Grant County, New Mexico (NM)

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• • 14,13551.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 12,48745.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5091.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2530.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1450.5%Asian alone
  • 1200.4%Two or more races
  • 160.06%Some other race alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 48
• Thefts: 53
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 69
• Thefts: 44
• Auto thefts: 0

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: $658 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $603 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grant County is $422 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $480 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.

Cities in this county include: Silver City, Bayard-Santa Rita, Bayard, Tyrone, Santa Clara, Mimbres, Arenas Valley, Hurley, Pinos Altos, Rosedale.

Neighboring counties: Pike County, Georgia , Washington County, Georgia , Morris County, Texas , Parker County, Texas .

Current college students: 2,049
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,011 (69.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 752010 or later
• 2282000 to 2009
• 1391990 to 1999
• 1601980 to 1989
• 1911970 to 1979
• 493Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,410
• One, attached: 139
• Two: 253
• 3 or 4: 328
• 5 to 9: 231
• 10 to 19: 57
• 20 to 49: 246
• 50 or more: 73
• Mobile homes: 4,416
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 45

Housing units in Grant County with a mortgage: 3,550 (40 second mortgage, 115 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,745

Religion statistics for Grant County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Grant 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 Whitewater-Baldy Fire Complex, Incident Period: May 23, 2012 to July 31, 2012, Fire Management Assistance Declared: May 26, 2012, FEMA Id: 2978, Natural disaster type: Fire
• New Mexico Quail Ridge Fire, Incident Period: March 07, 2011 to March 11, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: March 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 2866, Natural disaster type: Fire
• 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: 1659, Natural disaster type: Storm, 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 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 Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: January 05, 1993 to February 27, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-992: June 07, 1993, FEMA Id: 992, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Mexico SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: January 18, 1985, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-731: January 18, 1985, FEMA Id: 731, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Mexico SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: September 18, 1983 to October 02, 1983, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-692: October 24, 1983, FEMA Id: 692, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Mexico FLOODING, Incident Period: January 29, 1979, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-571: January 29, 1979, FEMA Id: 571, Natural disaster type: Flood
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.93% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($50,482 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.50% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($10,592 average AGI)
3.43% relocated from other states ($39,889 average AGI)

Grant County:	3.43%
New Mexico average:	3.55%

from Dona Ana County, NM	0.44% ($42,457 average AGI)
from Pima County, AZ	0.38% ($53,525)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.26% ($36,185)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.23% ($29,167)
from Luna County, NM	0.19% ($12,600)

5.67% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($42,581 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.19% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($13,759 average AGI)
3.49% relocated to other states ($28,822 average AGI)

Grant County:	3.49%
New Mexico average:	3.93%

to Dona Ana County, NM	0.67% ($33,486 average AGI)
to Pima County, AZ	0.43% ($44,578)
to Bernalillo County, NM	0.41% ($27,442)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.37% ($53,282)
to Luna County, NM	0.19% ($32,450)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Grant 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: 5,520 (2,045 living alone), Female householders: 6,538 (2,318 living alone)

• 4,812 spouses (4,799 opposite-sex spouses), 1,080 unmarried partners, (1,039 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,926 children (6,350 natural, 257 adopted, 312 stepchildren), 768 grandchildren, 136 brothers or sisters, 309 parents, 0 foster children, 180 other relatives, 669 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 781

Size of family households: 3,838 2-persons, 1,328 3-persons, 939 4-persons, 320 5-persons, 205 6-persons, 162 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,357 1-person, 834 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 62 4-persons.

3,148 married couples with children.
1,696 single-parent households (450 men, 1,246 women).

70.4% of residents of Grant speak English at home.
29.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $210,748,000 ($7,158 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,597,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $100,803,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,087,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $603,000
Federal grants: $56,822,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,809,000 ($170,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,623,000 ($805,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $257,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,192,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,341,000

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

Here:	-57 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.81 millions of gallons per day (96% from ground, 4% from surface)

• Year house built in Grant County, New Mexico
• 1192014 or later
• 1542010 to 2013
• 1,2972000 to 2009
• 2,7301990 to 1999
• 2,3691980 to 1989
• 2,9761970 to 1979
• 1,3271960 to 1969
• 1,7501950 to 1959
• 9271940 to 1949
• 1,5801939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Grant County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grant County, New Mexico
• 1231 room
• 382 rooms
• 2483 rooms
• 7964 rooms
• 2,2445 rooms
• 2,2556 rooms
• 1,2197 rooms
• 6378 rooms
• 6659+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant County, New Mexico
• 611 room
• 1552 rooms
• 5063 rooms
• 1,0894 rooms
• 1,1325 rooms
• 4006 rooms
• 2737 rooms
• 518 rooms
• 1329+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Grant County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Grant County, New Mexico
• 148no bedroom
• 2581 bedroom
• 1,7352 bedrooms
• 5,0173 bedrooms
• 9474 bedrooms
• 1285+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant County, New Mexico
• 63no bedroom
• 6101 bedroom
• 1,7882 bedrooms
• 1,0783 bedrooms
• 2314 bedrooms
• 525+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Grant County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 345no vehicle
• 2,4041 vehicle
• 2,9392 vehicles
• 1,6753 vehicles
• 5884 vehicles
• 3095+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Grant County in renter-occupied apartments
• 523no vehicle
• 1,7761 vehicle
• 8612 vehicles
• 4683 vehicles
• 1314 vehicles
• 365+ vehicles

88.1% of Grant County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in New Mexico.

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

• This state: 14,426
• Other state: 12,020
• Northeast: 1,067
• Midwest: 2,269
• South: 2,805
• West: 5,917

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 912
• Number of aged recipients: 104
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 808
• Number of recipients under 18: 96
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 631
• Number of recipients older than 64: 185
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 333
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 444

Grant County on our top lists:

• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"
• #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"