Grant County Information
Grant in
New Mexico occupies
3,968 square miles and has a 2006 population of
29,792, a change from a 2000 population of
31,002 and
27,676 in 1990.
14% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
9.4% percent is 25-35, and
11.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
39 acts of violent crime reported in
Grant in 2004, a change from
35 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
551 people:
4.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.8%.
Read more about
Grant, New Mexico in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Grant | |
| State | New Mexico | |
| Land Area | 3,968 sq. miles | Ranked 130 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 29,792 | Ranked 1,421 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 29,609 | |
| Population 2000 | 31,002 | Ranked 1,379 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 27,676 | Ranked 1,364 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 95.9% | |
| African American | 1.1% | |
| Asian American | .5% | |
| Native American | 1.5% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.6% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 9.4% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 11.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 14% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 9.8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 9.2% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 39 | 35 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 6 | |
| Robberies | 5 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 28 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 781 | 154 |
| Burglaries | 270 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 484 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 27 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 12,455 | 12,870 |
| Unemployed Population | 551 | 749 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 5.8% |
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