Harding County is a county of 741 people in New Mexico. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $70,000. There are 0 people per square mile. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. At a median age of 42.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,553, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Harding County
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share45.7% → 36.4%(−9.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share52.6% → 47.5%(−5.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population987 → 741(−25%)US over the same years: +35%
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)17.8%(16)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.8%(25)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.1%(37)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 90 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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Over time
Harding County, decade by decade
Harding County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
987
$45,649
$40,801
15.7%
64.3
2000
810
$47,565
$58,839
18.1%
64.8
2010
695
$48,552
$101,132
18.2%
62.3
2020
657
$39,391
$106,053
24.3%
64.9
2024
741
$48,553
$70,000
33.3%
77.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
