Eddy County, New Mexico (NM)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	30%

This county:	17.2%
Whole state:	18.4%

This county:	7.0%
Whole state:	7.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.3%), Retail trade (13.4%).

Type of workers:

Eddy County, New Mexico business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Eddy County, New Mexico:

Median resident age:	36.4 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Males: 25,291	(49.0%)
Females: 26,367	(51.0%)

Eddy County:	2.6 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

This county	$35,147
New Mexico:	$37,492

Eddy County	$85,170
New Mexico:	$125,500

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 36
• Burglaries: 169
• Thefts: 187
• Auto thefts: 27

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Eddy County is $388 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $612 a month.

Cities in this county include: Carlsbad, Artesia, Loving, Hope, Loco Hills.

2005 air pollution in Eddy County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.067 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Chaves County , Lea County , Otero County , Culberson County, Texas , Loving County, Texas , Reeves County, Texas .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Eddy County: W W Smith and Sons Ranch (A), Walnut Ranch Well (B), Hilt Well (C), Welch Ranch (D), Delaware Ranch (E), Denny Ranch (F), White Ranch (G), Diamond A Ranch (H), Dickson Farm (I), Howell Ranch (J), Dillahunty Ranch (K), Williams Well (L), Armstrong and Armstrong Ranch (M), Circle K Ranch (N), Windham Ranch (O), Artesia Country Club (P), Windy Windmill (Q), Wood Ranch (R), Wooten Ranch (S), X Bar Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Eddy County include: El Paso Gap Church (A), Tempe Costa Church (B), Lakewood Baptist Church (C), Cottonwood Community Church (D), First Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Old Lakewood Cemetery (1), Seven Rivers Cemetery (2), Lookout Cemetery (3), South Cemetery (4), Rocky Arroyo Cemetery (5), McDonald Cemetery (6), Queen Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Salt Lake (A), Acrey Lake (B), Walters Lake (C), Cedar Lake (D), Mexican Lake (E), Hackberry Lake (F), Horseshoe Lake (G), Crow Flat Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Delaware River (A), North Seven Rivers (B), Middle Seven Rivers (C), Willow Creek Ditch (D), Rocky Arroyo (E), Black River (F), Martha Creek (G), Crooked Creek (H), South Seven Rivers (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Eddy County include: Devils Den Canyon Wilderness Study Area (1), Brantley Lake State Park (2), Upper McKittrick Canyon Research Natural Area (3), Sitting Bull Falls Point of Interest (4), Lonesome Ridge Wilderness Study Area (5), Cavern City Dragway (6), Mudgetts Wilderness Study Area (7), Guadalupe Escarpment Wilderness Study Area (8), Guadalupe Mountains Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Lakewood Post Office (A), Malaga Post Office (B), Loco Hills Post Office (C), Whites City Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.7%
New Mexico:	3.3%

Current college students: 1,944
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,743 (48% naturalized citizens)

Eddy County:	5.3%
Whole state:	8.2%

Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,413
• One, attached: 626
• Two: 431
• 3 or 4: 604
• 5 to 9: 399
• 10 to 19: 172
• 20 or more: 488
• Mobile homes: 3,861
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 255

Housing units in Eddy County with a mortgage: 5,978 (488 second mortgage, 314 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,750

Eddy County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above New Mexico state average. It is 4.9 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 29 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/31/1991, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 21 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 15,564 (77%) Carpooled: 3,078 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 286 (1%) Ferryboat: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 36 (0%) Bicycle: 47 (0%) Walked: 467 (2%) Other means: 136 (1%) Worked at home: 564 (3%)

6.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,773 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.13%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.01% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($10,639 average AGI)
4.12% relocated from other states ($27,134 average AGI)

Eddy County:	4.12%
New Mexico average:	4.63%

from Chaves County, NM	0.48% ($29,488 average AGI)
from Lea County, NM	0.34% ($40,105)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.34% ($25,250)
from Dona Ana County, NM	0.21% ($27,514)
from El Paso County, TX	0.18% ($43,069)
from Otero County, NM	0.18% ($31,034)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.13% ($25,545)

5.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,925 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.98%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.19% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($11,899 average AGI)
3.79% relocated to other states ($26,026 average AGI)

Eddy County:	3.79%
New Mexico average:	4.16%

to Chaves County, NM	0.61% ($32,485 average AGI)
to Dona Ana County, NM	0.41% ($31,309)
to Bernalillo County, NM	0.36% ($32,915)
to Lea County, NM	0.33% ($31,130)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.19% ($36,613)
to Midland County, TX	0.18% ($43,862)
to Lubbock County, TX	0.11% ($24,842)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,571 (7,121 aged, 1,450 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 44,943 (11,340 male householders, 2,778 female householders)

  11,228 spouses, 16,236 children (14,622 natural, 376 adopted, 1,238 stepchildren), 1,244 grandchildren, 214 brothers or sisters, 179 parents, 653 other relatives, 1,071 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,962 (2,495 male householders (2,132 living alone)), 2,797 female householders (2,553 living alone)), 670 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 753 (591 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,856 2-persons, 3,150 3-persons, 2,890 4-persons, 1,455 5-persons, 470 6-persons, 297 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,685 1-person, 549 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 12 6-persons.

9,483 married couples with children.
3,649 single-parent households (956 men, 2,693 women).

69.6% of residents of Eddy County speak English at home.
29.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $496,786,000 ($9611 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,061,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $133,609,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $63,135,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,139,000
Federal grants: $91,361,000
Federal procurement contracts: $169,798,000 ($7,012,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $36,744,000 ($609,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $200,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,496,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,722,000

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	74 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	36 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+15 per 1000 residents

Here:	-28 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 14.39 millions of gallons per day (99% from ground, 1% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.6

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

59% of Eddy County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in New Mexico.

Eddy County:	59.4%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 29342
• Northeast: 997
• Midwest: 2732
• South: 12066
• West: 3478

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,500

Here:	5.7%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Here:	4.6%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Here:	14.5%
New Mexico:	11.9%

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