Eddy County, New Mexico (NM)

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• • 28,70049.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 26,61146.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8761.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8131.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 4160.7%Two or more races
  • 2940.5%Asian alone
  • 250.04%Some other race alone

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

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: $986 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $558 (0.4%)

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, La Huerta, Carlsbad North, Atoka, Livingston Wheeler, Happy Valley, Morningside, Loco Hills.

2018 air pollution in Eddy County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.041 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Fisher County, Texas , Garza County, Texas , Macon County, Georgia , Mitchell County, Texas , Nolan County, Texas , Rains County, Texas , Young County, Texas .

Current college students: 1,944
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,910 (37.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 8792010 or later
• 1,1092000 to 2009
• 5261990 to 1999
• 5801980 to 1989
• 6171970 to 1979
• 834Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.3 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 18,001
• One, attached: 206
• Two: 413
• 3 or 4: 403
• 5 to 9: 754
• 10 to 19: 254
• 20 to 49: 482
• 50 or more: 181
• Mobile homes: 4,031
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 106

Housing units in Eddy County with a mortgage: 7,543 (55 second mortgage, 115 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,588

Religion statistics for Eddy County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Eddy 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 Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 15, 2014 to September 26, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4199: October 29, 2014, FEMA Id: 4199, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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 Southeast New Mexico Fire, Incident Period: January 01, 2006 to January 04, 2006, Fire Management Assistance Declared: January 02, 2006, FEMA Id: 2600, Natural disaster type: Fire
• 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 Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 02, 2004 to April 11, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1514: April 29, 2004, FEMA Id: 1514, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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
• New Mexico SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: August 08, 1984 to August 26, 1984, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-722: September 06, 1984, FEMA Id: 722, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood

6.25% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($54,294 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.07% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($15,059 average AGI)
4.18% relocated from other states ($39,235 average AGI)

Eddy County:	4.18%
New Mexico average:	3.55%

from Chaves County, NM	0.41% ($39,915 average AGI)
from El Paso County, TX	0.36% ($44,597)
from Dona Ana County, NM	0.34% ($42,642)
from Lea County, NM	0.34% ($53,567)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.28% ($36,625)
from Ector County, TX	0.15% ($37,345)
from Otero County, NM	0.13% ($46,192)

7.00% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($51,568 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.45% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($16,026 average AGI)
4.55% relocated to other states ($35,542 average AGI)

Eddy County:	4.55%
New Mexico average:	3.93%

to Chaves County, NM	0.66% ($46,962 average AGI)
to Dona Ana County, NM	0.37% ($54,446)
to Lea County, NM	0.36% ($49,438)
to Bernalillo County, NM	0.33% ($35,970)
to El Paso County, TX	0.26% ($43,673)
to Lubbock County, TX	0.21% ($59,167)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.20% ($60,854)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Eddy County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 12,161 (3,043 living alone), Female householders: 9,423 (2,459 living alone)

• 10,297 spouses (10,219 opposite-sex spouses), 1,547 unmarried partners, (1,501 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,688 children (16,428 natural, 287 adopted, 945 stepchildren), 1,905 grandchildren, 475 brothers or sisters, 816 parents, 0 foster children, 843 other relatives, 1,876 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 666

Size of family households: 6,501 2-persons, 3,382 3-persons, 2,620 4-persons, 1,715 5-persons, 575 6-persons, 397 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,470 1-person, 698 2-persons, 130 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

8,010 married couples with children.
4,661 single-parent households (1,849 men, 2,812 women).

79.6% of residents of Eddy speak English at home.
19.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $496,786,000 ($9,611 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

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

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)

• Year house built in Eddy County, New Mexico
• 2,0282014 or later
• 1,5372010 to 2013
• 1,7182000 to 2009
• 2,5491990 to 1999
• 2,8631980 to 1989
• 3,6031970 to 1979
• 3,2781960 to 1969
• 4,8931950 to 1959
• 1,7291940 to 1949
• 1,3611939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Eddy County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Eddy County, New Mexico
• 751 room
• 552 rooms
• 2773 rooms
• 1,3884 rooms
• 4,0985 rooms
• 3,8676 rooms
• 2,5617 rooms
• 1,4608 rooms
• 1,3239+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Eddy County, New Mexico
• 1581 room
• 952 rooms
• 5983 rooms
• 2,1324 rooms
• 1,9625 rooms
• 8816 rooms
• 4097 rooms
• 1548 rooms
• 929+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Eddy County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Eddy County, New Mexico
• 105no bedroom
• 1481 bedroom
• 2,6592 bedrooms
• 8,8823 bedrooms
• 2,9744 bedrooms
• 3395+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Eddy County, New Mexico
• 163no bedroom
• 7041 bedroom
• 2,9762 bedrooms
• 2,3773 bedrooms
• 2764 bedrooms
• 275+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Eddy County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 423no vehicle
• 3,2881 vehicle
• 5,4732 vehicles
• 3,3863 vehicles
• 1,7494 vehicles
• 8485+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Eddy County in renter-occupied apartments
• 664no vehicle
• 2,6601 vehicle
• 2,0622 vehicles
• 8103 vehicles
• 2294 vehicles
• 1235+ vehicles

86.4% of Eddy County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in New Mexico.

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

• This state: 33,989
• Other state: 19,542
• Northeast: 831
• Midwest: 2,788
• South: 10,148
• West: 5,799

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,486
• Number of aged recipients: 215
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,271
• Number of recipients under 18: 157
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 938
• Number of recipients older than 64: 391
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 599
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 617

Eddy County on our top lists:

• #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #60 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+)"
• #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"