Population 55,471
State New Mexico
Current Time
Area 4,175.73 mi²
Zip Codes 88210, 88211, 88220, 88221
Per capita income $27,092

Cities in Eddy County

Artesia, Carlsbad

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 16.2 %
White alone, percent, 2013 93.2 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.8 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 13.0 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$562,792
Total number of firms, 2007 3,498
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.6 %
Population, 2013 estimate 55,471
Households, 2008-2012 19,944
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 3.1 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,448
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.2 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $27,092
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 30.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 2.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 20,697
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 17.7 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 1.9 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.4 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 4,175.73 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 53,829
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $105,400
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,306
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 45.7 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $47,940
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 26.1 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$80,485
Female persons, percent, 2013 49.6 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 4,426
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 79.9 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 7.1 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 4.3 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.65
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.0 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 15.4 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 86.2 %
Population, 2010 53,829
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 8.3 %
Population per square mile, 2010 12.9
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 50.3 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 73.4 %
Housing units, 2013 23,108
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,980
Building permits, 2012 378
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 2.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %