Chaves County, New Mexico

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Chaves County is a county located in New Mexico, in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. In 2000, the population was 61382. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 63060, giving it the eighth largest population among New Mexico's county. Its area is just over 6075.07 square miles (15734.36 sq km), of which, 6070.86 square miles (15723.46 sq km) of it is land and 4.21 square miles (10.9 sq km) of it is water, making it the fourth largest by size in New Mexico.


As of the census of 2000, there were 61382 people, 22561 households, and 16077 families residing in the county. The population density was 10.1 people per square mile (3.9/kmē), it would be the 13th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. There were 25647 housing units at an average density of 4.2 per square mile (1.62/kmē). The average household size was 2.66 people, and the average family size was 3.17 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 63060, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 93.57% White, 2.71% Black or African American, 1.43% American Indian, 0.88% Asian, 0.08% Native Hawaiian, and 1.33% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $28513, it would be the 17th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The median income for a family in the county was $32532, it would be the 21st highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The per capita income for the county was $14990, it is 12th wealthiest county by per capita income in New Mexico.

In 2000, 18132 pupils and students, of which 9041 are male and 9091 are female, 29.54% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 1007 nursery or pri school, 881 kindergarten, 8382 elementary school, 4572 high school and 3290 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Dexter Town	Chaves County	0.79	0.73	0.06	1235	1681.2	10239	30707
2	Hagerman Town	Chaves County	1.38	1.38	0	1168	846.8	10114	23295
3	Lake Arthur Town	Chaves County	0.55	0.55	0	432	789.2	8497	22386
4	Roswell City	Chaves County	28.96	28.94	0.02	45293	1565.2	14589	27252

Year	Population
April 2000 census	61382
April 2000 Estimate	61382
July 2000 Estimate	61279
July 2001 Estimate	60792
July 2002 Estimate	60433
July 2003 Estimate	60680
July 2004 Estimate	60722
July 2005 Estimate	61189
July 2006 Estimate	61498
July 2007 Estimate	62460
July 2008 Estimate	63060

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	537	470	1007
Kindergarten	418	463	881
Elementary school	4411	3971	8382
High school	2325	2247	4572
College or graduate school	1350	1940	3290

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Chaves County, New Mexico	$28513	$32532	$14990
New Mexico, United States	$34133	$39425	$17261
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587