Grants, NM

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2023 Population

9,106

0.774% 1-year decline

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

33.8

1.81% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

30.5%

2.69% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$49,286

11.4% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$123,600

9.85% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

2,930

9.79% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Grants, NM had a population of 9.11k people with a median age of 33.8 and a median household income of $49,286. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Grants, NM declined from 9,177 to 9,106, a −0.774% decrease and its median household income declined from $55,631 to $49,286, a −11.4% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Grants, NM are White (Hispanic) (35.1%), White (Non-Hispanic) (21.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (16.2%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (13.2%), and Other (Hispanic) (7.83%).

None of the households in Grants, 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.

96.9% of the residents in Grants, NM are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Grants, NM are New Mexico State University-Grants (83 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Grants, NM was $123,600, and the homeownership rate was 56%.

Most people in Grants, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Grants, NM was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Grants, NM is home to a population of 9.11k people, from which 96.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 5.8% of Grants, NM residents were born outside of the country (528 people).

In 2023, there were 1.67 times more White (Hispanic) residents (3.2k people) in Grants, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.92k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.47k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%

2023 Citizenship

96.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.9% of Grants, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Grants, NM was 96.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Grants, NM

White (Hispanic)
3.2k ± 783
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.92k ± 351
Two+ (Hispanic)
1.47k ± 444

60.2%

Hispanic Population

5.48k people

60.2% of the people in Grants, NM are hispanic (5.48k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place 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.

Foreign-Born Population

5.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

528 people

7.31%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

671 people

As of 2023, 5.8% of Grants, NM residents (528 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Grants, NM was 7.31%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Grants, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
183 ± 121
Gulf War (2001-)
90 ± 62
Vietnam
70 ± 65

Grants, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 2.03 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Grants, NM employs 2.93k people. The largest industries in Grants, NM are Health Care & Social Assistance (669 people), Public Administration (441 people), and Educational Services (336 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($120,585), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($120,229), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($98,317).

Males in New Mexico have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,740. The income inequality in New Mexico (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.93k

2023 Value

± 486

−9.79%

1 Year decline

± 26.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Grants, NM declined at a rate of −9.79%, from 3.25k employees to 2.93k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Grants, NM, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (520 people), Management Occupations (301 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (288 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Grants, NM.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

2.93k

2023 Value

± 486

−9.79%

1 Year decline

± 26.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Grants, NM declined at a rate of −9.79%, from 3.25k employees to 2.93k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grants, NM, are Health Care & Social Assistance (669 people), Public Administration (441 people), and Educational Services (336 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Grants, NM, though some of these residents may live in Grants, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,269

Median earning men ± $13,273

$40,310

Median earning women ± $4,536

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($120,298), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($84,167), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,341), Public Administration ($60,111), and Wholesale Trade ($43,646).

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.

Education

In 2022, universities in Grants, NM awarded 83 degrees. The student population of Grants, NM in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 247 male students and 578 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Grants, NM are Hispanic or Latino (33 and 40.7%), followed by American Indian or Alaska Native (30 and 37%), White (16 and 19.8%), and Two or More Races (2 and 2.47%).

The largest universities in Grants, NM by number of degrees awarded are New Mexico State University-Grants (83 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Grants, NM are General Studies (14 and 16.9%), Phlebotamy Technician (14 and 16.9%), and Data Processing & Data Processing Technology (10 and 12%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 825 students enrolled in Grants, NM, 29.9% men and 70.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 380 records, of which 71.6% were women and 28.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
14 degrees awarded
Data Processing & Data Processing Technology
5 degrees awarded
General Business
4 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Grants, NM was General Studies with 14 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

New Mexico State University-Grants

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

83 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was New Mexico State University-Grants with 83 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 20 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Grants, NM, which is 0.317 times less than the 63 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 33 degrees mean that there were 1.1 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, American Indian or Alaska Native, with 30 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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,184) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($192) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,240) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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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 Grants, NM was $123,600 in 2023, which is 0.407 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $137,100 to $123,600, a 9.85% decrease. The homeownership rate in Grants, NM is 56%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Grants, NM have an average commute time of 14.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Grants, NM is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$123,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$30,582

$1,650

Median Property Taxes

±$326

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 Grants, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

56%

Homeownership

2023

71.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 56% of the housing units in Grants, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61.6%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9742.01
Census Tract 9742.02

The following map shows all of the places in Grants, 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.

$49,286

Median Household Income

± $12,377

2.95k

Number of Households

± 445

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.95k households in Grants, NM declined from $49,286 from the previous year's value of $55,631.

The following chart displays the households in Grants, 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 Grants, 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 (69.7%)
Carpooled (10.5%)
Worked At Home (9.53%)

In 2023, 69.7% of workers in Grants, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.5%) and those who worked at home (9.53%).

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

14.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Grants, NM have a shorter commute time (14.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.646% of the workforce in Grants, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Grants, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Grants, NM have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

30.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Grants, NM (2.54k out of 8.31k 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 < 5, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Grants, NM is White, followed by Hispanic and Native American.

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.

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

96.4% of the population of Grants, NM has health coverage, with 31.1% on employee plans, 41.2% on Medicaid, 6.67% on Medicare, 14.7% on non-group plans, and 2.8% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cibola County, NM see 1882 patients per year on average, which represents a 8.28% decrease from the previous year (2052 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1431 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 267 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,882 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cibola County, NM

Primary care physicians in Cibola County, NM see an average of 1,882 patients per year. This represents a 8.28% decrease from the previous year (2,052 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cibola County, NM in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.7% under 18 years, 23.1% between 18 and 34 years, 33.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 14% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

3.6%

Uninsured

31.1%

Employer Coverage

41.2%

Medicaid

6.67%

Medicare

14.7%

Non-Group

2.8%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Grants, NM declined by 40.2% from 6.01% to 3.6%.

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

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