Roosevelt County, New Mexico

Roosevelt County
	Roosevelt County, New Mexico
	Roosevelt County Courthouse in Portales
	; Seal
	; Seal
	; Location in the state of New Mexico
	; New Mexico's location in the U.S.
Founded	28 February 1903
Seat	Portales
Largest city	Portales
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 2,446 sq mi (6,335 km²); 2,448 sq mi (6,340 km²); 6 sq mi (16 km²), 0.26%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 18,018; 8/sq mi (3/km²)
Website	www.rooseveltcounty.com

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"Roosevelt County" redirects here. For the county in Montana, see Roosevelt County, Montana.

Roosevelt County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It was created in 1903 from Chaves and Guadalupe counties. As of 2000, the population was 18,018. Its county seat is Portales.^[1]

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,447 square miles (6,340 km²), of which 2,448 square miles (6,340 km²) is land and 6 square miles (16 km²) (0.26%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] National protected area

Grulla National Wildlife Refuge (part)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	18,018	—
2010	19,846	10.1%

[edit] 2010

Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:

76.9% White
1.8% Black
1.3% Native American
0.9% Asian
0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
3.2% Two or more races
15.9% Other races
39.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

[edit] 2000

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 18,018 people, 6,639 households, and 4,541 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 7,746 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 74.14% White, 1.65% Black or African American, 1.10% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 19.76% from other races, and 2.65% from two or more races. 33.29% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,639 households out of which 35.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.00% were married couples living together, 11.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 16.00% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 18.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,586, and the median income for a family was $31,813. Males had a median income of $26,170 versus $20,684 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,185. About 17.30% of families and 22.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.10% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over.