Roosevelt County, New Mexico (NM)

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% of renters here:	37%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (30.4%), Retail trade (12.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Roosevelt County, New Mexico:

Median resident age:	29.5 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Males: 8,847	(49.1%)
Females: 9,171	(50.9%)

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Roosevelt County:	2.6 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

This county:	$32,286
New Mexico:	$41,452

Roosevelt County:	$93,141
New Mexico:	$155,400

This county:	$384
State:	$531

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 29
• Thefts: 25
• Auto thefts: 8

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 56
• Thefts: 43
• Auto thefts: 9

This county:	22.7%
Whole state:	18.4%

This county:	9.9%
Whole state:	7.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Roosevelt 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 $632 a month.

Cities in this county include: Portales, Elida, Dora, Floyd, Causey.

Neighboring counties: Chaves County , Curry County , De Baca County , Bailey County, Texas , Lea County , Quay County , Cochran County, Texas .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Roosevelt County: West Jett Windmill (A), West Jog Windmills (B), West Priewe Well (C), Diamond Windmill (D), Howl Ranch (E), Dobie Windmill (F), Double Windmill (G), Double Windmills (H), Coldwater Ranch (I), Compton Ranch (J), Dunn Well (K), Cottonwood Well (L), Dutch Windmill (M), Baliff Well (N), East Bell Windmill (O), Daniels Well (P), Johnson Windmill (Q), Jones Well (R), Jones Windmill (S), Koutz Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Roosevelt County include: Milnesand Baptist Church (A), Kenna Community Church (B), Central Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Old Kenna Cemetery (1), Kenna Cemetery (2), New Hope Cemetery (3), Benson Cemetery (4), Bethel Cemetery (5), Mount Zion Cemetery (6), Longs Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Salt Lake (A), Tierra Blanca Lake (B), Red Lake (C), Little Salt Lake (D), Gregory Lake (E), Badger Lake (F), Smith Lake (G), Lewiston Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Roosevelt County include: Oasis State Park (1), Grulla National Wildlife Refuge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Rogers Post Office (A), Milnesand Post Office (B), Kenna Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.4%
New Mexico:	3.3%

Current college students: 2,589
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,114 (49% naturalized citizens)

Roosevelt County:	6.2%
Whole state:	8.2%

Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,679
• One, attached: 128
• Two: 219
• 3 or 4: 296
• 5 to 9: 110
• 10 to 19: 29
• 20 or more: 104
• Mobile homes: 1,170
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Roosevelt County with a mortgage: 1,516 (46 second mortgage, 40 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,196

Here:	55.9% with mortgage
State:	63.6% with mortgage

Roosevelt County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 2.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/4/1969, a tornado injured 2 people

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,770 (77%) Carpooled: 1,002 (13%) Subway or elevated: 9 (0%) Motorcycle: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 41 (1%) Walked: 288 (4%) Other means: 65 (1%) Worked at home: 312 (4%)

10.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,621 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.75%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

0.70% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,125 average AGI)

Roosevelt County:	0.70%
New Mexico average:	0.21%

4.89% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($10,382 average AGI)
5.17% relocated from other states ($15,117 average AGI)

Roosevelt County:	5.17%
New Mexico average:	4.63%

from Curry County, NM	2.28% ($24,260 average AGI)
from Lea County, NM	0.30% ($14,941)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.26% ($26,800)
from Chaves County, NM	0.26% ($15,000)
from Quay County, NM	0.23% ($21,000)
from Eddy County, NM	0.21% ($18,833)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.19% ($97,182)

10.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,334 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.50%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

0.24% of residents moved to foreign countries ($711 average AGI)

Roosevelt County:	0.24%
New Mexico average:	0.14%

4.59% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($9,884 average AGI)
5.67% relocated to other states ($14,741 average AGI)

Roosevelt County:	5.67%
New Mexico average:	4.16%

to Curry County, NM	2.22% ($21,654 average AGI)
to Bernalillo County, NM	0.52% ($29,933)
to Lea County, NM	0.28% ($26,125)
to Chaves County, NM	0.26% ($20,867)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.24% ($24,643)
to Lubbock County, TX	0.23% ($18,769)
to Lincoln County, NM	0.17% ($17,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,566 (2,170 aged, 396 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 28%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,667 (3,603 male householders, 951 female householders)

  3,671 spouses, 5,471 children (4,916 natural, 138 adopted, 417 stepchildren), 368 grandchildren, 137 brothers or sisters, 75 parents, 165 other relatives, 226 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,582 (923 male householders (653 living alone)), 1,153 female householders (997 living alone)), 506 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 769 (113 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,872 2-persons, 979 3-persons, 975 4-persons, 476 5-persons, 177 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,650 1-person, 340 2-persons, 77 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

73.6% of residents of Roosevelt County speak English at home.
25.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $127,368,000 ($7012 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,561,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $37,289,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,116,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,039,000
Federal grants: $35,812,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,852,000 ($58,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,260,000 ($318,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,542,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,553,000
Federal Government insurance: $42,082,000

Here:	88 per 1000 residents
State:	74 per 1000 residents

Here:	41 per 1000 residents
State:	36 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+15 per 1000 residents

Here:	-39 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.04 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.6

Here:	4.5
State:	4.0

50% of Roosevelt County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in New Mexico.

Roosevelt County:	50.4%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 9885
• Northeast: 392
• Midwest: 968
• South: 4138
• West: 1367

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,100

Here:	3.5%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Here:	5.9%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Here:	4.3%
New Mexico:	11.9%