Guadalupe County vs Quay County

A side-by-side comparison of Guadalupe County and Quay County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Quay County has the higher population (8,616 vs 4,379 in Guadalupe County). Quay County has the higher median household income ($43,698 vs $40,149 in Guadalupe County). Guadalupe County has the higher median home value ($107,200 vs $82,200 in Quay County).

Population, income & housing

	Guadalupe County	Quay County
Population	4,379	8,616
Median age	41.6 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$40,149	$43,698
Median home value	$107,200	$82,200
Median gross rent	$515	$752
Housing units	2,156	5,513
Homeownership rate	78.4%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Guadalupe County	Quay County
Population	4,353 → 4,379 (+0.6%)	8,326 → 8,616 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$24,798 → $40,149 (+61.9%)	$29,035 → $43,698 (+50.5%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $107,200 (+26.1%)	$72,700 → $82,200 (+13.1%)
Median gross rent	$395 → $515 (+30.4%)	$563 → $752 (+33.6%)

Guadalupe County

Population

4,3534,379

Median household income

$24,798$40,149

Median home value

$85,000$107,200

Median gross rent

$395$515

Quay County

Population

8,3268,616

Median household income

$29,035$43,698

Median home value

$72,700$82,200

Median gross rent

$563$752

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Guadalupe County	Quay County
Under 5	3.4%	3.5%
5 to 17	18.0%	17.2%
18 to 24	4.6%	5.2%
25 to 34	12.2%	10.9%
35 to 44	16.0%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.3%	15.2%
75 and over	8.3%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Guadalupe County	Quay County
White (non-Hispanic)	16.9%	48.3%
Black or African American	1.7%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	74.5%	44.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Guadalupe County	Quay County
No high school diploma	16.8%	12.3%
High school graduate	42.3%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Guadalupe County	Quay County
Drove alone	83.5%	82.1%
Carpooled	5.8%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	5.1%
Other means	1.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Guadalupe County	Quay County
1-unit, detached	61.5%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	26.9%	21.0%

Poverty & households

	Guadalupe County	Quay County
Poverty rate	23.0%	25.4%
Average household size	2.67	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	19	15
Median year structure built	1975	1965