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Northwest Chaves, NM mapPopulation (year 2000): 2,879
Males: 1,463  (50.8%)
Females: 1,416  (49.2%)

Chaves County

Median resident age:  40.6 years
New Mexico median age:  34.6 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,000 (it was $37,352 in 2000)
Northwest Chaves  $36,000
New Mexico:  $37,492

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $113,400 (it was $96,900 in 2000)
Northwest Chaves  $113,400
New Mexico:  $125,500

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Races in Northwest Chaves:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.1%)
  • Hispanic (18.1%)
  • Other race (7.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Northwest Chaves: 88.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4185 feet

Land area: 1369.6 square miles.

Population density: 2.1 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Northwest Chaves

  • High school or higher: 81.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Northwest Chaves CCD

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 65.5%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 3.9%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.7%
New Mexico:  8.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Northwest Chaves:  0.5% ($482)
New Mexico:  0.6% ($699)
Northwest Chaves satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Santa Fe, NM (165.8 miles , pop. 62,203).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (169.5 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (510.8 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Roswell, NM (21.5 miles ), Dexter, NM (37.6 miles ), Southeast Chaves, NM (37.7 miles ), Northeast Chaves, NM (38.4 miles) , Southwest Chaves, NM (39.4 miles ), Hagerman, NM (44.1 miles ), Hondo, NM (45.4 miles ), Lake Arthur, NM (50.4 miles ).

Latitude: 33.69 N, Longitude: 104.60 W


9 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
9 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Construction (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Hospitals/medical centers near Northwest Chaves:
  • EASTERN NEW MEXICO MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; ROSWELL, NM)
  • NEW MEXICO REHABILITATION CENTER (about 24 miles; ROSWELL, NM)
  • ARTESIA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 75 miles; ARTESIA, NM)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Northwest Chaves:
  • ROSWELL INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 28 miles; ROSWELL, NM; ID: ROW)
  • SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL (about 67 miles; RUIDOSO, NM; ID: SRR)
  • CAVERN CITY AIR TRML (about 97 miles; CARLSBAD, NM; ID: CNM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Northwest Chaves:
  • ARTESIA MUNI (about 59 miles; ARTESIA, NM; ID: ATS)
  • FORT SUMNER MUNI (about 61 miles; FORT SUMNER, NM; ID: FSU)
  • SANTA ROSA ROUTE 66 (about 86 miles; SANTA ROSA, NM; ID: Q58)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Northwest Chaves:
  • EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 93 miles; PORTALES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,955)
  • NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 136 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
  • SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 152 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 170 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 170 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 171 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 178 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 12,562)

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Notable locations in Northwest Chaves: W R McKnight Ranch (A), Childress Ranch (B), Deep Well (C), China Draw Well (D), West Stancel Corral (E), Christine Windmill (F), Dixon Well (G), Askew Windmill (H), Yoder Ranch (I), Dr Robert Goddard Original Rocket Tower Site (J), Badger Well (K), Corn Ranch (L), Dunlap (M), Costel Windmill (N), Cottonwood Ranch (O), Crawford Ranch (P), Daniels Ranch (Q), Barnhill Windmill (R), East Fivemile Well (S), East Stancel Corral (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Northwest Chaves: Salt Creek Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Eden Valley Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Little Lake (A), Ink Pots (B), Government Water Hole (C), Casaus Lake (D), Shaw Lake (E), Mare Lake (F), Blm Lake (G), Lowe Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Macho, Arroyo del (A), Lost River (B), Horse Creek (C), Salt Creek (D), Berrendo Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Northwest Chaves include: Mesa and Pecos Valley Historical Marker (1), Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
New Mexico:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  65.4%
Whole state:  68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.9%
Whole state:  6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  11.8%
Whole state:  18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  0.7%
Whole state:  7.8%

Northwest Chaves compared to New Mexico state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School





2004 Presidential Election results in Chaves County New Mexico:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,760 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.22%
New Mexico average:  7.94%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($-1,833 average AGI)
Chaves County:  0.05%
New Mexico average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Eddy County, NM  0.54% ($32,485 average AGI)
from Bernalillo County, NM  0.38% ($29,600)
from Dona Ana County, NM  0.24% ($30,159)


6.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,692 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.69%
New Mexico average:  7.42%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($132 average AGI)
Chaves County:  0.05%
New Mexico average:  0.14%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Bernalillo County, NM  0.67% ($24,500 average AGI)
to Eddy County, NM  0.43% ($29,488)
to Dona Ana County, NM  0.39% ($21,730)


Strongest AM radio stations in Northwest Chaves:
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KBIM (910 AM; 5 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KCRX (1430 AM; 5 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: ROSENDO CASAREZ, JR.)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KPSA (1230 AM; 1 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: ROSWELL RADIO, INC.)
  • KRDD (1320 AM; 1 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: TRINNIE B. ESPINOZA)
  • KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
  • KIJN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FARWELL, TX; Owner: METROPOLITIAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KBUY (1360 AM; 5 kW; RUIDOSO, NM; Owner: WALTON STATIONS-NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Northwest Chaves:
  • KSFX (100.5 FM; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: ROSWELL RADIO, INC.)
  • KMOU (104.7 FM; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: ROSWELL RADIO, INC.)
  • KEND (106.5 FM; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: BURKBERY COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC.)
  • KWFL (99.5 FM; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: ROSWELL CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • KBCQ (97.1 FM; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: ROSWELL RADIO, INC.)
  • K250AB (97.9 FM; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Northwest Chaves:
  • KPLP-LP (Channel 44; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN B/CING., INC.)
  • KRPV (Channel 27; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)

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