Chaves County, New Mexico

Interactive maps and statistics for Chaves County, New Mexico: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside New Mexico and the United States.

Explore Chaves County, New Mexico on the map →

Key figures

Statistic	Chaves County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	64,217	2,120,246	334,922,499	860th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$52,938	$64,059	$80,734	2605th of 3,221
Median Age	37.2	39.4	38.9	2720th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.9%	31.0%	35.7%	2364th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$156,400	$248,100	$332,700	2117th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$867	$1,067	$1,413	1628th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	24.3%	17.8%	12.5%	263rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	6.0%	5.2%	1238th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	10.6	17.5	n/a	2626th of 3,222
Foreign Born	11.3%	9.4%	14.1%	315th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.9	n/a	n/a	2469th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.3%	70.0%	65.2%	2120th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.3	23.5	26.4	2676th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.4%	12.2%	15.1%	2569th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.9%	n/a	n/a	728th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.9%	40.9%	46.9%	2797th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.0%	n/a	n/a	2704th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Chaves County, New Mexico

Statistic	Chaves County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	36.1%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	58.4%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.8	62.7	61.4

Age in Chaves County, New Mexico

Statistic	Chaves County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	37.2	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	24.6%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.1%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.9%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.9%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.5%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Chaves County, New Mexico

Statistic	Chaves County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	23,712	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	65.0%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.7%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.1%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.8%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	35.4%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Chaves County, New Mexico

Statistic	Chaves County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,881	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.6%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.4%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.4%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.2%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	24.3%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	49.4%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	25.0%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Chaves County, New Mexico

Statistic	Chaves County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	26,864	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.5%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.3%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.7%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.7%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.2%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$935	$1,731	n/a

Education in Chaves County, New Mexico

Statistic	Chaves County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	19.1%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.4%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.6%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.7%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.3%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Chaves County, New Mexico

Statistic	Chaves County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.8%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.8%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	46.9%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.1%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.5%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Chaves County, New Mexico

Statistic	Chaves County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.3%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.9%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.4%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	65.0%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	33.2%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	25.4%	25.3%	16.7%

See every county in New Mexico.