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Grant County, NM

Demographic and economic profile of Grant County, NM, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Grant County's economy is anchored in mining and related extractive industries, reflecting the region's long history of copper production in the area around Silver City. The labor market is constrained, with a labor force participation rate of just 44.7%, an unemployment rate of 8.4%, and a median worker earnings figure of $27,360, alongside a workforce where 28.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The county's 27,856 residents skew older, with a median age of 49.5, and the population has contracted 0.7% over five years; housing remains low-cost, with a median home value of $164,400 and median gross rent of $810 per month.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

27,856

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$44,958

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

49.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.7% since 2018

Grant County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone17,283 (62.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race6,514 (23.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,101 (7.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races915 (3.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone491 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone250 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,575
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)131
  3. 3.Other Indo-European72
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)59
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)29

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

29.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,207

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$40,958

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$30,395

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,088
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,036
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services981
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services826
  5. 5.Construction (Group)741

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,983
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,837
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,527
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,412
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations941

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.08×)937
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.39×)3,137
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.22×)1,033
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.11×)743
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.02×)1,077

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$164,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$810/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,212 (14.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,054 (12.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999916 (10.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999862 (10.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999675 (7.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999621 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

44.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$27,360

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,966 (72.3%)
  • Worked At Home1,167 (12.1%)
  • Carpooled1,072 (11.1%)
  • Walked364 (3.8%)
  • Other46 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle16 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.