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Melrose CCD, Curry County, NM

905 Population
504.9 square miles 1.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±13.5 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Curry County: 31.9 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,107 ±$10,316 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Curry County: $29,608 ±$1,857
  • about the same as the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$55,577 ±$12,394 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Curry County: $57,309 ±$5,684
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

25.5% ±12.3% (231  ±121) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Curry County: 20.5% † 9,541 (±3.6% / ±1,651)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 370,915 (±0.4% / ±8,323)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.6 minutes ±3.3 (9,475  ±2,867) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Curry County: 16.5 336,015 (±1 / ±24,250)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

386 ±81 Number of households
  • Curry County: 18,595 ±488
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0 (905  ±190) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Curry County: 2.5 46,641 (±0.1 / ±86)
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.5% ±3.9% (9  ±7) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Curry County: 12.2% † 1,352 (±3% / ±330)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 5.3% 24,992 (±0.3% / ±1,586)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

498 ±86 Number of housing units
  • Curry County: 21,426 ±43
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$161,500 ±$42,376 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Curry County: $171,200 ±$7,118
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.9% ±9.2% (124  ±86.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Curry County: 18.8% † 8,798 (±2.8% / ±1,285.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 11.9% 249,702 (±0.3% / ±6,323.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.3% ±24.6% (575  ±99.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Curry County: 83.1% 24,627 (±4% / ±1,182.5)
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
28.1% ±7.1% (181  ±59.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Curry County: 23.3% 6,909 (±2.2% / ±660.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.9% ±6% (44  ±55) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Curry County: 10% 4,751
  • about half the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.2% ±3.3% (71  ±28) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Curry County: 12.3% † 3,848 (±1.5% / ±470)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
71 Total veterans ±28 69 Male ±28 2 Female ±3

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