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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $290 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Eddy County is $388 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $612 a month.
Cities in this county include: Carlsbad
, Artesia
, Loving
, Hope
, Loco Hills
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2005 air pollution in Eddy County:
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.067 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Chaves County
, Lea County
, Otero County
, Culberson County, Texas
, Loving County, Texas
, Reeves County, Texas
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Eddy County: W
W Smith and Sons Ranch
(A),
Walnut Ranch Well
(B),
Hilt Well
(C),
Welch Ranch
(D),
Delaware Ranch
(E),
Denny Ranch
(F),
White Ranch
(G),
Diamond A Ranch
(H),
Dickson Farm
(I),
Howell Ranch
(J),
Dillahunty Ranch
(K),
Williams Well
(L),
Armstrong and Armstrong Ranch
(M),
Circle K Ranch
(N),
Windham Ranch
(O),
Artesia Country Club
(P),
Windy Windmill
(Q),
Wood Ranch
(R),
Wooten Ranch
(S),
X Bar Ranch
(T)
Churches in Eddy County include: El
Paso Gap Church
(A),
Tempe Costa Church
(B),
Lakewood Baptist Church
(C),
Cottonwood Community Church
(D),
First Baptist Church
(E)
Cemeteries: Old
Lakewood Cemetery
(1),
Seven Rivers Cemetery
(2),
Lookout Cemetery
(3),
South Cemetery
(4),
Rocky Arroyo Cemetery
(5),
McDonald Cemetery
(6),
Queen Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Salt
Lake
(A),
Acrey Lake
(B),
Walters Lake
(C),
Cedar Lake
(D),
Mexican Lake
(E),
Hackberry Lake
(F),
Horseshoe Lake
(G),
Crow Flat Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Delaware
River
(A),
North Seven Rivers
(B),
Middle Seven Rivers
(C),
Willow Creek Ditch
(D),
Rocky Arroyo
(E),
Black River
(F),
Martha Creek
(G),
Crooked Creek
(H),
South Seven Rivers
(I)
Parks in Eddy County include: Devils
Den Canyon Wilderness Study Area
(1),
Brantley Lake State Park
(2),
Upper McKittrick Canyon Research Natural Area
(3),
Sitting Bull Falls Point of Interest
(4),
Lonesome Ridge Wilderness Study Area
(5),
Cavern City Dragway
(6),
Mudgetts Wilderness Study Area
(7),
Guadalupe Escarpment Wilderness Study Area
(8),
Guadalupe Mountains Historical Marker
(9)
Post offices: Lakewood
Post Office
(A),
Malaga Post Office
(B),
Loco Hills Post Office
(C),
Whites City Post Office
(D)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
2.7% | | New
Mexico: | 3.3% |
Current college students: 1,944
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,743 (48% naturalized citizens)
| Eddy
County: |
5.3% | | Whole
state: | 8.2% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 313
- 1990
to 1994: 399
- 1985
to 1989: 203
- 1980
to 1984: 377
- 1975
to 1979: 317
- 1970
to 1974: 300
- 1970
to 1974: 263
- 1965
to 1969: 571
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Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 15,413
- One,
attached: 626
- Two:
431
- 3
or 4: 604
- 5
to 9: 399
- 10
to 19: 172
- 20
or more: 488
- Mobile
homes: 3,861
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 255
Housing units in Eddy County with a mortgage: 5,978 (488 second mortgage, 314 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,750 Agriculture
in Eddy County
Average size of farms: 2320 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $161198
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $550.57
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.27%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 69.84%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $148132
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.81%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 96.21%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $68893
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.43%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.93
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 30.52%
Upland cotton: 5175 harvested acres
Vegetables: 812 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 3212 acresEddy
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above New Mexico state average. It is 4.9 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 29 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/31/1991, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 21 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Mining
(18%)
- Construction
(11%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (5%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females:
|
- Health
care (15%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males
|
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Extraction
workers (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(80%)
- Germany
(4%)
- Canada
(3%)
- India
(3%)
- United
Kingdom (2%)
- Other
Western Europe (1%)
- Taiwan
(1%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Eddy County:
|
- United
States or American (12%)
- English
(8%)
- German
(8%)
- Irish
(6%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- French
(except Basque) (1%)
- Scottish
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 15,564 (77%)
- Carpooled:
3,078 (15%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 286 (1%)
- Ferryboat:
7 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
36 (0%)
- Bicycle:
47 (0%)
- Walked:
467 (2%)
- Other
means: 136 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 564 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Eddy County, New Mexico
- 434
people in nursing homes
- 139
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 73
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 60
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 38
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 6
people in unknown juvenile institutions
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $48,758.
6.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,773 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.13% | | New
Mexico average: | 7.94% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.01% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($10,639 average AGI)
4.12% relocated from other states ($27,134 average AGI)
| Eddy
County: |
4.12% | | New
Mexico average: | 4.63% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Chaves County, NM
|
0.48% ($29,488 average AGI) |
| from
Lea County, NM
|
0.34% ($40,105) |
| from
Bernalillo County, NM
|
0.34% ($25,250) |
| from
Dona Ana County, NM
|
0.21% ($27,514) |
| from
El Paso County, TX
|
0.18% ($43,069) |
| from
Otero County, NM
|
0.18% ($31,034) |
| from
Maricopa County, AZ
|
0.13% ($25,545) |
5.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,925 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.98% | | New
Mexico average: | 7.42% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.19% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($11,899 average AGI)
3.79% relocated to other states ($26,026 average AGI)
| Eddy
County: |
3.79% | | New
Mexico average: | 4.16% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Chaves County, NM
|
0.61% ($32,485 average AGI) |
| to
Dona Ana County, NM
|
0.41% ($31,309) |
| to
Bernalillo County, NM
|
0.36% ($32,915) |
| to
Lea County, NM
|
0.33% ($31,130) |
| to
Maricopa County, AZ
|
0.19% ($36,613) |
| to
Midland County, TX
|
0.18% ($43,862) |
| to
Lubbock County, TX
|
0.11% ($24,842) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.6
Births
per 1000 population in Eddy County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1
Deaths
per 1000 population in Eddy County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Eddy County
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Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,571 (7,121 aged, 1,450 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 50,905
- In
family households: 44,943 (11,340 male householders, 2,778 female householders)
11,228
spouses, 16,236 children (14,622 natural, 376 adopted, 1,238 stepchildren), 1,244 grandchildren, 214 brothers or sisters, 179 parents, 653 other relatives, 1,071 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 5,962 (2,495 male householders (2,132 living alone)), 2,797 female householders (2,553 living alone)), 670 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 753 (591 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 5,856 2-persons, 3,150 3-persons, 2,890 4-persons, 1,455 5-persons, 470 6-persons, 297 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,685 1-person, 549 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 12 6-persons.
9,483 married couples with children.
3,649 single-parent households (956 men, 2,693 women).
69.6% of residents of Eddy County speak English at home.
29.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $496,786,000 ($9611 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,061,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $133,609,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $63,135,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,139,000
Federal grants: $91,361,000
Federal procurement contracts: $169,798,000 ($7,012,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $36,744,000 ($609,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $200,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,496,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,722,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,838
| Here: |
75 per 1000 residents | | State: |
74 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,733
| Here: |
53 per 1000 residents | | State: |
36 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +221
| Here: |
+4 per 1000 residents | | State: | +15
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,465
| Here: |
-28 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+5 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Eddy County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 14.39 millions of gallons per day (99% from ground, 1% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 381
- 1995
to 1998: 1,253
- 1990
to 1994: 1,160
- 1980
to 1989: 3,013
- 1970
to 1979: 3,850
- 1960
to 1969: 3,425
- 1950
to 1959: 5,020
- 1940
to 1949: 2,786
- 1939
or earlier: 1,361
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Eddy County, New Mexico: |
- 1
room: 66
- 2
rooms: 279
- 3
rooms: 670
- 4
rooms: 1,755
- 5
rooms: 4,323
- 6
rooms: 3,652
- 7
rooms: 2,056
- 8
rooms: 969
- 9
or more rooms: 631
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Eddy County, New Mexico: |
- 1
room: 196
- 2
rooms: 419
- 3
rooms: 918
- 4
rooms: 1,423
- 5
rooms: 1,187
- 6
rooms: 535
- 7
rooms: 187
- 8
rooms: 62
- 9
or more rooms: 51
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Eddy County:
|
- no
bedroom: 88
- 1
bedroom: 721
- 2
bedrooms: 3,441
- 3
bedrooms: 8,178
- 4
bedrooms: 1,757
- 5
or more bedrooms: 216
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Eddy County:
|
- no
bedroom: 213
- 1
bedroom: 1,276
- 2
bedrooms: 1,965
- 3
bedrooms: 1,384
- 4
bedrooms: 124
- 5
or more bedrooms: 16
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Eddy County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 538
- 1
vehicle: 4,152
- 2
vehicles: 6,248
- 3
vehicles: 2,676
- 4
vehicles: 533
- 5
or more vehicles: 254
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Eddy County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 664
- 1
vehicle: 2,623
- 2
vehicles: 1,343
- 3
vehicles: 296
- 4
vehicles: 46
- 5
or more vehicles: 6
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59% of Eddy County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in New Mexico.
| Eddy
County: |
59.4% | | State
average: |
55.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 29342
- Northeast:
997
- Midwest:
2732
- South:
12066
- West:
3478
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (65%)
- Electricity
(24%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (67%)
- Electricity
(25%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 405
| Here: |
5.7% | | New
Mexico: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 168
| Here: |
4.6% | | New
Mexico: | 7.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 246
| Here: |
14.5% | | New
Mexico: |
11.9% |
Eddy
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $488,000
- Construction
- General: $1,069,000
Fire Protection: $344,000
- Current
Operations - Police Protection: $3,876,000
General - Other: $3,423,000
Regular Highways: $3,242,000
Corrections - Other: $2,823,000
Central Staff Services: $1,679,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,665,000
Financial Administration: $1,228,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,100,000
General Public Buildings: $1,051,000
Fire Protection: $813,000
Solid Waste Management: $594,000
Natural Resources - Other: $540,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $311,000
Health Services - Other: $239,000
Housing & Community Development: $163,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $483,000
Housing & Community Development: $286,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $176,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,515,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,630,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $885,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $508,000
Interest Earnings: $239,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $23,127,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,369,000
All Other: $1,796,000
Public Welfare: $1,628,000
Highways: $1,431,000
Health & Hospitals: $30,000
- Tax
- NEC: $9,316,000
Property: $4,966,000
Total General Sales: $645,000
Other Selective Sales: $90,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $7,510,000
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