Editing Aztec, New Mexico (section)

== Demographics ==
Aztec is part of the [[Farmington, New Mexico]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].
{{US Census population
|1910= 509
|1920= 489
|1930= 740
|1940= 756
|1950= 885
|1960= 4137
|1970= 3354
|1980= 5512
|1990= 5479
|2000= 6378
|2010= 6763
|2020= 6201
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:35&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000,<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2014-12-07 }}</ref> 6,378 people, 2,330 households, and 1,589 families were residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|253.1|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. The 2,545 housing units had an average density of {{convert|101.0|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the city was 79.23% White, 0.38% [[African American]], 9.31% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asia]]n, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 7.53% from other races, and 3.29% from two or more races. About 19.22% of the population were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race.

Of the 2,330 households,  35.3% had children under 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were not families. About 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city, the age distribution was 26.6% under 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,110, and for a family was $39,509. Males had a median income of $36,845 versus $17,841 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,750. 17.4% of the population and 14.6% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 20.6% were under the age of 18 and 15.7% were 65 or older.