Quay County, NM
Demographic and economic profile of Quay County, NM, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Quay County is a small, rural northeastern New Mexico county of 8,616 residents with a median age of 48.9 and a labor force participation rate of just 52.2%, reflecting an older, partially retired population. About 20.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings sit at $34,152, and housing costs are low, with a median home value of $82,200 and median gross rent of $752 per month. The county posted modest 5-year population growth of 2.9%, though a 25.4% poverty rate and $41,946 median household income indicate constrained consumer spending power across the local economy.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+2.9% since 2018
Quay County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone5,295 (61.8%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race1,489 (17.4%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races854 (10.0%)
- Some Other Race Alone681 (8.0%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone179 (2.1%)
- Black or African American Alone59 (0.7%)
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance975
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services534
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)344
- 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining304
- 5.Public Administration (Group)298
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,324
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,011
- 3.Service Occupations568
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations361
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations339
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.82×)269
- 2.Other Services (LQ 2.25×)371
- 3.Public Administration (LQ 2.16×)358
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 2.04×)627
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.06×)218
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.