Curry County, New Mexico (NM)

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% of renters here:	41%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.3%), Retail trade (16.3%).

Type of workers:

Curry County, New Mexico business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Curry County, New Mexico:

Median resident age:	30.8 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Males: 22,245	(49.4%)
Females: 22,799	(50.6%)

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Curry County:	2.6 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

This county:	$35,117
New Mexico:	$41,452

This county:	$413
State:	$531

Curry County:	$100,660
New Mexico:	$155,400

Detached houses: $131,170

Here:	$131,170
State:	$230,092

Townhouses or other attached units: $139,546

Here:	$139,546
State:	$217,226

In 2-unit structures: $134,924

Here:	$134,924
State:	$213,438

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $144,929

Here:	$144,929
State:	$201,247

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $69,970

Here:	$69,970
State:	$156,039

Mobile homes: $39,549

Here:	$39,549
State:	$56,348

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $47,353

Here:	$47,353
State:	$42,007

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 75
• Thefts: 57
• Auto thefts: 16

This county:	19.0%
Whole state:	18.4%

This county:	7.6%
Whole state:	7.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Curry County is $393 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $617 a month.

Cities in this county include: Clovis, Texico, Melrose, Grady, Broadview.

Neighboring counties: Bailey County, Texas , Quay County , Roosevelt County , Deaf Smith County, Texas , Parmer County, Texas .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Curry County: Ware (A), Wave (B), Delaney (C), Denton Ranch (D), Williams Ranch (E), Blackburn (F), Garrett Ranch (G), Broadview Weather Station (H), Plains Substation (I), Hammond Ranch (J), Caliche Pits (K), Hardwick Ranch (L), Hart Ranch (M), Saint Vrain Weather Station (N), Seals (O), Shaw (P), Smart Ranch (Q), Smith Ranch (R), Spencer Ranch (S), Veterly (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Curry County include: Rosedale Baptist Church (A), Church of the Nazarene (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: North Cemetery (1), Yeakley Cemetery (2), Texico Cemetery (3), Mitchel Cemetery (4), Roach Cemetery (5), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (6), Field Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Little Tule Lake (A), Santa Fe Lake (B), Buffalo Lake (C), Pleasure Lake (D), Dead Horse Lake (E), Brooks Lake (F), Tule Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tule, Canada de (A). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Bellview Post Office (A), Broadview Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.5%
New Mexico:	6.5%

Current college students: 3,355
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,644 (38% naturalized citizens)

Curry County:	5.9%
Whole state:	8.2%

Mean travel time to work: 15.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,943
• One, attached: 1,390
• Two: 596
• 3 or 4: 663
• 5 to 9: 341
• 10 to 19: 298
• 20 or more: 510
• Mobile homes: 2,449
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

Housing units in Curry County with a mortgage: 5,248 (352 second mortgage, 279 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,730

Here:	65.8% with mortgage
State:	63.6% with mortgage

Curry County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/18/1968, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Curry County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Mexico state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1996 at 06:43:46, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 86.4 miles away from Curry County center
On 3/19/1995 at 18:36:43, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 65.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1993 at 03:07:31, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/29/1993 at 02:01:19, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from Curry County center
On 4/27/1998 at 15:22:46, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/14/1998 at 05:38:48, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 MD, 2.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.0 miles away from Curry County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 15,061 (79%) Carpooled: 2,620 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 30 (0%) Motorcycle: 45 (0%) Bicycle: 79 (0%) Walked: 564 (3%) Other means: 144 (1%) Worked at home: 590 (3%)

10.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,467 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.29%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

1.66% of residents moved from foreign countries ($5,390 average AGI)

Curry County:	1.66%
New Mexico average:	0.21%

2.18% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($5,270 average AGI)
6.44% relocated from other states ($18,808 average AGI)

Curry County:	6.44%
New Mexico average:	4.63%

from Roosevelt County, NM	0.83% ($21,654 average AGI)
from Parmer County, TX	0.36% ($33,018)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.31% ($22,000)
from Lubbock County, TX	0.27% ($24,341)
from Quay County, NM	0.18% ($24,679)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.16% ($40,120)
from Anchorage Municipality, AK	0.14% ($34,045)

11.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,199 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.87%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

1.51% of residents moved to foreign countries ($4,008 average AGI)

Curry County:	1.51%
New Mexico average:	0.14%

2.45% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($4,650 average AGI)
7.92% relocated to other states ($24,541 average AGI)

Curry County:	7.92%
New Mexico average:	4.16%

to Roosevelt County, NM	0.84% ($24,260 average AGI)
to Bernalillo County, NM	0.48% ($27,680)
to Lubbock County, TX	0.33% ($72,558)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.26% ($28,683)
to Parmer County, TX	0.24% ($26,026)
to Clark County, NV	0.24% ($33,216)
to Randall County, TX	0.15% ($35,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,096 (5,050 aged, 1,046 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 38,293 (9,056 male householders, 2,910 female householders)

  9,144 spouses, 14,405 children (12,988 natural, 445 adopted, 972 stepchildren), 847 grandchildren, 323 brothers or sisters, 293 parents, 541 other relatives, 774 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,562 (2,488 male householders (2,118 living alone)), 2,359 female householders (2,172 living alone)), 715 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,189 (503 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,777 2-persons, 2,717 3-persons, 2,565 4-persons, 1,241 5-persons, 418 6-persons, 248 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,290 1-person, 474 2-persons, 70 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

76.9% of residents of Curry County speak English at home.
20.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $458,193,000 ($10034 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $205,398,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $122,595,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $46,424,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $20,524,000
Federal grants: $76,060,000
Federal procurement contracts: $38,785,000 ($35,234,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $153,805,000 ($146,270,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $806,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $28,659,000
Federal Government insurance: $50,055,000

Here:	94 per 1000 residents
State:	74 per 1000 residents

Here:	39 per 1000 residents
State:	36 per 1000 residents

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+15 per 1000 residents

Here:	-48 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.52 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.6

Here:	4.6
State:	4.0

47% of Curry County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in New Mexico.

Curry County:	46.5%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 20895
• Northeast: 1583
• Midwest: 3799
• South: 10902
• West: 3954

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $44,300

Here:	2.9%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Here:	4.9%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Here:	4.7%
New Mexico:	11.9%

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