.07% males in Luna County, NM.
The Luna County, NM gender ratio is 104.4:100 i.e. 104.4 men to 100 women (1.044).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 1,064.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 1,033.

Luna County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Luna County population: 74.57% are White, 1.81% are Black or African American, 0.92% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.03% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.85% are some other race and 16.76% are multiracial.
Luna County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 17,302 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,98 (31.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Luna County is White with a population of 18,852 (74.57% of the total population).

Luna County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 27,202 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Luna County's population increased by 123 (0.49%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Luna County's population increased by 365 (1.46%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Luna County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 23,775.