Harding County, NM

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2024 Population

741

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.5

1.39% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

19.4%

3.83% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$48,553

17.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$70,000

19.1% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

249

5.68% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Harding 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.

99.6% of the residents in Harding County, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Harding County, NM was $70,000, and the homeownership rate was 76.9%.

Most people in Harding County, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Harding County, NM was 4 cars per household.

Harding County, NM borders Colfax County, NM, Mora County, NM, Quay County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, and Union County, NM.

Photo by J. N. Stuart

United States New Mexico

Population & Diversity

Harding County, NM is home to a population of 741 people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.405% of Harding County, NM residents were born outside of the country (3 people).

In 2024, there were 2.82 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (352 people) in Harding County, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 125 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 100 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

96.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Harding County, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Harding County, NM was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Harding County, NM

White (Non-Hispanic)
352 ± 95
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
125 ± 58
Other (Hispanic)
100 ± 63

36.4%

Hispanic Population

270 people

36.4% of the people in Harding County, NM are hispanic (270 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Harding 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
126,568 ± 8,470 people
Philippines
6,950 ± 2,043 people
Germany
4,158 ± 1,582 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 126,568 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,950 and Germany with 4,158.

Foreign-Born Population

0.405%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3 people

4.01%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

30 people

As of 2024, 0.405% of Harding County, NM residents (3 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Harding County, NM was 4.01%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
37 ± 31
Gulf War (2001-)
16 ± 18
Gulf War (1990s)
15 ± 17

Harding County, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.31 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Harding County, NM.

Economy

The economy of Harding County, NM employs 249 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Harding County, NM were Educational Services (91 people), Public Administration (46 people), and Construction (26 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($91,333), Educational Services ($73,860), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,603).

Employment

Occupations

249

2024 Value

± 101

−5.68%

1 Year decline

± 57.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Harding County, NM declined at a rate of −5.68%, from 264 employees to 249 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Harding County, NM, are Management Occupations (61 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (43 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (34 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Harding County, NM.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

249

2024 Value

± 101

−5.68%

1 Year decline

± 57.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Harding County, NM declined at a rate of −5.68%, from 264 employees to 249 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Harding County, NM, are Educational Services (91 people), Public Administration (46 people), and Construction (26 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Harding County, NM, though some of these residents may live in Harding County, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,250

Median earning men ± $41,965

$58,750

Median earning women ± $28,863

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($250,001), Construction ($91,333), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($49,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,272), Public Administration ($50,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($14,643).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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

Construction

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

$574

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

Construction

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Mexico went to Kamala Harris with 51.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.03%).

Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are the senators currently representing the state of New Mexico. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Mexico is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Harding County, NM. Showing the available data for New Mexico.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (51.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (45.9%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.03%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Mexico went to Kamala Harris with 51.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.03%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Mexico for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Mexico

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

Martin Heinrich

Senator from New Mexico

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ben Ray Luján

Senator from New Mexico

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are the senators currently representing New Mexico.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Mexico over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Harding County, NM was $70,000 in 2024, which is 0.21 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $86,500 to $70,000, a 19.1% decrease. The homeownership rate in Harding County, NM is 76.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Harding County, NM have an average commute time of 20.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Harding County, NM is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

In 2025, 10% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Harding County, NM. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 11.6%.

Housing

Property

$70,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$45,240

$220

Median Property Taxes

±$61

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

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

Rent vs Own

76.9%

Homeownership

2024

69.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.9% of the housing units in Harding County, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.4%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$48,553

Median Household Income

± $8,018

286

Number of Households

± 62

In 2024, the median household income of the 286 households in Harding County, NM grew to $48,553 from the previous year's value of $41,250.

The following chart displays the households in Harding 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 $15k - $20k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in New Mexico

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2024, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.506% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (79.8%)
Walked (13.1%)
Carpooled (3.97%)

In 2024, 79.8% of workers in Harding County, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (13.1%) and those who carpooled to work (3.97%).

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

20.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Harding County, NM have a shorter commute time (20.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.27% of the workforce in Harding County, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Harding County, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Harding County, NM have 4 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Harding County, NM. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 11.6%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

19.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Harding County, NM (144 out of 741 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 16 - 17, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Harding County, NM is Hispanic, followed by Other and White.

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 2025, 26.8% of the children was living in poverty in Harding County, NM. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.8%.

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

98.8% of the population of Harding County, NM has health coverage, with 47.3% on employee plans, 11.2% on Medicaid, 13.8% on Medicare, 18.3% on non-group plans, and 8.13% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Harding County, NM see 0 patients per year on average, which represents a NaNN% change from the previous year (0 patients). Compare this to dentists who see null patients per year, and mental health providers who see null patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

0 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Harding County, NM

Primary care physicians in Harding County, NM see an average of 0 patients per year. This represents a NaNN% change from the previous year (0 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.5% under 18 years, 4.61% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

1.22%

Uninsured

47.3%

Employer Coverage

11.2%

Medicaid

13.8%

Medicare

18.3%

Non-Group

8.13%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Harding County, NM declined by 79.3% from 5.9% to 1.22%.

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