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Carlsbad, NM vs Elephant Butte, NM

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- Elephant Butte is 0% more densely populated than Carlsbad.
- People are 13.4% more likely to be married in Elephant Butte.
- The Median Age is 33.5 years older in Elephant Butte.
 Carlsbad, NMElephant Butte, NMUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,580329,725,481
 Female Population48.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock68.638.4
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 Population - 201026,272  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,390285,036,114
 Population - 199024,952  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-5.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now18.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock378.193.4
 Land Area31.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carlsbad, NMElephant Butte, NMUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock1.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock1.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock47.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Carlsbad, NMElephant Butte, NMUnited States
 White42.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carlsbad, NMElephant Butte, NMUnited States
 Married Population47.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.1%50.2%
 Never Married32.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock25.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.752.60
 Households11,455  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock47480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock88.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,793  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock4.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.4%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Carlsbad    16 Reviews
Robert · Carlsbad, NM
Run down, dirty, hot and windy.
Over 1 years ago

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Carol · Warsaw, IN
Carlsbad N. M. is O.K.
Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Bryan · Carlsbad, NM
Beautiful place but very difficult
Over 4 years ago

Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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Reviews for Elephant Butte    1 Reviews
Jean · Elephant Butte, NM
housing info not correct
Over 18 years ago

Hot, dry summers, cool winters - housing here is more occupied than what appears on the site. Neighborhoods are middle class and then the unoccupied housing are weekend  More

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