Harding County , New Mexico

Population: 748 residents · 2023 Census ACS

Income $41,250 Home $86,500 Rent $700/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
Sources: CDC PLACES·FEMA NRI·Census ACS · Methodology

With under 5,000 residents, Harding County operates more like a single rural community than a typical county. Housing inventory is thin (median home value $87,000) and labor-market data carries unusually wide ACS margins of error. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Harding County in the bottom 0% nationally for natural-hazard exposure — an underrated factor in long-term housing-cost comparisons.

$41,250
Median Income
household
$86,500
Home Value
median
$700/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate

Income & Housing

Median Household Income $41,250
Per Capita Income $55,520
Poverty Rate 18.7%
Median Home Value $86,500
Median Gross Rent $700/mo
Owner Occupied 78.4%
Renter Occupied 21.6%

Demographics & Education

Total Population 748
Median Age 43.1 yrs
Bachelor's or Higher 30.3%

Health Outcomes

CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults

36.5%
Obesity
12.4%
Diabetes
14.3%
Smoking
47.5%
High Blood Pressure
32.2%
No Physical Activity
24.3%
Depression
31.2%
Insufficient Sleep
76.0%
Annual Checkup

Natural Hazard Risk

FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores

Very Low

Overall risk score: 0.4  ·  0th national percentile

🌪️ Tornado
3.47
🔥 Wildfire
67.88
❄️ Winter Storm
19.92
🌍 Earthquake
5.06
☀️ Drought
22.42

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