Curry County, New Mexico

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Curry County, New Mexico is among the lowest in the country for median age.

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Key figures

Statistic	Curry County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	47,638	2,120,246	334,922,499	1049th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,309	$64,059	$80,734	2309th of 3,221
Median Age	31.9	39.4	38.9	3134th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.3%	31.0%	35.7%	1466th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$171,200	$248,100	$332,700	1781st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,024	$1,067	$1,413	919th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.5%	17.8%	12.5%	512th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.2%	6.0%	5.2%	256th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	33.9	17.5	n/a	1899th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.0%	9.4%	14.1%	393rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.2	n/a	n/a	2086th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	62.7%	70.0%	65.2%	2870th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.5	23.5	26.4	2975th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.7%	12.2%	15.1%	2965th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.2%	n/a	n/a	1005th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.5%	40.9%	46.9%	2130th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.2%	n/a	n/a	819th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Curry County, New Mexico

Statistic	Curry County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	43.0%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	45.9%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	60.0	62.7	61.4

Age in Curry County, New Mexico

Statistic	Curry County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	31.9	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	26.5%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.2%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	17.0%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.8%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	19.4%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.0%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Curry County, New Mexico

Statistic	Curry County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	18,595	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.7%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.2%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.2%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.8%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	31.3%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Curry County, New Mexico

Statistic	Curry County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,608	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.4%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.8%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.8%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.5%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.5%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.0%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	25.5%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Curry County, New Mexico

Statistic	Curry County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	21,426	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.3%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.2%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.2%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	37.3%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.3%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,017	$1,731	n/a

Education in Curry County, New Mexico

Statistic	Curry County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	16.9%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.1%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.7%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.5%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.8%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Curry County, New Mexico

Statistic	Curry County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.3%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.8%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	53.9%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.7%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.1%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Curry County, New Mexico

Statistic	Curry County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	45.7%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.2%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.7%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	72.5%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	25.6%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	21.0%	25.3%	16.7%

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