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County population in July 2011: 690 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 279
Renter-occupied apartments: 92
% of renters here:

25%
State:

9%

Land area: 2125 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 0 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Harding County: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (32.1%), Educational,health and social services (19.8%), Public administration (14.0%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 39%
  • Government: 37%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 19%
  • Unpaid family work: 5%

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Races in Harding County, New Mexico:

  • Hispanic or Latino (53.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (42.1%)
  • Asian alone (2.4%)
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone (1.2%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (0.9%)

Median resident age:  48.7 years
New Mexico median age:  34.6 years

Males: 410  (50.6%)
Females: 400  (49.4%)

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Average household size:
Harding County:

2.2 people
New Mexico:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $32,915 ($26,111 in 1999)
This county:

$32915
New Mexico:

$43028

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $281 (lower quartile is $190, upper quartile is $391)
This county:

$281
State:

$585


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $69,812 (it was $32,300 in 2000)
Harding County:

$69,812
New Mexico:

$160,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $43,111 - $125,019

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $219,188
Here:

$219,188
State:

$226,412

Townhouses or other attached units: $18,086
Here:

$18,086
State:

$192,453

Mobile homes: $19,206
Here:

$19,206
State:

$56,348
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,087
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $144

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

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 12
  • Burglaries: 6
  • Thefts: 2
  • Auto thefts: 2

Harding County, NM map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Harding County New Mexico:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 59.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 40.2%


2008 Presidential Election results in Harding County New Mexico:

McCain (Republican): 57.6%
Obama (Democratic): 41.9%
Detailed 2008 Election Results


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $347 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $199 (0.3%)


Harding County household income distribution in 2009 Harding County home values distribution


Harding County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 23.4%
(14.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 66.7% for Black residents, 31.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 29.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

16.3%
Whole state:

18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

4.4%
Whole state:

7.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Harding County is $390 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $615 a month.

Cities in this county include: Roy, Mosquero, North Harding, South Harding.


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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Harding County: Lake Windmill (A), Largo Windmill (B), Leatherman Windmill (C), Little Johnny Windmill (D), Logan Ranch (E), Louis Windmills (F), Lower Andrews Windmill (G), Martinez Windmill (H), Mathis Ranch (I), McCarty Ranch (J), McCarty West Camp (K), McCloy Ranch (L), McCuistion Camp (M), McFarland Well (N), McIntosh Camp (O), McIntosh Windmill (P), McNeil Windmill (Q), Medano Windmill (R), Nelson Well (S), New Pasture Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Harding County include: Sacred Heart Church Historic Site (A), Hanova Church (B), Church of the Immaculate Conception Historic Site (C), Mosquero Creek Church (D), Carrizo Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Alamosa Cemetery (1), Rosebud Cemetery (2), Calvert Cemetery (3), Johnson Cemetery (4), Mestenito Cemetery (5), Trujillo Cemetery (6), Armenta Plaza Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Indian Bathtub (A), Matis Lake (B), Payton Lake (C), Gunn Lake (D), Laguna Tierra Amatosa (E), Island Lake (F), Dorhman Lake (G), Cone Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Arroyo de la Cejita (A), Alamosa Creek (B), Bueyeros Creek (C), Conejo Creek (D), Del Muerto Creek (E), Deposito Creek (F), Garcia Creek (G), Las Canelas Creek (H), Las Cuevas Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Harding County include: New Goodnight Trail Historical Marker (1), Mills Canyon Historical Marker (2), Chicosa Lake State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Neighboring counties: Colfax County , Mora County , Quay County , San Miguel County , Union County .

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

4.0%
New Mexico:

6.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 20
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 20 (30% naturalized citizens)

Harding County:

2.5%
Whole state:

8.2%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 4
  • 1990 to 1994: 7
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 3
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 2
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 4

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.7%

Harding County marital status for males
Harding County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 441
  • One, attached: 12
  • Two: 1
  • 3 or 4: 3
  • 20 or more: 3
  • Mobile homes: 80
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Harding County with a mortgage: 20 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 142

Here:

12.3% with mortgage
State:

63.6% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 81.11%
Here81.1%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 657
Total congregations: 8
Religions in Harding County - Roy, Mosquero, North Harding, South Harding

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 1
This county:

13.97 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

1.44 / 10,000 pop.




Number of full-service restaurants: 2
Harding County:

27.93 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

7.7%
New Mexico:

6.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

20.8%
New Mexico:

22.1%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Harding County:

13.0%
State:

11.5%


Agriculture in Harding County:

Average size of farms: 7689 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $88,436
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $66,455
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41,823
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 79.07%
Average age of principal farm operators: 62 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.39

Tornado activity:

Harding County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 4.9 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/14/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Harding County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below New Mexico state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 86.3 miles away from the county center
On 1/3/2007 at 14:34:38, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.4 MW, 4.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from the county center
On 9/5/2001 at 10:52:07, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.4 miles away from the county center
On 3/22/2004 at 12:09:56, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.5 miles away from Harding County center
On 8/1/2004 at 06:50:47, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.0 miles away from the county center
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • New Mexico Severe Storms & Flooding, Incident Period: July 26, 2006 to September 18, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1659): August 30, 2006, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1659, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • New Mexico Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3229): September 7, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3229, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New Mexico New Mexico Fire, Incident Period: May 5, 2000 to July 7, 2000, Emergency Declared (EM-3154 ): May 10, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3154 , Natural disaster type: Fire
  • New Mexico Drought, Incident Period: March 2, 1977, Emergency Declared (EM-3034): March 2, 1977, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3034, Natural disaster type: Drought
  • New Mexico SEVERE STORMS, SNOW MELT, FLOODING, Incident Period: May 11, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-380): May 11, 1973, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-380, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Snow

The number of natural disasters in Harding County (5) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 3

Class of Workers


Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (44%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (3%)
  • Chemicals (3%)
  • Educational services (23%)
  • Public administration (18%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • U. S. Postal service (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Farmers and farm managers (25%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (17%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Other financial specialists (3%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Special education teachers (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (65%)
  • Germany (35%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Harding County (%):



  • German (14%)
  • English (11%)
  • Irish (8%)
  • United States or American (7%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)


Harding County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 218 (61%)
  • Carpooled: 60 (17%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 3 (1%)
  • Bicycle: 2 (1%)
  • Walked: 25 (7%)
  • Other means: 2 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 50 (14%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $28,664.

5.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($-3,286 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.83%
New Mexico average:

7.94%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in New Mexico.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries



8.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($16,864 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.87%
New Mexico average:

7.42%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in New Mexico.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.1

Births per 1000 population in Harding County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Harding County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 35.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Harding County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 233 (210 aged, 23 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 810.810
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1351.350

Household type by relationship:

Households: 810
  • In family households: 660 (164 male householders, 60 female householders)
    184 spouses, 213 children (197 natural, 6 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 150 (84 male householders (80 living alone)), 58 female householders (53 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 120 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 133 1-person, 9 2-persons.

59.4% of residents of Harding County speak English at home.
38.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $8,640,000 ($11163 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $469,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,686,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,202,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,298,000
Federal grants: $2,353,000
Federal procurement contracts: $477,000 ($344,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $624,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $0,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

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

Births: 15
Here:

20 per 1000 residents
State:

74 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 36
Here:

49 per 1000 residents
State:

36 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0
Here:

0 per 1000 residents
State:

+15 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -45
Here:  -61 per 1000 residents
State:  +5 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Harding County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.07 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.2
State:

5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

4.0

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 13
  • 2000 to 2004: 5
  • 1990 to 1999: 86
  • 1980 to 1989: 28
  • 1970 to 1979: 50
  • 1960 to 1969: 23
  • 1950 to 1959: 36
  • 1940 to 1949: 82
  • 1939 or earlier: 250
Rooms in houses/apartments in Harding County, New Mexico
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 13
  • 3 rooms: 13
  • 4 rooms: 63
  • 5 rooms: 74
  • 6 rooms: 58
  • 7 rooms: 15
  • 8 rooms: 19
  • 9+ rooms: 24
  • 1 room: 3
  • 2 rooms: 13
  • 3 rooms: 18
  • 4 rooms: 16
  • 5 rooms: 21
  • 6 rooms: 9
  • 7 rooms: 9
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9+ rooms: 3
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Harding County, New Mexico
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 4
  • 1 bedroom: 23
  • 2 bedrooms: 89
  • 3 bedrooms: 119
  • 4 bedrooms: 31
  • 5+ bedrooms: 13
  • no bedroom: 3
  • 1 bedroom: 28
  • 2 bedrooms: 17
  • 3 bedrooms: 32
  • 4 bedrooms: 12
  • 5+ bedrooms: 0
Cars and other vehicles available in Harding County, New Mexico in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 24
  • 1 vehicle: 65
  • 2 vehicles: 85
  • 3 vehicles: 57
  • 4 vehicles: 32
  • 5+ vehicles: 16
  • no vehicle: 16
  • 1 vehicle: 36
  • 2 vehicles: 22
  • 3 vehicles: 9
  • 4 vehicles: 6
  • 5+ vehicles: 3

73% of Harding County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in New Mexico.

Harding County:

73.4%
State average:

55.7%


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

  • This state: 546
  • Northeast: 19
  • Midwest: 23
  • South: 114
  • West: 85

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,800


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Harding County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (86.0%)
  • Wood (12.2%)
  • Electricity (1.8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70.7%)
  • Utility gas (13.0%)
  • Wood (9.8%)
  • Electricity (6.5%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Here:

5.7%
New Mexico:

8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
Here:

12.2%
New Mexico:

7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
Here:

21.4%
New Mexico:

11.9%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Harding County government finances in 2002:

  • Charges - All Other: $150,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $188,000
    Regular Highways: $110,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $374,000
    Central Staff Services: $307,000
    General - Other: $197,000
    Financial Administration: $148,000
    General Public Buildings: $103,000
    Police Protection: $95,000
    Fire Protection: $43,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $19,000
    Corrections - Other: $17,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $15,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $57,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $30,000
    Property Sale Other: $2,000
    Rents: $2,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $44,000
    Regular Highways: $40,000
    Police Protection: $32,000
    General Public Building: $12,000
    Parks & Recreation: $6,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
    Central Staff: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $975,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $532,000
    All Other: $416,000
    General Support: $94,000
  • Tax - Property: $144,000
    Total General Sales: $26,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $770,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 19
  • Number of aged recipients: 7
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 12
  • Number of recipients under 18: 0
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 0
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 10
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 11
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 7


Harding County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
Count Vehicles Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Harding County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)




Most common first names in Harding County, NM among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Frank684.0 years
John581.6 years
Mary593.0 years
Thomas580.0 years
James462.5 years
Edward473.3 years
Isabel486.0 years
Jose481.5 years
George377.4 years
Maria388.7 years
Most common last names in Harding County, NM among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Esquibel1078.6 years
Martinez676.2 years
Weisdorfer678.4 years
Rigoni574.6 years
Romero567.2 years
Arguello482.0 years
Montoya482.5 years
Self479.2 years
Hartley374.6 years
Anderson378.0 years

Harding County on our top lists:

  • #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
  • #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"

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