| | People QuickFacts | Curry County | New Mexico |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 49,649 | 2,082,224 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 48,376 | 2,059,180 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 2.6% | 1.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 48,376 | 2,059,179 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 8.8% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 28.2% | 24.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 11.2% | 13.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.4% | 50.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 86.5% | 83.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 7.0% | 2.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.2% | 10.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.5% | 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 | 2.7% | 2.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 39.8% | 46.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 50.5% | 40.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 76.8% | 84.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 7.9% | 9.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 23.7% | 36.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 81.5% | 82.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 18.2% | 25.5% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 4,995 | 177,740 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 15.3 | 21.7 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 20,162 | 908,132 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 61.4% | 69.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 14.7% | 15.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $98,500 | $158,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 17,318 | 756,112 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.63 | 2.61 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $19,925 | $22,966 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $38,090 | $43,820 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 20.1% | 18.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Curry County | New Mexico |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 1,052 | 44,2211 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 12,793 | 600,1651 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 16.6 | 9.21 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,967 | 120,470 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,745 | 157,231 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.8% | 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 | S | 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 | S | 23.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.4% | 31.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 17,122,725 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 171,522 | 10,589,286 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 591,302 | 24,469,997 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,109 | $12,429 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 68,312 | 3,734,300 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 191 | 4,067 |