| | People QuickFacts | Chaves County | New Mexico |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 65,784 | 2,085,538 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 65,645 | 2,059,180 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.2% | 1.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 65,645 | 2,059,179 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 8.0% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 28.0% | 24.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 14.2% | 13.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.4% | 50.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 92.6% | 83.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.6% | 2.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.1% | 10.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.8% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.7% | 2.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 52.8% | 46.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 43.1% | 40.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 81.3% | 84.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 13.3% | 9.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 38.0% | 36.2% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 76.4% | 83.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 16.4% | 25.4% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 4,967 | 176,805 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 17.1 | 21.8 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 26,724 | 908,132 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 68.4% | 69.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 10.1% | 15.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $90,000 | $161,800 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 23,740 | 762,002 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.64 | 2.62 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $18,764 | $23,537 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $37,293 | $44,631 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.3% | 19.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Chaves County | New Mexico |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 1,456 | 44,2211 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 16,761 | 600,1651 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 10.5 | 9.21 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 3,032 | 120,470 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,032 | 157,231 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.2% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 5.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.4% | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.0% | 23.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.3% | 31.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 661,458 | 17,122,725 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 10,589,286 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 836,078 | 24,469,997 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,392 | $12,429 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 92,362 | 3,734,300 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 33 | 4,067 |