Texico, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population
967
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
44.9
4.26% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
16.5%
21.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$65,000
1.63% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$95,900
0.947% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
377
10.2% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Texico, 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.

82.7% of the residents in Texico, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Texico, NM was $95,900, and the homeownership rate was 74.7%.

Most people in Texico, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Texico, NM was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew MexicoCurry County, NMClovis, NMEastern New Mexico PUMA, NMPanhandle Regional Planning Commission--Outside Potter & Randall Counties PUMA, TX

Population & Diversity

Texico, NM is home to a population of 967 people, from which 82.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 23.6% of Texico, NM residents were born outside of the country (228 people).

In 2024, there were 1.13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (306 people) in Texico, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 270 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 222 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

82.7%
2024 Citizenship
79.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 82.7% of Texico, NM residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Texico, NM was 79.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Texico, NM
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    306 ± 140
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    270 ± 180
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    222 ± 144
60.4%
Hispanic Population
584 people

In 2024, there were 1.13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (306 people) in Texico, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 270 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 222 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

60.4% of the people in Texico, NM are hispanic (584 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Texico, NM as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    124,411 ± 8,401 people
  2. Philippines
    6,498 ± 1,976 people
  3. Germany
    4,186 ± 1,587 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 124,411 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,498 and Germany with 4,186.

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Foreign-Born Population

23.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
228 people
26.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
229 people

As of 2024, 23.6% of Texico, NM residents (228 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 Texico, NM was 26.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    38 ± 41
  2. Vietnam
    18 ± 31
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    10 ± 25

Texico, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 2.11 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Texico, NM employs 377 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Texico, NM were Transportation & Warehousing (81 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (55 people), and Construction (45 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($85,673), Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,352), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,104).

Employment

Occupations

377
2024 Value
± 140
−10.2%
1 Year decline
± 56.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Texico, NM declined at a rate of −10.2%, from 420 employees to 377 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Texico, NM, are Transportation Occupations (84 people), Management Occupations (83 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (28 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Texico, NM.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

377
2024 Value
± 140
−10.2%
1 Year decline
± 56.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Texico, NM declined at a rate of −10.2%, from 420 employees to 377 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Texico, NM, are Transportation & Warehousing (81 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (55 people), and Construction (45 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Texico, NM, though some of these residents may live in Texico, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$45,625
Median earning men ± $20,841
$45,469
Median earning women ± $45,935

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,784), Construction ($48,063), and Wholesale Trade ($47,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,469) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($23,352).

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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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Texico, NM was $95,900 in 2024, which is 0.288 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $95,000 to $95,900, a 0.947% increase. The homeownership rate in Texico, NM is 74.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Texico, NM have an average commute time of 15.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Texico, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$95,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$6,640
$278
Median Property Taxes
±$105

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

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

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Rent vs Own

74.7%
Homeownership
2024
62.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 74.7% of the housing units in Texico, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$65,000
Median Household Income
± $17,922
372
Number of Households
± 120

In 2024, the median household income of the 372 households in Texico, NM grew to $65,000 from the previous year's value of $63,958.

The following chart displays the households in Texico, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Texico, NM is from New Mexico.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2023, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0654% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (89%)
  2. Carpooled (6.42%)
  3. Other (4.55%)

In 2024, 89% of workers in Texico, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.42%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.55%).

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.

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Commute Time

15.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Texico, NM have a shorter commute time (15.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Texico, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Texico, NM (160 out of 967 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 16 - 17 and then Males 18 - 24.

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

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.

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Health

81.7% of the population of Texico, NM has health coverage, with 27.7% on employee plans, 25.5% on Medicaid, 15.4% on Medicare, 10.9% on non-group plans, and 2.17% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.3% under 18 years, 12.7% between 18 and 34 years, 39.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

18.3%
Uninsured
27.7%
Employer Coverage
25.5%
Medicaid
15.4%
Medicare
10.9%
Non-Group
2.17%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Texico, NM grew by 10.6% from 16.6% to 18.3%.

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