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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $314 (0.4%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grant County is $422 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $480 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.
Cities in this county include: Silver City
, Bayard
, Santa Clara
, Hurley
, Tyrone
, North Harding
, North Hidalgo
.
2005 air pollution in Grant County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.079 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.071 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
Annual: 19 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
32 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
5.8 µg/m3.
Significantly below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
12 µg/m3.
Significantly below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Catron County
, Greenlee County, Arizona
, Hidalgo County
, Luna County
, Sierra County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Grant County: WO
Ranch
(A),
Walker Windmill
(B),
Walking H Windmill
(C),
Walking X Ranch
(D),
Wallace Ranch
(E),
Walnut Creek Corral and Well
(F),
Walnut Creek WIndmill
(G),
Warren Ranch
(H),
West Prong Windmill
(I),
Wheaton-Smith Site
(J),
White Ranch
(K),
White Signal Weather Station
(L),
Whitetop Windmill
(M),
Whitewater Weather Station
(N),
Whitmore Cabin
(O),
Diamond Bar Ranch
(P),
Wilkinson Ranch
(Q),
Willis Windmill
(R),
Willmeth Windmill
(S),
Arrastre Interpretive Site
(T)
Churches in Grant County include: Trinity
Presbyterian
(A),
Gospel Line Church
(B),
Rio Mimbres Baptist Church
(C),
San Lorenzo Catholic Church
(D),
Hachita Baptist Church
(E),
San Jose Church
(F),
San Jose
(G),
Gila Valley Baptist Church
(H),
Mimbres Valley Community Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Fort
Bayard National Cemetery
(1),
Maldonado Cemetery
(2),
Georgetown Cemetery
(3),
Clark Cemetery
(4),
Hicks Cemetery
(5),
Gold Hill Cemetery
(6),
Hachita Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Goose
Lake
(A),
Horseshoe Tank
(B),
Tadpole Lake
(C),
Horse Lake
(D),
Mangas Lake
(E),
North Sycamore Mesa Tank
(F),
Dry Lakes, The
(G),
Middle Bear Tank
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Walnut
Creek
(A),
West Fork Gila River
(B),
West Fork Mimbres River
(C),
Sheep Creek
(D),
Manzanita Creek
(E),
Slate Creek
(F),
Pine Cienega Creek
(G),
Ninetysix Creek
(H),
Buckhorn Creek
(I)
Parks in Grant County include: Kneeling
Nun Historical Marker
(1),
Cookes Wagon Road Historical Marker
(2),
Basin and Range Country Historical Marker
(3),
Brannon Park
(4),
Little Walnut Picnic Area
(5),
Yucca Plains Historical Marker
(6),
City of Rocks State Park
(7),
Santa Rita Copper Mines Historical Marker
(8),
Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area
(9)
Post offices: Faywood
Post Office
(A),
Turnerville Post Office
(B),
Arenas Valley Post Office
(C),
Cliff Post Office
(D),
Hanover Post Office
(E)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.5% | | New
Mexico: |
3.3% |
Current college students: 2,049
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,035 (61% naturalized citizens)
| Grant
County: |
3.3% | | Whole
state: | 8.2% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 111
- 1990
to 1994: 80
- 1985
to 1989: 40
- 1980
to 1984: 120
- 1975
to 1979: 70
- 1970
to 1974: 121
- 1970
to 1974: 97
- 1965
to 1969: 396
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Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 8,504
- One,
attached: 177
- Two:
345
- 3
or 4: 327
- 5
to 9: 113
- 10
to 19: 120
- 20
or more: 117
- Mobile
homes: 4,065
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 298
Housing units in Grant County with a mortgage: 2,615 (203 second mortgage, 111 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,772 Agriculture
in Grant County
Average size of farms: 4478 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $27733
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.14%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $23229
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $22975
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.62%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.67
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.06%
Land in orchards: 102 acresGrant
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near New Mexico state average. It is 8.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Mining
(20%)
- Construction
(14%)
- Educational
services (9%)
- Health
care (6%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (21%)
- Health
care (18%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Social
assistance (7%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Extraction
workers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(73%)
- Canada
(7%)
- Germany
(3%)
- United
Kingdom (2%)
- Taiwan
(1%)
- Colombia
(1%)
- Other
Eastern Europe (1%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Grant County:
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- United
States or American (9%)
- English
(9%)
- German
(8%)
- Irish
(5%)
- Italian
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(1%)
- French
(except Basque) (1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 8,181 (73%)
- Carpooled:
1,671 (15%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 20 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 2 (0%)
- Taxi:
7 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
29 (0%)
- Bicycle:
59 (1%)
- Walked:
511 (5%)
- Other
means: 98 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 607 (5%)
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People
in group quarters in Grant County, New Mexico
- 296
people in nursing homes
- 192
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 56
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 55
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 5
people in homes for the mentally ill
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,836.
7.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,386 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.77% | | New
Mexico average: | 7.94% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.95% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($8,178 average AGI)
5.82% relocated from other states ($34,208 average AGI)
| Grant
County: |
5.82% | | New
Mexico average: |
4.63% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Dona Ana County, NM
|
0.50% ($26,471 average AGI) |
| from
Maricopa County, AZ
|
0.50% ($34,200) |
| from
Pima County, AZ
|
0.50% ($59,600) |
| from
Bernalillo County, NM
|
0.34% ($26,147) |
| from
San Diego County, CA
|
0.20% ($45,150) |
| from
Luna County, NM
|
0.19% ($21,316) |
| from
Yavapai County, AZ
|
0.19% ($39,421) |
7.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,846 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.43% | | New
Mexico average: |
7.42% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.78% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($12,238 average AGI)
4.65% relocated to other states ($22,608 average AGI)
| Grant
County: |
4.65% | | New
Mexico average: |
4.16% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Dona Ana County, NM
|
1.03% ($25,596 average AGI) |
| to
Maricopa County, AZ
|
0.56% ($29,893) |
| to
Pima County, AZ
|
0.56% ($38,179) |
| to
Bernalillo County, NM
|
0.47% ($35,596) |
| to
Luna County, NM
|
0.25% ($33,040) |
| to
Greenlee County, AZ
|
0.20% ($70,150) |
| to
El Paso County, TX
|
0.14% ($30,500) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6
Births
per 1000 population in Grant County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Grant County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Grant County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,915 (5,031 aged, 884 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 30,399
- In
family households: 26,231 (6,455 male householders, 2,080 female householders)
6,463
spouses, 9,252 children (8,415 natural, 219 adopted, 618 stepchildren), 722 grandchildren, 189 brothers or sisters, 173 parents, 304 other relatives, 593 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 4,168 (1,731 male householders (1,423 living alone)), 1,872 female householders (1,707 living alone)), 565 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 603 (354 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,973 2-persons, 1,833 3-persons, 1,531 4-persons, 763 5-persons, 261 6-persons, 174 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,130 1-person, 412 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 2 5-persons.
4,933 married couples with children.
2,315 single-parent households (550 men, 1,765 women).
63.3% of residents of Grant County speak English at home.
35.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 1% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $210,748,000 ($7158 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,597,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $100,803,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,087,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $603,000
Federal grants: $56,822,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,809,000 ($170,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,623,000 ($805,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $257,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,192,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,341,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,888
| Here: |
63 per 1000 residents | | State: | 74
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,467
| Here: |
49 per 1000 residents | | State: |
36 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +66
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +15
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,708
| Here: |
-57 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+5 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Grant County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.81 millions of gallons per day (96% from ground, 4% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 472
- 1995
to 1998: 1,753
- 1990
to 1994: 983
- 1980
to 1989: 2,241
- 1970
to 1979: 2,699
- 1960
to 1969: 1,563
- 1950
to 1959: 1,476
- 1940
to 1949: 940
- 1939
or earlier: 1,939
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Grant County, New Mexico: |
- 1
room: 130
- 2
rooms: 179
- 3
rooms: 550
- 4
rooms: 1,039
- 5
rooms: 2,720
- 6
rooms: 2,132
- 7
rooms: 1,308
- 8
rooms: 614
- 9
or more rooms: 381
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Grant County, New Mexico: |
- 1
room: 89
- 2
rooms: 185
- 3
rooms: 526
- 4
rooms: 974
- 5
rooms: 669
- 6
rooms: 363
- 7
rooms: 175
- 8
rooms: 75
- 9
or more rooms: 37
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grant County: |
- no
bedroom: 162
- 1
bedroom: 621
- 2
bedrooms: 2,222
- 3
bedrooms: 4,883
- 4
bedrooms: 981
- 5
or more bedrooms: 184
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Grant County: |
- no
bedroom: 109
- 1
bedroom: 604
- 2
bedrooms: 1,345
- 3
bedrooms: 876
- 4
bedrooms: 145
- 5
or more bedrooms: 14
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Grant County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 345
- 1
vehicle: 2,517
- 2
vehicles: 3,782
- 3
vehicles: 1,782
- 4
vehicles: 410
- 5
or more vehicles: 217
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Grant County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 468
- 1
vehicle: 1,585
- 2
vehicles: 791
- 3
vehicles: 210
- 4
vehicles: 19
- 5
or more vehicles: 20
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59% of Grant County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in New Mexico.
| Grant
County: |
59.0% | | State
average: |
55.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 17708
- Northeast:
1209
- Midwest:
2785
- South:
3247
- West:
4814
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $87,700 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (53%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Wood
(11%)
- Electricity
(5%)
- Solar
energy (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (69%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Electricity
(8%)
- Wood
(6%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 224
| Here: |
6.0% | | New
Mexico: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 94
| Here: |
4.8% | | New
Mexico: | 7.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 117
| Here: |
7.2% | | New
Mexico: | 11.9% |
Grant
County government finances in 2002:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $40,000
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,253,000
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $26,649,000
Solid Waste Management: $187,000
All Other: $140,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $24,000
Financial Administration: $22,000
Central Staff Services: $19,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $26,649,000
Central Staff Services: $1,368,000
General - Other: $1,104,000
Police Protection: $1,103,000
Welfare - Other: $949,000
Financial Administration: $746,000
Regular Highways: $706,000
Corrections - Other: $614,000
Solid Waste Management: $521,000
Fire Protection: $462,000
General Public Buildings: $438,000
Air Transportation: $42,000
Natural Resources - Other: $22,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,127,000
All Other: $115,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $529,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Sewerage: $7,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $12,665,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $10,824,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,841,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $1,157,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,075,000
Property Sale Other: $93,000
Rents: $5,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $76,000
Corrections - Other: $6,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $16,970,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,889,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,983,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,236,000
Highways: $901,000
General Support: $205,000
- Tax
- Property: $3,228,000
Total General Sales: $2,500,000
Other Selective Sales: $67,000
NEC: $18,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $18,513,000
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