New Mexico Mobile Home Market Data: Census Counts, Owners and Renters

How many mobile homes are in New Mexico

The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts about 149,635 mobile homes in New Mexico (margin of error ±2,724), which is 15.8% of all housing units in the state. That ranks New Mexico 21st of the 50 states by number of mobile homes, and it is 1.8% of the roughly 8,095,000 mobile homes in the 50 states.

This count covers every mobile home in the state, whether it sits in a park, on the owner's own land or on family land. It is not a count of parks or lots.

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Owners and renters

Of the occupied mobile homes in New Mexico, about 92,410 are lived in by their owners and about 28,625 are rented. The remaining 28,600 or so are vacant, including seasonal homes.

In a mobile home park, an owner-occupied home is the classic lot-rent tenancy: the resident owns the home and rents the land under it. Rented homes include park-owned homes leased together with the lot.

Why this page has no park count or average lot rent

No federal survey publishes the number of mobile home parks, the number of lots or the average lot rent by state. Earlier versions of this page showed estimates for those figures. We removed them because they could not be traced to a published source.

To price lot rent in New Mexico, survey the parks that compete with yours in the same submarket, and check the rent-control guide for any limit on increases.

Lot-rent rules in New Mexico

New Mexico sets no statewide cap on lot rent. Increases are governed by the lease and statutory notice periods.

Governing statute: Mobile Home Park Act (Chapter 47, Article 10).

New Mexico at a glance

• Mobile homes
  149,635 (±2,724)
• Share of housing
  15.8%
• Rank among the 50 states
  21st
• Owner-occupied
  92,410
• Renter-occupied
  28,625
• Source
  U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023 5-year estimates, tables B25024 and B25032