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Carlsbad city, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Carlsbad city is a Census city of 31,746 people across 31.66 square miles of land, in Eddy County. Median household income is $72,306, 70.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 84 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $42.4 m.
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Carlsbad
What Carlsbad is
- Census place typecity
- Land area31.66 sq mi
- Water area0.27 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,003
- County holding the largest share of its areaEddy County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carlsbad
How many people live in Carlsbad
- Population31,746
- Median age36.7
- Population under 187,557
- Share under 1823.8 percent
- Population 65 and over5,058
- Share 65 and over15.9 percent
- Households12,445
- Family households7,717
- Share of households that are families62.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carlsbad
Income and work in Carlsbad
- Median household income$72,306
- Per capita income$38,402
- Civilian labor force15,357
- Employed14,564
- Unemployed793 plus or minus 282
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over21,429
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.8 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carlsbad
Housing in Carlsbad
- Housing units14,285
- Occupied units12,445
- Vacant units1,840 plus or minus 413
- Vacancy rate12.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Owner occupied8,742
- Renter occupied3,703
- Ownership rate70.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$200,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,236
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units11,013
- Share single family77.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,881 plus or minus 482
- Share in buildings of two or more13.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Mobile homes1,391 plus or minus 384
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carlsbad
How Carlsbad gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute13,519
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,156
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,460
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.6 percent
- Drove alone79.5 percent
- Carpooled10.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home5.7 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carlsbad
SBA 7(a) lending to Carlsbad borrowers
- Approvals84
- Gross approval$42,443,700
- Average approval$505,282
- Median approval$270,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,411,000
- Largest approval$3,515,000
- Jobs supported1,605
- Jobs per approval19.1
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Paid in full13
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises6.0 percent
- Distinct lenders17
- Distinct industries by NAICS43
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Carlsbad
SBA 504 lending to Carlsbad borrowers
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,650,000
- Average approval$550,000
- Median approval$587,000
- Largest approval$679,000
- Jobs supported39
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Eddy County, not Carlsbad
Eddy County context, not Carlsbad figures
These are Eddy County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as Carlsbad measurements.
- Establishments in Eddy County1,551
- Employment at those establishments, Eddy County24,234
- Covered employment, Eddy County32,197
- Average annual pay, Eddy County$76,419
- Average weekly wage, Eddy County$1,470
- Housing units permitted, Eddy County156
- Of those, single family, Eddy County156
- County product, 2024, Eddy County$11,319,034,000
- County product change over the prior year, Eddy County8.9 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Eddy County$75,688
Every figure in this section is published for Eddy County as a whole and is not a measurement of Carlsbad. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
Carlsbad questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Carlsbad, New Mexico?
31,746, in 12,445 households. Carlsbad city covers 31.66 square miles of land, which is 1,003 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Carlsbad in?
Eddy County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Carlsbad?
$72,306. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $200,000. Median gross rent is $1,236 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Carlsbad businesses?
84 7(a) approvals totalling $42.4 m, across 17 lenders, median approval $270,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $1.6 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carlsbad, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Carlsbad borrowers get paid back?
Of the 13 loans that have reached a final outcome, 13 were paid in full and 0 charged off, a charge off rate of 0.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Are the county figures on this page Carlsbad figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Eddy County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Carlsbad.
Is zoning published for Carlsbad?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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