Belen, New Mexico Demographics

Belen is 4th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - Two or More

Belen is 6th in New Mexico out of 33 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Belen is 8th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Belen is 8th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Belen is 10th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Income below poverty line

Belen is 14th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Female residents

Belen is 15th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Belen is 18th in New Mexico out of 42 other cities in Retail sales

Belen is 18th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Belen is 18th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Size Demographics
	Belen	Rank	New Mexico	US
Current population (2012)	7,255	28th	2,085,538	313,914,040
Size in square miles	8.3	34th	121,298.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	876.5	27th	17	87.4

Age Demographics
	Belen	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents younger than 5	6.9%	30th	6.9%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.3%	28th	24.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.6%	15th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Belen	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	79.8%	28th	83.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	9.1%	41st	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Belen	Rank	New Mexico	US
Race - White	74.3%	24th	83.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.4%	18th	2.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	2.6%	18th	10.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	37th	1.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	8th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.8%	4th	2.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	65.3%	8th	47.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	30.7%	34th	39.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Belen	Rank	New Mexico	US
Female residents	51.8%	14th	50.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.4%	26th	9.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Belen	Rank	New Mexico	US
Housing units	3,346	31st	908,132	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	13.8%	21st	15.0%	25.9%
Households	2,761	31st	762,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	62.5%	33rd	69.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$113,500	25th	$161,800	$186,200
People per household	2.6	24th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	Belen	Rank	New Mexico	US
Income per capita	$16,214	36th	$23,537	$27,915
Income per household	$32,782	34th	$44,631	$52,762
Income below poverty line	28.4%	10th	19.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Belen	Rank	New Mexico	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	655	33rd	157,231	27,092,908
Retail sales	$172,183	18th	$24,469,997	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$23,948	6th	$12,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$12,432	28th	$3,734,300	$613,795,732