Curry County, New Mexico (NM)

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• • 23,33546.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 21,22042.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,5815.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,3622.7%Two or more races
  • 6971.4%Asian alone
  • 3810.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1210.2%Some other race alone
  • 680.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $858 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $462 (0.4%)

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, Cannon AFB, Texico, Melrose, Broadview, Grady.

Neighboring counties: Abbeville County, South Carolina , Chesterfield County, South Carolina , Greenville County, South Carolina , Marion County, South Carolina , Oconee County, South Carolina , Pickens County, South Carolina , Saline County, Arkansas , Polk County, Tennessee .

Current college students: 3,355
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,934 (38.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,0672010 or later
• 1,7622000 to 2009
• 9761990 to 1999
• 7481980 to 1989
• 4771970 to 1979
• 408Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.6 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,343
• One, attached: 926
• Two: 698
• 3 or 4: 1,093
• 5 to 9: 530
• 10 to 19: 401
• 20 to 49: 170
• 50 or more: 66
• Mobile homes: 2,215
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 67

Housing units in Curry County with a mortgage: 5,927 (79 second mortgage, 230 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,881

Religion statistics for Curry County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Curry County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• New Mexico Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4529, Natural disaster type: Other
• New Mexico Tire Fire, Incident Period: April 17, 2011 to April 21, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 2897, Natural disaster type: Fire
• New Mexico Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: March 23, 2007 to March 24, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1690: April 02, 2007, FEMA Id: 1690, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• New Mexico Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3229: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3229, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New Mexico New Mexico Fire, Incident Period: May 05, 2000 to July 07, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3154: May 10, 2000, FEMA Id: 3154, Natural disaster type: Fire

9.23% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,564 average adjusted gross income)

0.68% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,081 average AGI)

Curry County:	0.68%
New Mexico average:	0.10%

2.19% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($9,832 average AGI)
6.36% relocated from other states ($27,651 average AGI)

Curry County:	6.36%
New Mexico average:	3.55%

from Roosevelt County, NM	0.84% ($40,327 average AGI)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.38% ($46,939)
from Okaloosa County, FL	0.25% ($54,558)
from Lubbock County, TX	0.22% ($32,000)
from Parmer County, TX	0.18% ($26,063)
from Otero County, NM	0.18% ($52,097)
from Santa Rosa County, FL	0.14% ($72,400)

10.42% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($49,350 average adjusted gross income)

0.66% of residents moved to foreign countries ($3,030 average AGI)

Curry County:	0.66%
New Mexico average:	0.09%

2.28% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($8,672 average AGI)
7.49% relocated to other states ($37,649 average AGI)

Curry County:	7.49%
New Mexico average:	3.93%

to Roosevelt County, NM	0.85% ($32,540 average AGI)
to Bernalillo County, NM	0.55% ($42,847)
to Lubbock County, TX	0.46% ($68,173)
to Okaloosa County, FL	0.33% ($57,793)
to Bexar County, TX	0.20% ($50,528)
to Parmer County, TX	0.20% ($43,429)
to Randall County, TX	0.20% ($50,486)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 19.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Curry County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 9,999 (3,344 living alone), Female householders: 8,850 (2,575 living alone)

• 7,852 spouses (7,725 opposite-sex spouses), 1,583 unmarried partners, (1,549 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 15,750 children (14,315 natural, 376 adopted, 1,011 stepchildren), 1,161 grandchildren, 675 brothers or sisters, 404 parents, 30 foster children, 791 other relatives, 1,640 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,033

Size of family households: 4,714 2-persons, 2,864 3-persons, 2,422 4-persons, 1,174 5-persons, 463 6-persons, 367 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,880 1-person, 685 2-persons, 224 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

6,693 married couples with children.
4,665 single-parent households (1,338 men, 3,327 women).

71.8% of residents of Curry speak English at home.
26.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $458,193,000 ($10,034 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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)

• Year house built in Curry County, New Mexico
• 1,0302014 or later
• 9802010 to 2013
• 2,3402000 to 2009
• 2,3621990 to 1999
• 2,7731980 to 1989
• 4,2821970 to 1979
• 2,9551960 to 1969
• 2,1621950 to 1959
• 1,4181940 to 1949
• 1,4111939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Curry County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Curry County, New Mexico
• 601 room
• 412 rooms
• 2883 rooms
• 1,1444 rooms
• 2,6025 rooms
• 2,4386 rooms
• 1,8707 rooms
• 1,2818 rooms
• 1,0969+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Curry County, New Mexico
• 2241 room
• 3922 rooms
• 8553 rooms
• 2,0474 rooms
• 1,7005 rooms
• 1,3616 rooms
• 7677 rooms
• 4048 rooms
• 2399+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Curry County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Curry County, New Mexico
• 77no bedroom
• 2271 bedroom
• 1,8202 bedrooms
• 6,5093 bedrooms
• 2,0014 bedrooms
• 1815+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Curry County, New Mexico
• 239no bedroom
• 1,0691 bedroom
• 2,5052 bedrooms
• 3,0413 bedrooms
• 1,1564 bedrooms
• 165+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Curry County, New Mexico in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Curry County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 103no vehicle
• 2,6611 vehicle
• 4,2132 vehicles
• 2,5523 vehicles
• 1,0454 vehicles
• 2305+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Curry County in renter-occupied apartments
• 662no vehicle
• 3,7571 vehicle
• 2,5522 vehicles
• 5813 vehicles
• 4144 vehicles
• 805+ vehicles

79.2% of Curry County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in New Mexico.

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

• This state: 22,784
• Other state: 21,162
• Northeast: 1,840
• Midwest: 3,951
• South: 10,095
• West: 5,250

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,491
• Number of aged recipients: 115
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,376
• Number of recipients under 18: 245
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 947
• Number of recipients older than 64: 299
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 574
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 654

Curry County on our top lists:

• #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"