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Overview for Chaves County, NM Part of: Roswell NM, Micropolitan Area
Chaves County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 6,070.9 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 10.2 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 41.6%. On the 2000 census form, 96.9% of the population reported only one race, with 2.0% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 43.8% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.66 persons compared to an average family size of 3.17 persons.
In 2005 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $29,098. Per capita income grew by 16.0% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005)
61,860
Covered Employment
21,098
Growth (%) since 1990
6.9%
Average wage per job
$26,464
Households (2000)
22,561
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
5.4%
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
26,630
Average wage per job
$30,665
Unemployment Rate (2005)
6.0
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$23,556
Average wage per job
D
Median Household Income (2003)
$28,632
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
Chaves County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 6,070.9 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 10.2 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 41.6%. On the 2000 census form, 96.9% of the population reported only one race, with 2.0% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 43.8% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.66 persons compared to an average family size of 3.17 persons.
