Chaves County vs Eddy County

A side-by-side comparison of Chaves County and Eddy County: population, income, housing, and more.

Chaves County and Eddy County are counties in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chaves County has the higher population (64,446 vs 61,114 in Eddy County). Eddy County has the higher median household income ($79,605 vs $52,029 in Chaves County). Eddy County has the higher median home value ($199,400 vs $141,900 in Chaves County).

Population, income & housing

	Chaves County	Eddy County
Population	64,446	61,114
Median age	36.9 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,029	$79,605
Median home value	$141,900	$199,400
Median gross rent	$838	$1,183
Housing units	26,794	26,633
Homeownership rate	68.7%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chaves County	Eddy County
Population	65,144 → 64,446 (-1.1%)	57,732 → 61,114 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$43,359 → $52,029 (+20.0%)	$65,328 → $79,605 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$108,700 → $141,900 (+30.5%)	$155,900 → $199,400 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $838 (+8.7%)	$946 → $1,183 (+25.1%)

Chaves County

Population

65,14464,446

Median household income

$43,359$52,029

Median home value

$108,700$141,900

Median gross rent

$771$838

Eddy County

Population

57,73261,114

Median household income

$65,328$79,605

Median home value

$155,900$199,400

Median gross rent

$946$1,183

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chaves County	Eddy County
Under 5	6.1%	7.0%
5 to 17	19.0%	19.0%
18 to 24	9.8%	8.7%
25 to 34	13.2%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	14.0%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.9%
55 to 64	12.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	9.6%	9.0%
75 and over	6.7%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chaves County	Eddy County
White (non-Hispanic)	37.1%	43.7%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.9%
Asian	1.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	57.9%	50.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chaves County	Eddy County
No high school diploma	19.1%	15.7%
High school graduate	27.6%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chaves County	Eddy County
Drove alone	82.4%	82.1%
Carpooled	9.0%	9.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	2.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.0%	6.2%
Other means	1.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chaves County	Eddy County
1-unit, detached	71.4%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	4.2%
20 or more units	4.1%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	Chaves County	Eddy County
Poverty rate	22.3%	12.4%
Average household size	2.62	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1972	1977