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1. New Mexico's population is ranked 36th in the U.S. - Total 2,059,179 (2010)
   
   
2. Among U.S. states, New Mexico has the highest percentage of Hispanics, including descendants of Spanish colonists and recent immigrants from Latin America.
   
   
3. In 2007 New Mexico's Gross Domestic Product was $76.178 billion (preliminary figure). In 2007 the per capita personal income was $31,474 (rank 43rd in the nation). In 2005 the percentage of persons below the poverty level was 18.4%. The New Mexico Tourism Department estimates that in Fiscal Year 2006 the travel industry in New Mexico generated expenditures of $6.5 billion.
   
   
4. The climate of New Mexico is generally semi-arid to arid, though there are areas of continental and alpine climates, and its territory is mostly covered by mountains, high plains, and desert. The Great Plains (High Plains) are located in the eastern portion of the state, similar to the Colorado high plains in eastern Colorado. New Mexico's average precipitation rate is 13.9 inches a year. The average annual temperatures can range from 64 °F in the southeast to less than 40 °F in the northern mountains. During the summer months, daytime temperatures can often exceed 100 °F at elevations below 5,000 feet.