224,266Population2024 est.
COUNTY PROFILE
Doña Ana County
New Mexico
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$12.00Minimum WageHourly
$20.23Living Wage1 adult, 0 children
59%Wage CoverageMinimum vs living
35013County FIPSNM
Community Snapshot
LIVING WAGE COVERAGE
59.3%
The applicable minimum wage covers approximately 59.3% of the estimated living wage for this household type in Doña Ana County.
Minimum Wage
$12.00
per hour
Estimated Living Wage
$20.23
per hour
Hourly Gap
$8.23
per hour
What does that mean over a year? Translate the hourly difference into annual income.
Minimum-wage income
$24,960
40 hours × 52 weeks
Living-wage income
$42,078
Estimated annual earnings
Annual gap
$17,118
before taxes and other adjustments
Representation
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FEDERAL · STATEWIDE REPRESENTATION
INHERITED FROM NEW MEXICO
United States Senate
U.S. SENATOR
STATEWIDE
Ben Ray Luján
Represents everyone in New Mexico, including Doña Ana County
Democratic
U.S. SENATOR
STATEWIDE
Martin Heinrich
Represents everyone in New Mexico, including Doña Ana County
Democratic
FEDERAL · DISTRICT-BASED REPRESENTATION
United States House of Representatives
U.S. House members represent congressional districts rather than
entire states. A county may fall within one or several districts.
House representation will appear here after district geography and
county-to-district relationships are connected.
STATE / TERRITORIAL
New Mexico representation
Legislative representation will be resolved using the appropriate
district geography rather than assuming one legislator represents an entire community.
LOCAL
Doña Ana County government
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County Commissioner
Christopher Schaljo-Hernandez
District 1
Source: New Mexico Counties Member Directory
What could move these numbers? Connect a measurable problem to policy and outcomes.
PROBLEM
Wage gap
→
$8.23 per hour
POLICY
Measure action
→
Wages, taxes, housing, healthcare and childcare
OUTCOME
Measure results
Income, poverty and household security
Sources and methodology See where the wage numbers came from.
Minimum Wage
New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
Living Wage
MIT Living Wage Calculator
Single adult, zero children.