Guadalupe County, New Mexico

Guadalupe County has a population of 4,381 and has shrunk 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $110,000, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $42,750.

Home price
$110,000
Income
$42,750
Population
4,381
Unemployment
2.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$110,000county
Median gross rent$590county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198054.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile31.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant26.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,578(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$791county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,332county
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$42,750county
Family health premium / yr$23,828(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,244(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate25.5%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 home2.9%county
Unemployment rate2.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.7%county
Share of workers employed by government28.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.7%county
Economic output per resident$63,402county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.48%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 time19.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service88 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport180248county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station52 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths570.6county
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 higher16.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.2%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment643county
Students per full-time teacher9.2county
Free lunch eligible97.8%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution53 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians45county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year27.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year21.7%county
Frequent mental distress16.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.1%county

Place

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

Population4,381county
Land area in square miles3,030county
People per square mile of land1.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store15.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age37.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.2%county
Share of households that are one person33.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.1%county
Second languages46.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents562county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in62county
Households that moved away71county
Average income of arriving households$38,452county
Average income of departing households$33,085county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year4,995(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings29.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate717(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature57.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation18.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.56 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F41 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing104 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days174 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 26county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$104county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.0¢county
Household electricity use709 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.12(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity20.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas11.0%county
Homes heated by propane50.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood13.1%county
Households with broadband81.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk29.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk39.2county
Landslide risk28.6county
Hail risk13.6county
Earthquake risk16.6county
Tornado risk4.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk13.5county
Winter weather risk52.9county
Strong wind risk4.4county
Wildfire risk81.5county

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 Guadalupe 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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