Eddy County, New Mexico

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Key figures

Statistic	Eddy County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	61,105	2,120,246	334,922,499	883rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$78,426	$64,059	$80,734	653rd of 3,221
Median Age	36.2	39.4	38.9	2853rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.3%	31.0%	35.7%	2130th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$212,600	$248,100	$332,700	1272nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,245	$1,067	$1,413	484th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.8%	17.8%	12.5%	1515th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.5%	6.0%	5.2%	936th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	14.6	17.5	n/a	2494th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.7%	9.4%	14.1%	598th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.0	n/a	n/a	2449th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.3%	70.0%	65.2%	1825th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.4	23.5	26.4	2267th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.5%	12.2%	15.1%	2256th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.9%	n/a	n/a	1265th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.5%	40.9%	46.9%	1764th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.5%	n/a	n/a	1941st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Eddy County, New Mexico

Statistic	Eddy County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	42.9%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	51.6%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.9	62.7	61.4

Age in Eddy County, New Mexico

Statistic	Eddy County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	36.2	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	25.8%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.7%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.2%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.5%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.8%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Eddy County, New Mexico

Statistic	Eddy County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	23,620	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.1%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.0%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.7%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.0%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	29.7%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Eddy County, New Mexico

Statistic	Eddy County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,970	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.7%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.5%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.8%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.0%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.8%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.6%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.2%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Eddy County, New Mexico

Statistic	Eddy County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	26,839	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.0%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.1%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.0%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.7%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.8%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,095	$1,731	n/a

Education in Eddy County, New Mexico

Statistic	Eddy County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	16.6%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.5%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.6%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.5%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.8%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Eddy County, New Mexico

Statistic	Eddy County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.1%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.8%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	49.5%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.5%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.7%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Eddy County, New Mexico

Statistic	Eddy County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	57.2%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.5%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.1%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	71.7%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	27.1%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	20.6%	25.3%	16.7%

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