Chaves County, New Mexico (NM)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.2%), Retail trade (12.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Chaves County, New Mexico:

Median resident age:	35.2 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Males: 30,055	(49.0%)
Females: 31,327	(51.0%)

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Chaves County:	2.7 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

This county:	$34,626
New Mexico:	$41,452

This county:	$410
State:	$531

Chaves County:	$93,280
New Mexico:	$155,400

Detached houses: $135,040

Here:	$135,040
State:	$230,092

Townhouses or other attached units: $183,629

Here:	$183,629
State:	$217,226

In 2-unit structures: $110,976

Here:	$110,976
State:	$213,438

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $111,927

Here:	$111,927
State:	$201,247

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $25,774

Here:	$25,774
State:	$156,039

Mobile homes: $36,536

Here:	$36,536
State:	$56,348

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $28,557

Here:	$28,557
State:	$42,007

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 40
• Burglaries: 288
• Thefts: 161
• Auto thefts: 43

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 31
• Burglaries: 240
• Thefts: 139
• Auto thefts: 33

This county:	21.3%
Whole state:	18.4%

This county:	8.8%
Whole state:	7.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chaves County is $365 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $466 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $610 a month.

Cities in this county include: Roswell, Dexter, Hagerman, Lake Arthur, Northeast Chaves, Northwest Chaves, Southeast Chaves, Southwest Chaves.

2005 air pollution in Chaves County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 31 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 6.6 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 17 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: De Baca County , Eddy County , Lea County , Lincoln County , Otero County , Roosevelt County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Chaves County: W R McKnight Ranch (A), Wade Ranch (B), Childress Ranch (C), Walker Windmill (D), Deep Sand Well (E), Waller Ranch (F), Deep Tank Windmill (G), Deep Well (H), China Draw Well (I), Well Camp (J), West Camp (K), West Frazor Windmill (L), West Singer Windmill (M), West Stancel Corral (N), West Well (O), West Windmill (P), Apache Windmill (Q), Christine Windmill (R), West Windmill (S), Denton Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Chaves County include: Shady Grove Church (A), First Methodist Church (B), Salt Creek Church (C), Christ Light Ministry (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Frazier Cemetery (1), Liston Cemetery (2), Boaz Cemetery (3), Lake Arthur Cemetery (4), Hagerman Cemetery (5), Saint Marys Cemetery (6), Cox Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Juan Lake (A), Salt Cedar Lake (B), Salt Lake (C), Tolliver, Lake (D), Samples Lake (E), Dagger Lake (F), Ramadge Lake (G), Little Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Walnut Creek (A), North Spring River (B), Willow Creek (C), Long Arroyo (D), Sand Creek (E), Loco Draw (F), Macho, Arroyo del (G), Lost River (H), Horse Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Chaves County include: Mesa and Pecos Valley Historical Marker (1), Bottomless Lakes State Park (2), Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.7%
New Mexico:	6.5%

Current college students: 3,290
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 6,891 (34% naturalized citizens)

Chaves County:	11.2%
Whole state:	8.2%

Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 18,486
• One, attached: 635
• Two: 699
• 3 or 4: 423
• 5 to 9: 314
• 10 to 19: 315
• 20 or more: 967
• Mobile homes: 3,600
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 208

Housing units in Chaves County with a mortgage: 7,284 (560 second mortgage, 232 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,064

Here:	59.0% with mortgage
State:	63.6% with mortgage

Chaves County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above New Mexico state average. It is 7.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/10/1965, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Chaves County-area historical earthquake activity is near New Mexico state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/19/2005 at 20:27:40, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.1 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 57.6 miles away from Chaves County center
On 3/14/1999 at 22:43:17, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MD, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 54.0 miles away from the county center
On 5/23/2004 at 09:22:05, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 57.9 miles away from the county center
On 5/30/1999 at 19:04:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, 3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 55.5 miles away from Chaves County center
On 6/22/2004 at 08:55:28, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 57.8 miles away from the county center
On 6/21/2003 at 02:03:09, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.9 miles away from Chaves County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 17,629 (78%) Carpooled: 3,228 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 120 (1%) Railroad: 2 (0%) Ferryboat: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 51 (0%) Bicycle: 82 (0%) Walked: 621 (3%) Other means: 182 (1%) Worked at home: 772 (3%)

6.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,760 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.22%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($-1,833 average AGI)

Chaves County:	0.05%
New Mexico average:	0.21%

2.30% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($10,519 average AGI)
3.87% relocated from other states ($21,075 average AGI)

Chaves County:	3.87%
New Mexico average:	4.63%

from Eddy County, NM	0.54% ($32,485 average AGI)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.38% ($29,600)
from Dona Ana County, NM	0.24% ($30,159)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.23% ($27,256)
from El Paso County, TX	0.17% ($23,125)
from Lea County, NM	0.17% ($33,000)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.12% ($39,182)

6.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,692 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.69%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($132 average AGI)

Chaves County:	0.05%
New Mexico average:	0.14%

2.76% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($11,057 average AGI)
3.87% relocated to other states ($16,504 average AGI)

Chaves County:	3.87%
New Mexico average:	4.16%

to Bernalillo County, NM	0.67% ($24,500 average AGI)
to Eddy County, NM	0.43% ($29,488)
to Dona Ana County, NM	0.39% ($21,730)
to Lincoln County, NM	0.33% ($34,738)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.19% ($31,000)
to Lubbock County, TX	0.19% ($-56,286)
to Lea County, NM	0.17% ($27,063)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,095 (8,480 aged, 1,615 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 27%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 52,867 (12,676 male householders, 3,577 female householders)

  12,259 spouses, 19,560 children (17,755 natural, 523 adopted, 1,282 stepchildren), 1,678 grandchildren, 403 brothers or sisters, 364 parents, 941 other relatives, 1,409 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,222 (2,618 male householders (2,242 living alone)), 3,688 female householders (3,358 living alone)), 916 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,293 (666 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,627 2-persons, 3,628 3-persons, 2,994 4-persons, 1,812 5-persons, 790 6-persons, 402 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,600 1-person, 604 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

66.6% of residents of Chaves County speak English at home.
32.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $375,625,000 ($6094 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $24,173,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $155,345,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $63,146,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,629,000
Federal grants: $116,664,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,651,000 ($8,230,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $21,189,000 ($2,350,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $964,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $22,916,000
Federal Government insurance: $69,219,000

Here:	78 per 1000 residents
State:	74 per 1000 residents

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	36 per 1000 residents

Here:	+14 per 1000 residents
State:	+15 per 1000 residents

Here:	-35 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 16.26 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.6

Here:	4.3
State:	4.0

57% of Chaves County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in New Mexico.

Chaves County:	56.5%
State average:	55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 31024
• Northeast: 1554
• Midwest: 4739
• South: 11349
• West: 5350

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,700

Here:	6.5%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Here:	6.1%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Here:	12.5%
New Mexico:	11.9%

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