Curry County vs. Parmer County

Curry County (NM)Parmer County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)49,4379,864
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.2%-3.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)48,37610,269
Population, Census, April 1, 201048,37610,269
Persons under 5 years, percent8.1%8.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.3%28.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.5%13.7%
Female persons, percent48.1%48.1%
White alone, percent85.4%93.9%
Black or African American alone, percent7.1%1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.1%1.7%
Asian alone, percent1.9%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent3.2%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent42.7%64.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent47.1%33.3%
Veterans, 2014-20184,904359
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.1%21.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)21,3893,791
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201857.4%69.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$127,700$92,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,104$1,199
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$340$349
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$845$700
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.1%4.7%
Building permits, 20181101
Households, 2014-201818,5153,318
Persons per household, 2014-20182.652.95
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201877.3%87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201828.1%50.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.3%80.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.7%59.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.0%70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.8%17.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.3%8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.6%28.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.9%62.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.7%47.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)225,64614,278
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)199,756426,891
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)624,37943,919
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,503$4,313
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201815.214.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$46,182$54,184
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,729$23,686
Persons in poverty, percent17.2%13.5%
Total employer establishments, 20171,038198
Total employment, 201712,5183,471
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)397,150136,092
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.3%0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,052542
All firms, 20122,344646
Men-owned firms, 20121,097333
Women-owned firms, 2012812169
Minority-owned firms, 2012631285
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,535288
Veteran-owned firms, 201227834
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,797592
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.4%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201034.411.7
Land area in square miles, 20101,404.80880.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Curry county (NM) and Parmer county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.