Grant County, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.

Grant County

How many people live in Grant County

• Population, American Community Survey 2020-202427,775
• Households11,295
• Average household size2.46
• Median household income$44,958
• Median age49.5
• Median gross rent$825 per month
• Median owner-occupied home value$175,600
• Home value to household income3.9 times
• Annual rent as a share of median income22.0 percent
• Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.7 percent
• Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.1 percent
• Adults 25 and over20,577
• Population under 184,974
• Share under 1817.9 percent
• Population 65 and over8,419
• Share 65 and over30.3 percent
• Working age population, 18 to 6414,382
• Civilian labor force10,586
• Unemployment rate8.4 percent
• Labor force participation, adults 18 and over46.4 percent
• Rank by population among New Mexico counties15th of 33
• Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included1553rd of 3,222

Grant County is the 15th largest of 33 New Mexico counties by population. A median home costs 3.9 times median household income, which is moderately unaffordable by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 30.3 percent against 17.9 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single story product rather than schools.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

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Where are people moving to Grant County from?

• Tax returns filed by households arriving642
• People arriving, from those returns1,048
• Tax returns filed by households leaving572
• Net household movement70
• Adjusted gross income arriving$32.1 m
• Net adjusted gross income movement$-1.1 m
• Average income of an arriving household$50,065
• Average income of a leaving household$58,189
• Largest single originDoña Ana County (58 households)
• Largest single destinationDoña Ana County (86 households)

Households arriving report $8,124 less average income than households leaving, which drains spending power even where headcount holds up. The largest single source of arrivals is Doña Ana County, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.

US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.

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Employment by industry in Grant County

• Covered employment, annual average9,440
• Establishments reporting743
• Average annual pay$54,413
• Average weekly wage$1,046
• Retail trade, employment1,047
• Retail trade, average annual pay$30,708
• Administrative and support and waste management services, employment918
• Administrative and support and waste management services, average annual pay$63,752
• Health care and social assistance, employment905
• Health care and social assistance, average annual pay$45,008
• Construction, employment410
• Construction, average annual pay$51,342
• Other services, except public administration, employment258
• Professional, scientific and technical services, employment154

Retail trade is the largest private sector at 1,047 jobs, 11.1 percent of covered employment.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.

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SBA loans in Grant County (7(a) and 504)

• 7(a) approvals recorded9
• 7(a) gross approval dollars$817,000
• Average 7(a) approval$90,778
• Median 7(a) approval$25,000
• Largest single approval$500,000
• Jobs reported supported, 7(a)29
• Jobs per approval3.2
• Distinct 7(a) lenders active6
• Distinct industries receiving approvals7
• Median 7(a) term120 months
• Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer0.0 percent
• Loans on real estate terms0
• Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter9
• Franchise loans0
• Franchise share of approvals0.0 percent
• Leading industry by approval countFlooring Contractors (3)
• Most active lenderFirst American Bank (3)
• 504 approvals recorded12
• 504 gross approval dollars$6.5 m
• Average 504 approval$539,500
• Median 504 approval$388,000
• Distinct CDCs active2
• 504 jobs per approval4.9
• 504 jobs per million dollars approved9.1
• Most active CDCEnchantment Land Certified Development Company (8)
• Combined SBA approval dollars, 7(a) FY2020 to FY2026 and 504 FY2010 to FY2026$7.3 m

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

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SBA lending by place in Grant County

• Borrower cities with recorded lending2
• Silver City, approvals8
• Arenas Valley, approvals1

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

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Flood risk in Grant County

• Participation of the county's own NFIP community Grant County, unincorporated areasParticipating, community 350121
• Communities in the county in the NFIP Community Status Book5
• Of those, participating in the NFIP4
• NFIP participation rate80.0 percent
• Communities carrying a CRS class0
• Radon levels in Grant County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/LZone 2

The county's own community in the status book, unincorporated Grant County (community 350121), participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies there. The EPA places Grant County in radon zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. The zone is a screening prediction for the county and does not substitute for a test at an address. 80.0 percent of the county's listed communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, per Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.

Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.

Feasibility studies

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• Population, American Community Survey 2020-202427,775
• Households11,295
• Average household size2.46
• Median household income$44,958
• Median age49.5

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Cities and places in Grant.

26 Census places lie wholly or partly in Grant County. 22 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked. The rest are named here and not linked, because the American Community Survey and the SBA record between them do not carry enough about them to write an honest page. A place existing is itself worth knowing, so nothing in the county is left out.