Grant County, NM Demographic Data
Grant County, NM Summary
Grant County is located in New Mexico
- Population: 29,408
- Area: 3,967.55 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3,961.63 sq. miles
- Water Area: 5.93 sq. miles
- Population Density: 7.41 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 5,979.66 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Grant County, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
14,622
51%
50.8
Male
14,257
49%
49.2
Total Population
28,879
323,128,000
Grant County, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,640
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,751
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,628
5.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,767
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,582
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,949
10.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,733
9.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,297
11.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,370
8.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,129
7.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,060
14.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,107
7.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
866
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
22,831
79.1%
77.2
Female
11,741
51.4%
51.3
Male
11,090
48.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
21,634
74.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
8,344
28.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
7,033
24.4%
15.2
Female
3,651
51.9%
55.8
Male
3,382
48.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Grant County, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
28,110
97.3%
96.8
White
26,286
91.0%
72.6
Black or African American
173
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
497
1.7%
0.8
Asian
62
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
7
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
7
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
48
0.2%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
5
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
3
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
2
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,087
3.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
769
2.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
14,311
49.6%
17.8
Mexican
12,887
44.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
13
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,411
4.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
14,568
50.4%
82.2
Grant County, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,234
6.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,642
8.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,378
26.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,212
25.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,426
7.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,847
13.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,772
13.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,876
14.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
17,635
86.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,619
27.4%
31.2
Grant County, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,102
29.8%
33.7%
Now Married
10,571
44.3%
47.5
Divorced
3,802
15.9%
11.0%
Separated
333
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
2,052
8.6
5.8%
Grant County, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
19,399
71.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
7,840
28.8%
21.6%
Spanish
7,514
27.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
211
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
19
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
96
0.4%
1.1%
Grant County, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,317
11.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
607
5.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,983
16.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,442
12.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,856
15.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,950
16.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,294
10.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
982
8.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
265
2.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
245
2.1%
6.4
Median household income
38,890
57,617
Per capita income
24,882
31,128
Grant County, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,530
14.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,207
11.3%
9.8
Construction
709
6.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,202
30.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
522
4.9%
6.6
Information
44
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
171
1.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
515
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
526
4.9%
11.4
Public administration
540
5.1%
4.6
Retail trade
1,213
11.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
292
2.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
167
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,754
16.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,442
32.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
650
6.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,310
21.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,482
23.3%
18.1%
Grant County, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
10,448
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
8,702
83.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
734
7.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
25
0.2%
5.1
Walked
313
3.0%
2.7
Other means
88
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
586
5.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.5
26.6
Grant County, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
563
4.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,951
33.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,290
35.9%
37.1
3 or more
3,137
26.3%
21.0
Grant County, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
11,941
81.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
8,884
74.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,057
25.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,737
18.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Grant County, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
14,678
1 room
87
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
379
2.6%
2.7
3 rooms
967
6.6%
9.1
4 rooms
2,162
14.7%
16.5
5 rooms
4,173
28.4%
19.8
6 rooms
3,298
22.5%
17.8
7 rooms
1,605
10.9%
12.0
8 rooms
987
6.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,020
6.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Grant County, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
14,678
1-unit, detached
9,456
64.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
109
0.7%
5.9
2-units
265
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
184
1.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
144
1.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
51
0.3%
4.4
20 or more units
61
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
4,379
29.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
29
0.2%
0.1
Grant County, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,598
10.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
918
6.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,294
8.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,754
11.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,526
17.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,903
13.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,768
18.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,658
11.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
247
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
12
0.1%
1.4%
Grant County, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,580
46.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,032
17.0%
4.7
Electricity
2,292
19.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
32
0.3%
0.1
Wood
1,615
13.5%
1.9
Solar energy
140
1.2%
0.1
Other fuel
234
2.0%
0.5
No fuel used
16
0.1%
1.1
Grant County, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,207
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
38
0.9%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
73
1.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
214
5.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
234
5.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
582
13.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,150
27.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,916
45.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,909
45.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
601
14.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
272
6.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
345
8.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,042
25.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
38
0.0%
0.0%
Grant County, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,778
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
26
0.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
362
13.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
734
26.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,656
59.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
279
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
668
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
436
16.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
331
12.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
347
12.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
268
9.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
343
12.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
988
36.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
344
0.0%
0.0%
Grant County, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
8,884
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,060
11.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,204
24.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,592
17.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,261
14.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,391
15.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,178
13.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
147
1.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
51
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
135,000
205,000
