Curry County vs Eddy County

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

Curry 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.

Eddy County has the higher population (61,114 vs 47,932 in Curry County). Eddy County has the higher median household income ($79,605 vs $56,259 in Curry County). Eddy County has the higher median home value ($199,400 vs $160,800 in Curry County).

Population, income & housing

	Curry County	Eddy County
Population	47,932	61,114
Median age	31.9 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,259	$79,605
Median home value	$160,800	$199,400
Median gross rent	$987	$1,183
Housing units	21,266	26,633
Homeownership rate	61.3%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Curry County	Eddy County
Population	49,732 → 47,932 (-3.6%)	57,732 → 61,114 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$45,092 → $56,259 (+24.8%)	$65,328 → $79,605 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $160,800 (+28.6%)	$155,900 → $199,400 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$843 → $987 (+17.1%)	$946 → $1,183 (+25.1%)

Curry County

Population

49,73247,932

Median household income

$45,092$56,259

Median home value

$125,000$160,800

Median gross rent

$843$987

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)

	Curry County	Eddy County
Under 5	7.8%	7.0%
5 to 17	18.9%	19.0%
18 to 24	11.4%	8.7%
25 to 34	16.9%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	14.0%
45 to 54	9.2%	10.9%
55 to 64	10.5%	11.8%
65 to 74	7.4%	9.0%
75 and over	5.4%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Curry County	Eddy County
White (non-Hispanic)	43.8%	43.7%
Black or African American	4.8%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.9%
Asian	1.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	45.4%	50.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Curry County	Eddy County
No high school diploma	17.8%	15.7%
High school graduate	26.6%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Curry County	Eddy County
Drove alone	81.5%	82.1%
Carpooled	11.9%	9.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	2.2%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.1%	6.2%
Other means	0.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Curry County	Eddy County
1-unit, detached	73.5%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	4.2%
20 or more units	2.3%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	Curry County	Eddy County
Poverty rate	20.9%	12.4%
Average household size	2.54	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	16	20
Median year structure built	1976	1977