What is the population of Curry County, New Mexico?

The population of Curry County, New Mexico is 47,833, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Curry County, New Mexico?

The median household income in Curry County, New Mexico is $56,597, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Curry County, New Mexico is $153,092, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Curry County, New Mexico is 6.4%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education D

Metric	Curry County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Population	47,833	2,109,122	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	34.0	17.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.76%	0.18%	0.57%
Median age	32.7	37.7	37.1
Households	18,471	824,565	128,459,983

Year	Curry County

Group	Share

Curry County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Curry County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$56,597	$62,378	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.17%	4.57%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.9%	5.2%

Metric	Curry County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$153,092	$197,886	$242,182
Median rent	$986	$1,020	$1,342
Homeownership rate	61.3%	69.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Curry County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	13.2	18.7	22.5
Work from home	3.1%	11.0%	13.4%

Curry County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Curry County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	26.3%	31.6%
Average household size	2.54	2.52	2.54

Curry County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Curry County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.6	78.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	16.4%	17.9%	16.3%
Smokers	19.2%	18.0%	19.0%