Grant County, New Mexico

At a Glance

Population	28,185
County Seat	Grant County Courthouse
State FIPS	35
County FIPS	017
Num Towns	26
Census-Designated Places	22
Total Town Population	21,061
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	28,006
Median Age	48.1
Veterans	2,550
Housing Units	14,625
Uninsured	35
Net Migration (recent)	82
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	543
Total Employees	5,908
Avg Annual Pay	$54,413
Median Household Income	$44,895
Poverty Rate	20.5%
Unemployment Rate	7.7%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$52,245
Federal Spending FY2024	$351,242,464
Federal Spending Per Capita	$12,462

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$153,900
Median Rent	$802
FMR Studio	$748
FMR 1BR	$753
FMR 2BR	$933
FMR 3BR	$1,242
FMR 4BR	$1,284

Health & Safety

Hospitals	26
EMS Stations	78
Fire Stations	78
Police Stations	78
Adult Smoking	16.0%
Adult Obesity	34.3%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	54.5
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.2
Electric Customers	936098
Towns with Broadband Data	26
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	26

Community

Churches	102
Libraries	26
Historic Places (NRHP)	47
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	336
SNAP Stores	80
Bank Branches	22

Agriculture

Total Farms	18
Land in Farms (acres)	165,383
Avg Farm Size (acres)	9,187.9
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (13)

Type	Title	Date
FM	TROUT FIRE	2025-06-16
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-04-05
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
FM	WHITEWATER-BALDY FIRE COMPLEX	2012-05-26
FM	QUAIL RIDGE FIRE	2011-03-08
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2006-08-30
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-07
EM	SEVERE FIRE THREATS	2000-05-10
DR	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING	1993-06-07
DR	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING	1985-01-18

Detailed Topics

Communities in Grant County

Silver City — pop 9,704
Bayard — pop 2,116
Santa Clara — pop 1,637
Little Walnut Village — pop 1,386
Arenas Valley — pop 1,291
Hurley — pop 1,256
Tyrone — pop 712
Mimbres — pop 390
Rosedale — pop 377
Gila — pop 285
Cliff — pop 284
Casas Adobes — pop 279
North Hurley — pop 242
Pinos Altos — pop 225
White Signal — pop 191
Buckhorn — pop 172
San Lorenzo — pop 148
Hanover — pop 144
Lake Roberts — pop 53
Hachita — pop 52
Gila Hot Springs — pop 35
Faywood — pop 33
Lake Roberts Heights — pop 22
Cobre — pop 17
Trout Valley — pop 7
Redrock — pop 3

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.