Quay County, New Mexico

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Quay County, New Mexico is among the lowest in the country for median home value, and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Quay County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,564	2,120,246	334,922,499	2605th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,946	$64,059	$80,734	3031st of 3,221
Median Age	48.9	39.4	38.9	291st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.6%	31.0%	35.7%	2073rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$87,200	$248,100	$332,700	3118th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$712	$1,067	$1,413	2690th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	27.1%	17.8%	12.5%	181st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.4%	6.0%	5.2%	363rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.0	17.5	n/a	2983rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.6%	9.4%	14.1%	3009th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.6	n/a	n/a	2753rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.6%	70.0%	65.2%	2079th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	11.4	23.5	26.4	3194th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.4%	12.2%	15.1%	2289th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.5%	n/a	n/a	1338th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.7%	40.9%	46.9%	2938th of 3,222
Broadband Access	62.5%	n/a	n/a	3075th 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 Quay County, New Mexico

Statistic	Quay County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	47.9%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44.9%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.3%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	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	56.5	62.7	61.4

Age in Quay County, New Mexico

Statistic	Quay County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	48.9	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	19.6%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.7%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.3%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.9%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.4%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Quay County, New Mexico

Statistic	Quay County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	4,389	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	1.9	2.5	2.5
Family Households	55.7%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.2%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.0%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.4%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	26.5%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Quay County, New Mexico

Statistic	Quay County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,573	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	35.3%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.9%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.1%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.4%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	27.1%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.8%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	30.5%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Quay County, New Mexico

Statistic	Quay County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	5,536	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.4%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.4%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.7%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.4%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.8%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$532	$1,731	n/a

Education in Quay County, New Mexico

Statistic	Quay County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	7.9%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.4%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.1%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.8%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.8%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Quay County, New Mexico

Statistic	Quay County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.5%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.2%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.9%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	78.6%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	1.8%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.7%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Quay County, New Mexico

Statistic	Quay County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.7%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	82.8%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	17.1%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	16.0%	25.3%	16.7%

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