COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Curry County

New Mexico · 42,207 residents · 1,406 sq mi

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Curry County is a county of 42,207 people in New Mexico. The median age is 29.3, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median home value sits at $51,600. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The average commute runs 15 minutes. 19.2% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

42,207

−6%vs 2000

vs 45,044 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.3

−5%vs 2000

vs 30.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,406 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202448K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(3,778)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(3,805)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(3,466)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(3,255)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(3,306)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.4%(7,754)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(5,270)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(3,830)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(3,183)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(2,510)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(1,581)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(469)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,303

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,917 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,843

−35%vs 2000

vs $15,049 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.2%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,600

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$349

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $427 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.6%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.4% in 2000

38.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic58.7%(26,461)

Black6.5%(2,935)

Hispanic / Latino30.4%(13,685)

Asian1.7%(780)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.9%(32,050)

Black6.9%(2,898)

Hispanic / Latino23.4%(9,883)

Asian1.9%(798)

Other15.3%(6,461)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican36.2%(17,251)

Spaniard2.3%(1,105)

Central American1.2%(580)

Honduran0.7%(348)

Puerto Rican0.4%(207)

South American0.4%(198)

Colombian0.3%(128)

Panamanian0.2%(118)

Salvadoran0.1%(59)

Peruvian0.1%(40)

Ecuadorian0.1%(24)

Guatemalan0%(23)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0%(19)

Nicaraguan0%(13)

Argentine0%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(289)

Vietnamese0.5%(243)

Nepalese0.1%(66)

Asian Indian0.1%(60)

Korean0%(23)

Chinese0%(18)

Thai0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(45)

Guamanian0%(5)

Ancestry

German9.1%(4,343)

English8.6%(4,112)

Irish7.8%(3,738)

American4.9%(2,344)

Scottish2.4%(1,160)

Polish2%(953)

Italian1.9%(900)

French1.2%(565)

Welsh1%(494)

Dutch0.7%(357)

Subsaharan African0.6%(287)

Swedish0.4%(202)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.4%(188)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(173)

British0.3%(154)

West Indian0.3%(126)

Portuguese0.2%(84)

Danish0.2%(72)

Hungarian0.1%(70)

Swiss0.1%(62)

Arab0.1%(50)

Lebanese0.1%(50)

French Canadian0.1%(48)

Finnish0.1%(47)

Russian0.1%(44)

Lithuanian0.1%(42)

Croatian0.1%(38)

Austrian0.1%(35)

Canadian0.1%(33)

Czech0.1%(31)

Jamaican0.1%(25)

Greek0%(18)

Turkish0%(13)

Ukrainian0%(11)

Slovene0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.7%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.8%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.0 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 11.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.8%(6,848)

Married52.3%(10,002)

Widowed2.1%(404)

Divorced9.8%(1,884)

Women 15+

Never married26.5%(4,731)

Married51.3%(9,151)

Widowed7.9%(1,411)

Divorced14.3%(2,554)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.1%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 16.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 36.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 9.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.9%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.6%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 34.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.3%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 56.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.6%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 47.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)45%(1,731)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)38.2%(1,470)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.3%(859)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(93)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,848 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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