COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Harding County

New Mexico · 987 residents · 2,125 sq mi

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Harding County is home to 987 people in New Mexico. Median home value sits at $17,000. At a median age of 38.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Median rent is $229 a month. Median household income is $19,020, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

987

+22%vs 2000

vs 810 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.1

−22%vs 2000

vs 48.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,125 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024741

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(66)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(90)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(85)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(52)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(49)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.1%(110)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(133)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.6%(75)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.3%(121)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411%(109)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.7%(76)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(21)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,020

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,111 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,731

−40%vs 2000

vs $16,240 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.3%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$17,000

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$229

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $367 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.8%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.2% in 2000

22.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic52.8%(428)

Black0.4%(3)

Hispanic / Latino44.9%(364)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.1%(781)

Black0.6%(6)

Hispanic / Latino45.7%(451)

Asian0.2%(2)

Other20.1%(198)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican19.4%(144)

Puerto Rican0.4%(3)

Spaniard0.1%(1)

Ancestry

American14.3%(106)

German5.8%(43)

English4.6%(34)

French3%(22)

Danish2.7%(20)

Irish2.7%(20)

Armenian1.8%(13)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(10)

Czech0.5%(4)

British0.4%(3)

Scottish0.4%(3)

Slovak0.4%(3)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.4%(3)

French Canadian0.1%(1)

Italian0.1%(1)

Swiss0.1%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.7%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.9%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.9%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.2 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 17.1 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 married29.6%(98)

Married56.2%(186)

Widowed2.1%(7)

Divorced12.1%(40)

Women 15+

Never married31.6%(90)

Married46.3%(132)

Widowed12.3%(35)

Divorced9.8%(28)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.2%

−14.8 ptssince 2013

from 16.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.7%

+16.7 ptssince 2020

from 45.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.7%

−16.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.6%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 31.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.3%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

10.7%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.0%

+9.7 ptssince 2020

from 66.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.2%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 45.7% 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)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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