Statewide Claims to Fame

Eddy County is 4th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Eddy County is 5th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Income per capita

Eddy County is 6th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Income per household

Eddy County is 7th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Eddy County is 8th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Eddy County is 9th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Eddy County is 10th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Households

Eddy County is 11th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Current population (2012)

Eddy County is 11th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Housing units

Eddy County is 11th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Main Cities Within Eddy County, New Mexico

Eddy County, New Mexico Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Eddy County Rank New Mexico US
Current population (2012) 54,419 11th 2,085,538 313,914,040
Size in square miles 4,175.7 13th 121,298.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 12.9 12th 17 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Eddy County Rank New Mexico US
Residents younger than 5 7.0% 11th 6.9% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 25.6% 9th 24.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 14.2% 23rd 14.1% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Eddy County Rank New Mexico US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 80.6% 20th 83.1% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 15.7% 24th 25.4% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Eddy County Rank New Mexico US
Race - White 93.5% 11th 83.2% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.8% 11th 2.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 2.3% 20th 10.2% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.8% 17th 1.6% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 17th 0.2% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.6% 26th 2.4% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 45.1% 17th 47.0% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 51.3% 12th 39.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Eddy County Rank New Mexico US
Female residents 50.0% 17th 50.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 4.4% 21st 9.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Eddy County Rank New Mexico US
Housing units 22,642 11th 908,132 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 8.7% 14th 15.0% 25.9%
Households 19,557 10th 762,002 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 74.8% 16th 69.6% 66.1%
Home median value $96,200 23rd $161,800 $186,200
People per household 2.7 15th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 378 4th 4,672 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Eddy County Rank New Mexico US
Income per capita $26,088 5th $23,537 $27,915
Income per household $47,725 6th $44,631 $52,762
Income below poverty line 12.8% 29th 19.0% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Eddy County Rank New Mexico US
Non-farm private establishments 1,262 8th 43,860 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 20,150 7th 597,568 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 3,498 12th 157,231 27,092,908
Retail sales $562,792 11th $24,469,997 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $10,980 13th $12,429 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $80,485 12th $3,734,300 $613,795,732

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