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County:

Eddy County

State:

New Mexico

FIPS Code:

35015

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

5.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

135,013

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

117,706

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.28

Lincoln NF

135,013

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

43

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

41,119

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

47,855

16.4%

6.8%

9.6%

1990:

48,605

1.6%

-7.9%

9.4%

2000:

51,658

6.3%

0.0%

6.3%

2005:

51,437

-0.4%

-2.6%

2.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

29,797

57.7%

0-to-19:

16,464

31.9%

Black:

669

1.3%

20-to-39:

11,991

23.2%

Hispanic:

20,023

38.8%

40-to-59:

13,541

26.2%

American Indian:

382

0.7%

60-plus:

9,662

18.7%

Other:

787

1.5%

Median Age:

36.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

12.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

75.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.5%

Median Family Income:

$36,789

Families Below Poverty Line:

13.6%

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