Quay County vs. Deaf Smith County

	Quay County (NM)	Deaf Smith County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,253	18,760
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-8.7%	-3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	9,040	19,372
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	9,041	19,372
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	8.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.3%	31.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	25.5%	12.7%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	50.1%
White alone, percent	90.8%	94.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.3%	2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.7%	1.7%
Asian alone, percent	1.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	45.9%	73.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.0%	24.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	564	591
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.8%	16.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,698	7,041
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.6%	63.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$72,200	$91,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$913	$1,121
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$284	$394
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$531	$780
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.6%	13.3%
Households, 2014-2018	3,060	6,139
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.71	3.03
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.0%	89.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	20.9%	53.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	70.1%	81.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	57.2%	74.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.8%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.8%	12.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.3%	6.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.2%	25.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.9%	66.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	43.3%	55.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	37,936	39,473
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	263,863	275,814
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$30,090	$14,247
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	16.6	13.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,075	$51,841
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$18,637	$21,515
Persons in poverty, percent	24.1%	17.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	221	394
Total employment, 2017	1,832	5,443
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	47,576	222,428
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.6%	-0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	378	1,269
All firms, 2012	878	1,362
Men-owned firms, 2012	500	799
Women-owned firms, 2012	237	277
Minority-owned firms, 2012	185	719
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	641	566
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	55	55
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	758	1,210
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	19.2%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.3%	22.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	3.1	12.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,874.35	1,496.87

Source: United States Census Bureau

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