Chaves

County in New Mexico

County

The population development of Chaves.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Chaves	County	57,849	61,382	65,645	65,156	63,697	→
New Mexico	State	1,515,069	1,819,046	2,059,179	2,117,555	2,130,256

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Chaves.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Dexter	Town	Chaves	909	1,314	1,264	1,066	1,055	→
Hagerman	Town	Chaves	961	1,158	1,245	976	961	→
Lake Arthur	Town	Chaves	322	436	424	380	375	→
Roswell	City	Chaves	44,370	45,365	48,421	48,448	47,176	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	32,524
Females	32,633

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	17,186
18-64 years	37,595
65+ years	10,376

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	2,433
70-79 years	4,452
60-69 years	7,397
50-59 years	7,609
40-49 years	7,297
30-39 years	8,576
20-29 years	8,275
10-19 years	10,249
0-9 years	8,869

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	16,326
Urban	48,831

»Race« (C 2020)
White	36,649
Black/African American	1,225
Indigenous	903
Asian	667
Pacific Islander	43
Some other	13,399
2 or more	12,271

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	37,097
Other	28,060