Eddy County, New Mexico

Eddy County has a population of 61,105 and has grown 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $212,600, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $78,426.

Home price
$212,600
Income
$78,426
Population
61,105
Unemployment
5.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$212,600county
Median gross rent$1,245county
Median year homes here were built1980county
Share of homes built before 198050.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,600county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,188county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,084county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,619county
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$78,426county
Family health premium / yr$23,828(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,244(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate13.8%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 home6.5%county
Unemployment rate5.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.0%county
Share of workers employed by government18.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.0%county
Economic output per resident$185,239county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.52%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 time21.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4076county
Miles to nearest general aviation field24 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station140 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.7%county
Traffic deaths103.1county
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 higher19.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.4%county
Public schools in the county25county
Public school enrollment11661county
Students per full-time teacher15.9county
Free lunch eligible46.5%county
Elementary schools13county
Middle schools5county
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 institution66 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians30county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.1%county
Frequent mental distress17.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.6%county

Place

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

Population61,105county
Land area in square miles4,176county
People per square mile of land14.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store18.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract5.4%county
Population change since 2020+0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age36.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.8%county
Share of households that are one person30.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.7%county
Second languages28.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls52.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents141county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in1,391county
Households that moved away1,387county
Average income of arriving households$63,394county
Average income of departing households$81,767county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year241county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings24.1%county
Violent crime rate717(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature64.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation11.2 incounty
Annual snowfall5.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.62 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F102 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing51 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days216 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 3county
Average first fall frostNov 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$116county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh11.0¢county
Household electricity use1,064 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.12(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.3%county
Homes heated by propane3.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband87.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk90.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk85.2county
Landslide risk18.0county
Hail risk74.2county
Earthquake risk26.0county
Tornado risk27.3county
Tropical cyclone risk24.7county
Extreme heat risk78.8county
Winter weather risk95.3county
Strong wind risk83.2county
Wildfire risk88.5county

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 Eddy 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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