Chaves County, New Mexico (NM)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,405
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 15,986
Renter-occupied apartments: 7,288 (it was 6,575 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 29% |
| State: | 31% |
Land area: 6071 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 11 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.9%), Retail trade (11.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 73%
- Government: 20%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 38,41759.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 23,46736.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,0461.6%Two or more races
- 8321.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6571.0%Asian alone
- 4310.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 2690.4%Some other race alone
- 180.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 36.9 years |
| New Mexico median age: | 39.1 years |
| Males: 32,746 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 32,468 |  (49.8%) |
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| Chaves County: | 2.0 people |
| New Mexico: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $47,595 ($28,513 in 1999)
| This county: | $47,595 |
| New Mexico: | $53,992 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $654 (lower quartile is $507, upper quartile is $830)
| This county: | $654 |
| State: | $777 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $135,603 (it was $56,700 in 2000)
| Chaves: | $135,603 |
| New Mexico: | $214,000 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,114
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $365
Institutionalized population: 737
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 8
- Rapes: 4
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 55
- Burglaries: 67
- Thefts: 96
- Auto thefts: 52
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 56
- Burglaries: 46
- Thefts: 60
- Auto thefts: 31
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 92 buildings, average cost: $189,900
- 2020: 69 buildings, average cost: $215,500
- 2019: 55 buildings, average cost: $174,900
- 2018: 57 buildings, average cost: $166,500
- 2017: 66 buildings, average cost: $168,300
- 2016: 74 buildings, average cost: $170,100
- 2015: 70 buildings, average cost: $177,800
- 2014: 54 buildings, average cost: $200,900
- 2013: 63 buildings, average cost: $199,600
- 2012: 20 buildings, average cost: $204,100
- 2011: 33 buildings, average cost: $277,000
- 2010: 21 buildings, average cost: $225,900
- 2009: 25 buildings, average cost: $184,700
- 2008: 43 buildings, average cost: $253,300
- 2007: 54 buildings, average cost: $182,000
- 2006: 66 buildings, average cost: $198,800
- 2005: 78 buildings, average cost: $182,200
- 2004: 52 buildings, average cost: $164,300
- 2003: 55 buildings, average cost: $132,300
- 2002: 29 buildings, average cost: $117,100
- 2001: 27 buildings, average cost: $115,900
- 2000: 30 buildings, average cost: $122,700
- 1999: 34 buildings, average cost: $89,600
- 1998: 60 buildings, average cost: $90,200
- 1997: 146 buildings, average cost: $84,700
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,075 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $636 (0.6%)
| Chaves County: | 21.4% |
| New Mexico: | 18.4% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 36.9 years old
(Males: 35.0 years old, Females: 38.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.1 years old, Black residents: 33.1 years old, American Indian residents: 40.2 years old, Asian residents: 44.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.5 years old, Other race residents: 30.1 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chaves County is $365 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $466 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $610 a month.
Cities in this county include: Roswell, Southwest Chaves, Northwest Chaves, Southeast Chaves, Dexter, Hagerman, Midway, Lake Arthur, Northeast Chaves, Mountain View.
Neighboring counties: Desha County, Arkansas 
, Fayette County, Alabama , Leflore County, Mississippi , Morgan County, Georgia , Paulding County, Georgia , Wilbarger County, Texas .
| Here: | 3.0% |
| New Mexico: | 3.1% |
Current college students: 3,290
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 7,349 (50.6% naturalized citizens)
| Chaves County: | 11.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 9732010 or later
- 1,6242000 to 2009
- 1,8621990 to 1999
- 1,8831980 to 1989
- 1,6281970 to 1979
- 1,229Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 19,334
- One, attached: 687
- Two: 842
- 3 or 4: 568
- 5 to 9: 270
- 10 to 19: 236
- 20 to 49: 660
- 50 or more: 490
- Mobile homes: 3,679
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 123
Housing units in Chaves County with a mortgage: 7,521 (381 second mortgage, 95 home equity loan, 163 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27
| Here: | 20.6% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Chaves County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 17,026 | 59 |
| Catholic | 14,031 | 6 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,193 | 11 |
| Other | 1,399 | 10 |
| Black Protestant | 448 | 3 |
| None | 30,548 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
| Chaves County: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| This county: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26
| Chaves County: | 4.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Mexico: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 49
| This county: | 7.85 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Chaves County: | 8.1% |
| New Mexico: | 6.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Chaves County: | 25.6% |
| State: | 22.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 10.6% |
| State: | 11.5% |
Agriculture in Chaves County:
Average size of farms: 4165 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $470,115
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $489.15
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 89.44%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $380,788
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.44%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 96.75%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $93,665
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.61%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.14
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 47.48%
All wheat for grain: 2169 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,122 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 4,028 acres
Earthquake activity:
Chaves County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 426% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 222.0 miles away from Chaves County center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 105.3 miles away from the county center
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 115.8 miles away from the county center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 214.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 05:46:18, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 256.8 miles away from Chaves County center
On 1/29/1990 at 13:16:10, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 LG, Depth: 7.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 159.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- New Mexico Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4529, Natural disaster type: Other
- New Mexico Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: September 09, 2013 to September 22, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4152: October 29, 2013, FEMA Id: 4152, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
- 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 Wildfire, Incident Period: May 05, 2000 to June 09, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1329: May 13, 2000, FEMA Id: 1329, Natural disaster type: Fire
- 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
- New Mexico Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 22, 1997 to December 25, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1202: January 29, 1998, FEMA Id: 1202, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
The number of natural disasters in Chaves County (6) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 18,407 (77.8%)
- Carpooled: 1,935 (8.2%)
- Bus: 67 (0.3%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 4 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 421 (1.8%)
- Bicycle: 106 (0.4%)
- Walked: 277 (1.2%)
- Worked at home: 1,402 (5.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (13%)
- Healthcare support occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Personal care and service occupations (6%)
- Mexico (83%)
- Philippines (3%)
- Nigeria (2%)
- Vietnam (1%)
- India (1%)
- Guatemala (1%)
- Iran (1%)
- American (10%)
- English (5%)
- Irish (2%)
- German (2%)
- European (1%)
- Scotch-Irish (0%)
- Dutch (0%)
People in group quarters in Chaves County, New Mexico in 2010:
- 792 people in college/university student housing
- 285 people in state prisons
- 216 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 204 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 186 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 55 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 19 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 13 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 12 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 2 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Chaves County, New Mexico in 2000:
- 355 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 322 people in nursing homes
- 204 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 182 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 95 people in state prisons
- 62 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 33 people in religious group quarters
- 15 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 13 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 9 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 9 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 6 people in homes for the mentally ill
4.82% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($42,325 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.82% |
| New Mexico average: | 6.50% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.98% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($14,711 average AGI)
2.83% relocated from other states ($27,614 average AGI)
Chaves County: 2.83% New Mexico average: 3.84%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Eddy County, NM |  0.59% ($38,349 average AGI) |
| from Bernalillo County, NM | 0.42% ($36,462) |
| from Lea County, NM | 0.19% ($29,450) |
| from El Paso County, TX | 0.15% ($44,188) |
| from Dona Ana County, NM | 0.14% ($26,200) |
| from Lincoln County, NM | 0.09% ($57,800) |
6.02% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($52,950 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.02% |
| New Mexico average: | 6.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.29% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($17,537 average AGI)
3.73% relocated to other states ($35,413 average AGI)
Chaves County: 3.73% New Mexico average: 3.90%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Eddy County, NM | 0.55% ($50,217 average AGI) |
| to Bernalillo County, NM | 0.44% ($52,042) |
| to Dona Ana County, NM | 0.20% ($38,442) |
| to Lubbock County, TX | 0.19% ($38,452) |
| to Lincoln County, NM | 0.17% ($48,474) |
| to Maricopa County, AZ | 0.16% ($25,029) |
| to Lea County, NM | 0.16% ($46,765) |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 10,662 (8,578 aged, 2,084 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,998 (18%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Chaves County, New Mexico in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,154)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (695)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (668)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (520)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (418)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (370)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (255)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (239)
- Unspecified dementia (199)
- Congestive heart failure (156)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 27%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,695
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 242
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 67,585
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,597
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 997
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 26
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 61
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 147.5. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 100.7
- Other - 46.8
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 210.8. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 128.8
- Other - 82.0
Household type by relationship:
Households: 65,214- Male householders: 11,260 (3,333 living alone), Female householders: 13,063 (3,535 living alone)
10,292 spouses (10,144 opposite-sex spouses), 2,193 unmarried partners, (2,107 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 19,162 children (17,621 natural, 696 adopted, 806 stepchildren), 1,987 grandchildren, 889 brothers or sisters, 719 parents, 59 foster children, 1,801 other relatives, 1,271 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,364
Size of family households: 6,337 2-persons, 3,771 3-persons, 3,294 4-persons, 1,860 5-persons, 669 6-persons, 476 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,868 1-person, 883 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 73 4-persons, 127 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
7,269 married couples with children.
6,123 single-parent households (1,635 men, 4,488 women).
67.8% of residents of Chaves speak English at home.
30.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $375,625,000 ($6,094 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $24,173,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $155,345,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $63,146,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,629,000
Federal grants: $116,664,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,651,000 ($8,230,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $21,189,000 ($2,350,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $964,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $22,916,000
Federal Government insurance: $69,219,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,842| Here: | 78 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 74 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,977
| Here: | 48 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 36 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +878
| Here: | +14 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +15 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -2,162
| Here: |  -35 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +5 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 16.26 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 |
| State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.9 |
| State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Chaves County, New Mexico
- 532020 or later
- 1,5762010 to 2019
- 1,6352000 to 2009
- 2,9091990 to 1999
- 3,3081980 to 1989
- 4,6501970 to 1979
- 3,7191960 to 1969
- 5,4241950 to 1959
- 1,5571940 to 1949
- 1,4021939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chaves County, New Mexico
- 751 room
- 1492 rooms
- 3943 rooms
- 1,1744 rooms
- 3,5025 rooms
- 4,2546 rooms
- 2,9017 rooms
- 1,8468 rooms
- 2,4319+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chaves County, New Mexico
- 3151 room
- 1232 rooms
- 8973 rooms
- 1,6314 rooms
- 1,7645 rooms
- 1,3076 rooms
- 6587 rooms
- 5708 rooms
- 2439+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chaves County, New Mexico
- 154no bedroom
- 3271 bedroom
- 2,6272 bedrooms
- 9,9223 bedrooms
- 3,1674 bedrooms
- 4675+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chaves County, New Mexico
- 317no bedroom
- 1,0451 bedroom
- 2,5132 bedrooms
- 3,1463 bedrooms
- 3714 bedrooms
- 1125+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Chaves County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 450no vehicle
- 3,8331 vehicle
- 6,7322 vehicles
- 3,8133 vehicles
- 1,2704 vehicles
- 6285+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Chaves County in renter-occupied apartments
- 868no vehicle
- 3,6911 vehicle
- 2,0822 vehicles
- 5363 vehicles
- 1824 vehicles
- 2635+ vehicles
84.4% of Chaves County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.
| Chaves County: | 84.4% |
| State average: | 87.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 37,556
- Other state: 19,519
- Northeast: 1,662
- Midwest: 3,612
- South: 7,534
- West: 6,665
- 46.7%Electricity
- 45.1%Utility gas
- 5.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.7%Wood
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 58.8%Electricity
- 37.0%Utility gas
- 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%Wood
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 300
| Here: | 4.1% |
| New Mexico: | 10.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 201
| Here: | 5.4% |
| New Mexico: | 9.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,370
| Here: | 45.5% |
| New Mexico: | 14.3% |
Chaves County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $878,000
Other: $814,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,274,000
Regular Highways: $637,000
Housing and Community Development: $430,000
Housing and Community Development: $163,000
Natural Resources - Other: $123,000
General Public Buildings: $57,000
Correctional Institutions: $52,000
Corrections - Other: $7,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $6,117,000
General - Other: $5,834,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,856,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,749,000
Police Protection: $3,626,000
Police Protection: $3,328,000
Regular Highways: $2,867,000
Regular Highways: $2,655,000
Financial Administration: $2,167,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $2,131,000
Financial Administration: $1,998,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,796,000
Central Staff Services: $1,483,000
Central Staff Services: $1,463,000
Corrections - Other: $1,001,000
General Public Buildings: $947,000
Natural Resources - Other: $721,000
Natural Resources - Other: $694,000
Local Fire Protection: $607,000
Local Fire Protection: $519,000
Housing and Community Development: $266,000
Solid Waste Management: $208,000
Hospitals: $207,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $207,000
Housing and Community Development: $190,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $189,000
Solid Waste Management: $153,000
Hospitals: $76,000
Public Welfare - Other: $73,000
Public Welfare - Other: $70,000
Health - Other: $64,000
Health - Other: $26,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $4,105,000
General Local Government Support: $3,673,000
Other: $45,000
Other: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $554,000
Interest on Debt: $146,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Hospitals: $1,313,000
Other - Hospitals: $1,276,000
Other - General - Other: $791,000
Other - General - Other: $753,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $203,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $162,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $135,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $88,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,001,000
Public Welfare: $834,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $657,000
Other: $602,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,188,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,467,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,664,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,454,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,722,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,210,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,779,000
Fines and Forfeits: $511,000
Rents: $506,000
General Revenue - Other: $109,000
General Revenue - Other: $71,000
Sale of Property: $65,000
Sale of Property: $34,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $1,502,000
Central Staff Services: $964,000
Natural Resources - Other: $698,000
Natural Resources - Other: $493,000
Local Fire Protection: $341,000
Central Staff Services: $302,000
Public Welfare - Other: $270,000
Regular Highways: $217,000
Regular Highways: $178,000
Police Protection: $131,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $83,939,000
Cash and Securities: $70,755,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $513,000
Cash and Securities: $491,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $10,910,000
Other: $8,722,000
General Local Government Support: $788,000
General Local Government Support: $761,000
Highways: $607,000
Highways: $559,000
- Tax - Property: $11,488,000
Property: $10,842,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,073,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,451,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $11,695,000
: $10,908,000
Chaves County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $878,000
Other: $814,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,274,000
Regular Highways: $637,000
Housing and Community Development: $430,000
Housing and Community Development: $163,000
Natural Resources - Other: $123,000
General Public Buildings: $57,000
Correctional Institutions: $52,000
Corrections - Other: $7,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $6,117,000
General - Other: $5,834,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,856,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,749,000
Police Protection: $3,626,000
Police Protection: $3,328,000
Regular Highways: $2,867,000
Regular Highways: $2,655,000
Financial Administration: $2,167,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $2,131,000
Financial Administration: $1,998,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,796,000
Central Staff Services: $1,483,000
Central Staff Services: $1,463,000
Corrections - Other: $1,001,000
General Public Buildings: $947,000
Natural Resources - Other: $721,000
Natural Resources - Other: $694,000
Local Fire Protection: $607,000
Local Fire Protection: $519,000
Housing and Community Development: $266,000
Solid Waste Management: $208,000
Hospitals: $207,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $207,000
Housing and Community Development: $190,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $189,000
Solid Waste Management: $153,000
Hospitals: $76,000
Public Welfare - Other: $73,000
Public Welfare - Other: $70,000
Health - Other: $64,000
Health - Other: $26,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $4,105,000
General Local Government Support: $3,673,000
Other: $45,000
Other: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $554,000
Interest on Debt: $146,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Hospitals: $1,313,000
Other - Hospitals: $1,276,000
Other - General - Other: $791,000
Other - General - Other: $753,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $203,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $162,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $135,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $88,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,001,000
Public Welfare: $834,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $657,000
Other: $602,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,188,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,467,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,664,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,454,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,722,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,210,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,779,000
Fines and Forfeits: $511,000
Rents: $506,000
General Revenue - Other: $109,000
General Revenue - Other: $71,000
Sale of Property: $65,000
Sale of Property: $34,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $1,502,000
Central Staff Services: $964,000
Natural Resources - Other: $698,000
Natural Resources - Other: $493,000
Local Fire Protection: $341,000
Central Staff Services: $302,000
Public Welfare - Other: $270,000
Regular Highways: $217,000
Regular Highways: $178,000
Police Protection: $131,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $83,939,000
Cash and Securities: $70,755,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $513,000
Cash and Securities: $491,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $10,910,000
Other: $8,722,000
General Local Government Support: $788,000
General Local Government Support: $761,000
Highways: $607,000
Highways: $559,000
- Tax - Property: $11,488,000
Property: $10,842,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,073,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,451,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $11,695,000
: $10,908,000
Chaves County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $878,000
Other: $814,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,274,000
Regular Highways: $637,000
Housing and Community Development: $430,000
Housing and Community Development: $163,000
Natural Resources - Other: $123,000
General Public Buildings: $57,000
Correctional Institutions: $52,000
Corrections - Other: $7,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $6,117,000
General - Other: $5,834,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,856,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,749,000
Police Protection: $3,626,000
Police Protection: $3,328,000
Regular Highways: $2,867,000
Regular Highways: $2,655,000
Financial Administration: $2,167,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $2,131,000
Financial Administration: $1,998,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,796,000
Central Staff Services: $1,483,000
Central Staff Services: $1,463,000
Corrections - Other: $1,001,000
General Public Buildings: $947,000
Natural Resources - Other: $721,000
Natural Resources - Other: $694,000
Local Fire Protection: $607,000
Local Fire Protection: $519,000
Housing and Community Development: $266,000
Solid Waste Management: $208,000
Hospitals: $207,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $207,000
Housing and Community Development: $190,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $189,000
Solid Waste Management: $153,000
Hospitals: $76,000
Public Welfare - Other: $73,000
Public Welfare - Other: $70,000
Health - Other: $64,000
Health - Other: $26,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $4,105,000
General Local Government Support: $3,673,000
Other: $45,000
Other: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $554,000
Interest on Debt: $146,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Hospitals: $1,313,000
Other - Hospitals: $1,276,000
Other - General - Other: $791,000
Other - General - Other: $753,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $203,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $162,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $135,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $88,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,001,000
Public Welfare: $834,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $657,000
Other: $602,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,188,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,467,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,664,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,454,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,722,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,210,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,779,000
Fines and Forfeits: $511,000
Rents: $506,000
General Revenue - Other: $109,000
General Revenue - Other: $71,000
Sale of Property: $65,000
Sale of Property: $34,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $1,502,000
Central Staff Services: $964,000
Natural Resources - Other: $698,000
Natural Resources - Other: $493,000
Local Fire Protection: $341,000
Central Staff Services: $302,000
Public Welfare - Other: $270,000
Regular Highways: $217,000
Regular Highways: $178,000
Police Protection: $131,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $83,939,000
Cash and Securities: $70,755,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $513,000
Cash and Securities: $491,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $10,910,000
Other: $8,722,000
General Local Government Support: $788,000
General Local Government Support: $761,000
Highways: $607,000
Highways: $559,000
- Tax - Property: $11,488,000
Property: $10,842,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,073,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,451,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $11,695,000
: $10,908,000
Chaves County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $878,000
Other: $814,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,274,000
Regular Highways: $637,000
Housing and Community Development: $430,000
Housing and Community Development: $163,000
Natural Resources - Other: $123,000
General Public Buildings: $57,000
Correctional Institutions: $52,000
Corrections - Other: $7,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $6,117,000
General - Other: $5,834,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,856,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,749,000
Police Protection: $3,626,000
Police Protection: $3,328,000
Regular Highways: $2,867,000
Regular Highways: $2,655,000
Financial Administration: $2,167,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $2,131,000
Financial Administration: $1,998,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,796,000
Central Staff Services: $1,483,000
Central Staff Services: $1,463,000
Corrections - Other: $1,001,000
General Public Buildings: $947,000
Natural Resources - Other: $721,000
Natural Resources - Other: $694,000
Local Fire Protection: $607,000
Local Fire Protection: $519,000
Housing and Community Development: $266,000
Solid Waste Management: $208,000
Hospitals: $207,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $207,000
Housing and Community Development: $190,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $189,000
Solid Waste Management: $153,000
Hospitals: $76,000
Public Welfare - Other: $73,000
Public Welfare - Other: $70,000
Health - Other: $64,000
Health - Other: $26,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $4,105,000
General Local Government Support: $3,673,000
Other: $45,000
Other: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $554,000
Interest on Debt: $146,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Hospitals: $1,313,000
Other - Hospitals: $1,276,000
Other - General - Other: $791,000
Other - General - Other: $753,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $203,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $162,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $135,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $88,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,001,000
Public Welfare: $834,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $657,000
Other: $602,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,188,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,467,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,664,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,454,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,722,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,210,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,779,000
Fines and Forfeits: $511,000
Rents: $506,000
General Revenue - Other: $109,000
General Revenue - Other: $71,000
Sale of Property: $65,000
Sale of Property: $34,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $1,502,000
Central Staff Services: $964,000
Natural Resources - Other: $698,000
Natural Resources - Other: $493,000
Local Fire Protection: $341,000
Central Staff Services: $302,000
Public Welfare - Other: $270,000
Regular Highways: $217,000
Regular Highways: $178,000
Police Protection: $131,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $83,939,000
Cash and Securities: $70,755,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $513,000
Cash and Securities: $491,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $10,910,000
Other: $8,722,000
General Local Government Support: $788,000
General Local Government Support: $761,000
Highways: $607,000
Highways: $559,000
- Tax - Property: $11,488,000
Property: $10,842,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,073,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,451,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $11,695,000
: $10,908,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,150
- Number of aged recipients: 292
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,858
- Number of recipients under 18: 276
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,329
- Number of recipients older than 64: 545
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 873
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 891
| Most common first names in Chaves County, NM among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 324 | 73.2 years |
| William | 305 | 75.2 years |
| James | 298 | 72.7 years |
| Mary | 289 | 76.9 years |
| Robert | 230 | 70.5 years |
| George | 187 | 76.7 years |
| Charles | 180 | 74.0 years |
| Frank | 122 | 75.3 years |
| Ruth | 115 | 78.0 years |
| Helen | 114 | 78.3 years |
| Most common last names in Chaves County, NM among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 183 | 74.3 years |
| Johnson | 100 | 76.5 years |
| Brown | 91 | 79.9 years |
| Jones | 89 | 75.4 years |
| Davis | 86 | 74.5 years |
| Sanchez | 80 | 68.1 years |
| Williams | 76 | 78.5 years |
| Miller | 73 | 75.1 years |
| Garcia | 70 | 69.6 years |
| Taylor | 66 | 76.7 years |
| Businesses in Chaves County, NM | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
| Albertsons | 1 | Lane Furniture | 2 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 2 | Marriott | 1 | |
| Best Western | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 | |
| Big O Tires | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | McDonald's | 3 | |
| Church's Chicken | 2 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
| Circle K | 1 | Nike | 4 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Comfort Suites | 1 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Payless | 2 | |
| Dairy Queen | 2 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Discount Tire | 1 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
| Famous Footwear | 1 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
| FedEx | 6 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| Foot Locker | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 4 | |
| Ford | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
| GNC | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 2 | Starbucks | 2 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
| Hobby Lobby | 1 | Target | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 2 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Honda | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| IHOP | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | UPS | 6 | |
| Jones New York | 3 | Walgreens | 2 | |
| KFC | 2 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| La Quinta | 1 | |||
Chaves County on our top lists:
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"