Chaves County Information
Chaves in
New Mexico occupies
6,075 square miles and has a 2006 population of
62,474, a change from a 2000 population of
61,382 and
57,849 in 1990.
16.5% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.1% percent is 25-35, and
12.2% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
513 acts of violent crime reported in
Chaves in 2004, a change from
555 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,220 people:
4.5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.6%.
Read more about
Chaves, New Mexico in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Chaves | |
| State | New Mexico | |
| Land Area | 6,075 sq. miles | Ranked 62 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 62,474 | Ranked 816 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 61,861 | |
| Population 2000 | 61,382 | Ranked 792 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 57,849 | Ranked 751 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 94.2% | |
| African American | 2.6% | |
| Asian American | .8% | |
| Native American | 1.3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.2% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.2% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 16.5% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.2% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.4% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.3% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.2% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 513 | 555 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 8 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 51 | |
| Robberies | 43 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 411 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 3,552 | 3,403 |
| Burglaries | 950 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2,421 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 181 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 26,960 | 25,826 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,220 | 1,448 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.5% | 5.6% |
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