Curry County vs. Roosevelt County

Curry County (NM)Roosevelt County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)49,43718,743
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.2%-5.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)48,37619,840
Population, Census, April 1, 201048,37619,846
Persons under 5 years, percent8.1%7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.3%24.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.5%14.3%
Female persons, percent48.1%50.0%
White alone, percent85.4%91.1%
Black or African American alone, percent7.1%2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.1%2.2%
Asian alone, percent1.9%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent3.2%2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent42.7%42.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent47.1%51.1%
Veterans, 2014-20184,9041,165
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.1%11.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)21,3898,519
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201857.4%61.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$127,700$113,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,104$1,065
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$340$351
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$845$759
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.1%12.1%
Building permits, 201811021
Households, 2014-201818,5156,993
Persons per household, 2014-20182.652.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201877.3%75.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201828.1%29.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.3%85.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.7%75.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.0%80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.8%25.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.3%12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.6%13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.9%58.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.7%53.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)78,20320,467
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)225,64657,323
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)199,75670,714
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)624,379156,827
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,503$7,680
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201815.217.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$46,182$40,775
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,729$19,849
Persons in poverty, percent17.2%22.6%
Total employer establishments, 20171,038321
Total employment, 201712,5183,535
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)397,150110,452
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.3%1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,052905
All firms, 20122,3441,147
Men-owned firms, 20121,097506
Women-owned firms, 2012812312
Minority-owned firms, 2012631306
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,535758
Veteran-owned firms, 2012278106
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,797922
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.4%37.3%
Population per square mile, 201034.48.1
Land area in square miles, 20101,404.802,447.43

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Curry county (NM) and Roosevelt county (NM) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.