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
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
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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