2022 population: 63,894 ( 1,751 from 2010 , 1,264 from 2020)
Land area: 6067.1 square miles
Population density: 10.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	22,386	35.04%	22.3%
Black:	1,024	1.60%	5.1%
Indian:	556	0.87%	21.4%
Asian:	715	1.12%	77.9%
2+ races:	646	1.01%	0.0%
Hispanic:	38,567	60.36%	13.0%

Total non-White:	41,508	64.96%	12.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,726	13.2
Deaths:	1,952	15.0
Net Migration:	-1,309	-10.0
Net Immigration:	229	1.8

Change in White population:	-6,415	-9.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,664	7.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
65,645
28,801	43.87%
1,079	1.64%
458	0.70%
402	0.61%
646	0.98%
34,139	52.01%
36,844	56.13%

2000
61,382
31,970	52.08%
1,088	1.77%
410	0.67%
303	0.49%
652	1.06%
26,904	43.83%
29,412	47.92%

1990
57,849
34,812	60.18%
1,082	1.87%
306	0.53%
472	0.82%
n/a
21,177	36.61%
23,037	39.82%

1980
51,103
33,747	66.04%
1,243	2.43%
302	0.59%
111	0.22%
n/a
15,612	30.55%
17,356	33.96%

1970
43,335
29,427	67.91%
1,020	2.35%
434	1.00%
62	0.14%
n/a
12,107	27.94%
13,908	32.09%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
9,043	14.7
5,658	9.2
-2,276	-3.7
1,523	2.5

-3,169	-5.2
7,432	12.1

Number	Rate
1990's
9,475	16.4
5,770	10.0
-2,203	-3.8
2,198	3.8

-2,842	-4.9
6,375	11.0

Number	Rate
1980's
10,124	19.8
5,175	10.1
2,151	4.2
n/a

1,065	2.1
5,681	11.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,607	8.3
n/a

4,320	10.0
3,448	8.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Chaves County, NM

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.2
16,402	25.7%
47,492	74.3%
10,258	16.1%

23,280
2.67

15,507	66.6%
10,159	65.5%
2,107	13.6%
7,773	33.4%

2010
Number	Percent
34.7
18,383	28.0%
47,262	72.0%
9,293	14.2%

23,691
2.70

16,646	70.3%
11,592	69.6%
1,973	11.9%
7,045	29.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.5
17,812	29.0%
43,570	71.0%
9,056	14.8%

22,559
2.66

16,253	72.0%
12,248	75.4%
1,923	11.8%
6,306	28.0%

1990
Number	Percent
31.8
17,656	30.5%
40,193	69.5%
8,298	14.3%

20,572
2.74

15,374	74.7%
12,243	79.6%
1,554	10.1%
5,198	25.3%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
15,533	30.4%
35,570	69.6%
7,177	14.0%

18,272
2.72

13,890	76.0%
11,817	85.1%
1,054	7.6%
4,382	24.0%

2022 Housing Data for Chaves County, NM

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,637	7.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,659	7.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,689	7.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,213	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,151	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,125	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,040	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	926	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,297	5.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,453	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,426	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,545	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,533	6.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,151	4.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,419	6.1%
$200,000 or more	1,016	4.4%

Median Household Income	49,673
Per Capita Income	26,568

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	96
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,885	8.1%
Public Assistance	1,195	5.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,231	26.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	9,997	62.3%
Unemployed	505	3.1%
In Armed Forces	22	0.1%

Total Labor Force	10,524	65.6%
Not in Labor Force	5,511	34.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	9,217	8,112	53.2%
Non-Profit	752	908	45.3%
Self-Employed	1,295	970	57.2%

Local Government	1,070	1,414	43.1%
State Government	845	966	46.7%
Federal Government	609	260	70.1%

Total Private + Self	10,512	9,082	53.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,276	3,548	48.0%
Total	13,788	12,630	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	19.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,738	10.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	5,366	20.2%
Professional, Technical	5,166	19.4%
Service Occupations	5,399	20.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	935	3.5%
All others	7,943	29.8%

White Collar		49.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	4,033	15.2%
Retail trade	3,296	12.4%
Educational services	2,921	11.0%
Accommodation and food services	2,192	8.2%
Transportation and warehousing	1,665	6.3%
Construction	1,648	6.2%
Manufacturing	1,602	6.0%
Public administration	1,583	5.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,486	5.6%
Other services	1,394	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	921	3.5%
Finance and insurance	782	2.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	684	2.6%
Wholesale trade	517	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	511	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	426	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	394	1.5%
Utilities	320	1.2%
Information	222	0.8%
Management	15	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	32,625	50.42%
Puerto Rican	210	0.32%
Cuban	28	0.04%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	83	0.13%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	10	0.02%
Honduran	34	0.05%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	30	0.05%
Salvadoran	9	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	90	0.14%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	20	0.03%
Ecuadorian	6	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	64	0.10%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	5,170	7.99%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	314	0.49%
Vietnamese	132	0.20%
Indian	86	0.13%
Japanese	44	0.07%
Chinese	43	0.07%
Korean	43	0.07%
Thai	32	0.05%
Indonesian	8	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	40,508	66.8%
Spanish	19,021	31.4%
Other	226	0.4%
Tagalog	222	0.4%
Other Asian	206	0.3%
Other Indo-European	141	0.2%
Vietnamese	101	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	85	0.1%
German, other Germanic	65	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	4,563	7.1%
German	3,847	5.9%
Irish	3,039	4.7%
English	2,981	4.6%
Swedish	563	0.9%
European	558	0.9%
Scottish	558	0.9%
French	547	0.8%
Italian	544	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	506	0.8%
Polish	270	0.4%
Norwegian	260	0.4%
Welsh	248	0.4%
Dutch	244	0.4%
Danish	220	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	61,232	94.6%
Not a citizen	3,469	5.4%

Native	57,781	89.3%
Foreign-born	6,920	10.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,716	8.9%	4,116	9.9%	11,300	27.1%	15,297	36.6%	4,537	10.9%	2,783	6.7%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,716	8.9%
9-12 Years	4,116	9.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	11,300	27.1%
Some College	15,297	36.6%
Bach. Degree	4,537	10.9%
Grad Degree	2,783	6.7%
Average years of education: 12.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	25,699	24,248	1,451	5.6%	6.7%
1991	25,333	22,676	2,657	10.5%	7.2%
1992	25,052	22,096	2,956	11.8%	7.3%
1993	24,564	22,745	1,819	7.4%	7.3%
1994	25,756	23,867	1,889	7.3%	6.5%
1995	25,537	23,360	2,177	8.5%	6.7%
1996	25,997	23,666	2,331	9.0%	7.5%
1997	25,782	23,989	1,793	7.0%	6.4%
1998	26,774	24,124	2,650	9.9%	6.2%
1999	25,804	23,664	2,140	8.3%	5.6%

2000	25,634	24,179	1,455	5.7%	5.0%
2001	25,658	24,208	1,450	5.7%	5.0%
2002	25,509	23,864	1,645	6.4%	5.5%
2003	25,586	23,701	1,885	7.4%	5.9%
2004	25,358	23,662	1,696	6.7%	5.6%
2005	25,773	24,258	1,515	5.9%	5.2%
2006	26,250	25,086	1,164	4.4%	4.2%
2007	26,424	25,436	988	3.7%	3.6%
2008	26,526	25,420	1,106	4.2%	4.3%
2009	26,971	25,203	1,768	6.6%	7.1%

2010	27,829	25,820	2,009	7.2%	7.8%
2011	27,447	25,668	1,779	6.5%	7.2%
2012	27,003	25,287	1,716	6.4%	7.0%
2013	26,792	25,117	1,675	6.3%	6.9%
2014	27,248	25,604	1,644	6.0%	6.6%
2015	27,901	26,121	1,780	6.4%	6.6%
2016	28,257	26,338	1,919	6.8%	6.7%
2017	27,699	25,937	1,762	6.4%	6.1%
2018	27,327	26,000	1,327	4.9%	4.9%
2019	27,495	26,114	1,381	5.0%	5.0%

2020	28,106	25,832	2,274	8.1%	8.4%
2021	27,887	25,847	2,040	7.3%	7.1%
2022	27,668	26,493	1,175	4.2%	4.0%
2023	27,309	26,268	1,041	3.8%	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	26,727
Median Value	$133,200

Occupied	23,280	87.1%
Vacant	3,447	12.9%

Owned	15,688	67.4%
Rented	7,592	32.6%
Median Rent	$850

Single-Family Units	19,700	73.7%
Detached	19,198	71.8%
Attached	502	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,616	6.0%
Mobile Homes	3,612	13.5%

Chaves County, NM

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chaves County, NM

2022 Housing Data for Chaves County, NM

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chaves County, NM

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chaves County, NM

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chaves County, NM

Historical Labor Force Data for Chaves County, NM