Curry County, New Mexico

Curry County has a population of 47,638 and has shrunk 3.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $171,200, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $57,309.

Home price
$171,200
Income
$57,309
Population
47,638
Unemployment
8.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$171,200county
Median gross rent$1,024county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198056.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented37.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,206county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,098county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$892county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,425county
Home insurance / yr$2,869(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living93.7(statewide)
Median household income$57,309county
Family health premium / yr$23,828(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,244(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate20.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home3.7%county
Unemployment rate8.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.4%county
Share of workers employed by government23.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.7%county
Economic output per resident$90,626county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.59%county
Top state income tax5.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.68%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time16.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service7.7 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12033county
Miles to nearest general aviation field22 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station139 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.1%county
Traffic deaths8.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher23.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.1%county
Public schools in the county25county
Public school enrollment8384county
Students per full-time teacher14.4county
Free lunch eligible84.6%county
Elementary schools12county
Middle schools7county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians42county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter5.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year24.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year19.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population47,638county
Land area in square miles1,406county
People per square mile of land33.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store12.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.7%county
Population change since 2020-3.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age31.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.0%county
Share of households that are one person30.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.0%county
Second languages27.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls54.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents136county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-21county
Households that moved in1,977county
Households that moved away1,956county
Average income of arriving households$48,148county
Average income of departing households$53,584county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year62county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings64.5%county
Violent crime rate717(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature59°Fcounty
Annual precipitation20.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.48 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F51 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing87 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days189 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 20county
Average first fall frostOct 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$113county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.5¢county
Household electricity use915 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.12(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas39.4%county
Homes heated by propane2.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.6%county
Households with broadband89.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk52.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk98.0county
Landslide risk4.0county
Hail risk88.5county
Earthquake risk32.4county
Tornado risk58.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk63.1county
Winter weather risk95.4county
Strong wind risk57.5county
Wildfire risk95.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Curry County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New Mexico figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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