Quay County, NM

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2023 Population

8,616

0.289% 1-year decline

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

48.1

3.22% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

25.4%

2.13% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$82,200

7.03% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

3,501

0.546% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Quay County, NM had a population of 8.62k people with a median age of 48.1 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Quay County, NM declined from 8,641 to 8,616, a −0.289% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Quay County, NM are White (Non-Hispanic) (48.3%), White (Hispanic) (16.8%), Two+ (Hispanic) (15.6%), Other (Hispanic) (10.2%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.45%).

None of the households in Quay County, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.9% of the residents in Quay County, NM are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Quay County, NM are Mesalands Community College (277 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Quay County, NM was $82,200, and the homeownership rate was 72.7%.

Most people in Quay County, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Quay County, NM was 2 cars per household.

Quay County, NM borders Curry County, NM, De Baca County, NM, Guadalupe County, NM, Harding County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Union County, NM, Deaf Smith County, TX, Hartley County, TX, and Oldham County, TX.

United States New Mexico

Population & Diversity

Quay County, NM is home to a population of 8.62k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Quay County, NM residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 2.88 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.17k people) in Quay County, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.44k White (Hispanic) and 1.34k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

98.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.9% of Quay County, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Quay County, NM was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Quay County, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Quay County, NM

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.17k ± 106
White (Hispanic)
1.44k ± 327
Two+ (Hispanic)
1.34k ± 442

44.6%

Hispanic Population

3.84k people

44.6% of the people in Quay County, NM are hispanic (3.84k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Quay County, NM as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
128,832 ± 8,539 people
Philippines
5,882 ± 1,880 people
Germany
4,070 ± 1,565 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 128,832 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 5,882 and Germany with 4,070.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
253 ± 99
Gulf War (2001-)
230 ± 110
Gulf War (1990s)
89 ± 51

Quay County, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.1 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Quay County, NM employs 3.5k people. The largest industries in Quay County, NM are Accommodation & Food Services (524 people), Educational Services (408 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (397 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($75,701), Transportation & Warehousing ($62,424), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,378).

Employment

Occupations

3.5k

2023 Value

± 438

0.546%

1 Year growth

± 18%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Quay County, NM grew at a rate of 0.546%, from 3.48k employees to 3.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Quay County, NM, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (525 people), Management Occupations (504 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (360 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Quay County, NM.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Mexico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.5k

2023 Value

± 438

0.546%

1 Year growth

± 18%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Quay County, NM grew at a rate of 0.546%, from 3.48k employees to 3.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Quay County, NM, are Accommodation & Food Services (524 people), Educational Services (408 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (397 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Quay County, NM, though some of these residents may live in Quay County, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,104

Median earning men ± $4,136

$32,723

Median earning women ± $11,507

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,937), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,936), and Public Administration ($47,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($118,464), Public Administration ($51,271), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,205).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.72%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Mexico.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

14
Other Services (except Public Administration)
14
Retail Trade
13
Transportation and Warehousing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$14k
Retail Trade
$13.4k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$9.34k
Accommodation and Food Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2022, universities in Quay County, NM awarded 277 degrees. The student population of Quay County, NM in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 537 male students and 287 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Quay County, NM are White (151 and 54.5%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (72 and 26%), Black or African American (22 and 7.94%), and Unknown (18 and 6.5%).

The largest universities in Quay County, NM by number of degrees awarded are Mesalands Community College (277 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Quay County, NM are Other Electromechanical, Instrumentation, & Maintenance Technology (239 and 86.3%), Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (12 and 4.33%), and Other Precision Metal Working (7 and 2.53%).

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
12 degrees awarded
General Art Studies
3 degrees awarded
Paleontology
2 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Quay County, NM was Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities with 12 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Quay County, NM according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Mesalands Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

277 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Mesalands Community College with 277 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 247 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Quay County, NM, which is 8.23 times more than the 30 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 151 degrees mean that there were 2.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 72 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

Measure

In 2022, 1.05% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.86% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (454k), Some college (398k), and Secondary Education (257k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Quay County, NM was $82,200 in 2023, which is 0.271 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $76,800 to $82,200, a 7.03% increase. The homeownership rate in Quay County, NM is 72.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Quay County, NM have an average commute time of 15.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Quay County, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 8.72% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Quay County, NM. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.08%.

Housing

Property

$82,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$14,055

$2,984

Median Property Taxes

±$346

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Quay County, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Quay County, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72.7%

Homeownership

2023

67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 72.7% of the housing units in Quay County, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Quay County, NM compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Quay County, NM colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

4.1k

Number of Households

± 472

In N/A, the median household income of the 4.1k households in Quay County, NM N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Quay County, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Quay County, NM is from New Mexico.

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2022, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.44% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Mexico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (82.1%)
Carpooled (7.61%)
Worked At Home (5.12%)

In 2023, 82.1% of workers in Quay County, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.61%) and those who worked at home (5.12%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Quay County, NM have a shorter commute time (15.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.41% of the workforce in Quay County, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Quay County, NM compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Quay County, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Quay County, NM have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 8.72% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Quay County, NM. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.08%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

25.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Quay County, NM (2.14k out of 8.41k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Quay County, NM is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 33.7% of the children was living in poverty in Quay County, NM. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.1% of the population of Quay County, NM has health coverage, with 24.5% on employee plans, 32.5% on Medicaid, 18.6% on Medicare, 13.6% on non-group plans, and 0.913% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.88%

Uninsured

24.5%

Employer Coverage

32.5%

Medicaid

18.6%

Medicare

13.6%

Non-Group

0.913%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Quay County, NM declined by 4.06% from 10.3% to 9.88%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Quay County, NM changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Quay County, NM.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Quay County, NM.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 31.1% in Quay County, NM.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Quay County, NM.