Chaves County vs. Eddy County

Chaves County (NM)Eddy County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)64,68957,900
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.5%7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)65,64853,823
Population, Census, April 1, 201065,64553,829
Persons under 5 years, percent6.6%7.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.3%26.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.0%14.5%
Female persons, percent50.4%49.7%
White alone, percent92.1%92.8%
Black or African American alone, percent2.4%2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.3%2.4%
Asian alone, percent1.2%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent57.2%49.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent38.7%46.1%
Veterans, 2014-20183,6493,606
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201812.7%6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)27,42824,782
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.0%70.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$108,700$148,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,043$1,168
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$315$350
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$771$905
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.4%8.1%
Building permits, 201857284
Households, 2014-201823,16921,264
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.2%86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201835.1%22.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.7%86.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201869.7%78.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201878.0%84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.8%15.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.2%8.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.8%8.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.3%62.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.3%53.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)107,807118,004
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)331,075275,782
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)190,3781,075,263
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)895,096798,704
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,607$14,677
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.918.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$43,197$62,982
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,356$28,957
Persons in poverty, percent18.9%15.7%
Total employer establishments, 20171,3871,447
Total employment, 201716,15722,547
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)563,0331,222,180
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.8%-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,0182,640
All firms, 20124,2113,335
Men-owned firms, 20122,0741,597
Women-owned firms, 20121,362948
Minority-owned firms, 20121,311931
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,6472,119
Veteran-owned firms, 2012425332
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,3712,630
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%0.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200723.0%16.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.3%28.4%
Population per square mile, 201010.812.9
Land area in square miles, 20106,065.284,175.73

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Chaves county (NM) and Eddy county (NM) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.