Carlsbad.
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New Mexico·Eddy County
8 tracts·15K people·$200K median·480/mi²
Hispanic 53 · White 40 · Multiracial 2 · Black 2 · Other 2 · Asian 1
Married couple 44 · Living alone 35 · Other 21
Professional 22 · Retail 20 · Health 18 · Manufacturing 17 · Leisure 13 · Public admin 7 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 31 · Sales · office 24 · Construction · maintenance 20 · Production · transport 14 · Service 11
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 7 · Bike 1 · Transit 0 · Walk 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Carlsbad is $200,000 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Carlsbad has 31,746 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.7; the population is 53.5% Hispanic or Latino, 39.6% White, 2.4% Multiracial, 2.2% Black, 1.6% Other and 0.8% Asian; the average household has 2.5 people; 19.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.8% (Census ACS).
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER (61%), DESERT WILLOW ELEMENTARY (45%) and MONTERREY ELEMENTARY (43%) lead the elementary schools; CARLSBAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL - PR LEYVA CAMPUS (41%) and CARLSBAD SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY - ALTA VISTA CAMPUS (22%) lead the middle schools; CARLSBAD EARLY COLLEGE HIGH (57%) and CARLSBAD HIGH (16%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,236/month, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Carlsbad is $72,306 a year, 16% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Carlsbad, median rent is $1,236/month and the median home value is $200,000 (Census ACS).
Carlsbad reported 5.6 violent crimes and 25.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 97°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 44 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 12 inches; snowfall averages 3 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Carlsbad are inland flooding (99), winter weather (95) and ice storm (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Carlsbad, 0.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).