Demographics of Guadalupe County, New Mexico

Guadalupe County, New Mexico had 4,343 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −97 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Guadalupe County, in four figures

4,343
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −97 people.; 37.8 ±3.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $42,750 ±$8,581
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Guadalupe County, New Mexico's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Guadalupe County, New Mexico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Guadalupe County, New Mexico's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Guadalupe County, New Mexico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	4,440	100.0	100.0
2021	4,428	99.7	100.2
2022	4,330	97.5	100.7
2023	4,325	97.4	101.6
2024	4,362	98.2	102.5
2025	4,343	97.8	103.1

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Population of Guadalupe County, New Mexico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	4,440	−13	−14	0	0
2021	4,428	−12	−33	0	+22
2022	4,330	−98	−26	+10	−87
2023	4,325	−5	−19	+24	−10
2024	4,362	+37	−17	+35	+19
2025	4,343	−19	−19	+26	−26

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.8 ±3.5: for men 39.3 ±5.9 and for women 36.8 ±4.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Guadalupe County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under 5	177 ±73	4.0% ±1.7	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	799 ±158	18.2% ±3.6	16.5% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	335 ±149	7.6% ±3.4	9.3% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,219 ±211	27.8% ±4.8	26.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,097 ±188	25.0% ±4.3	23.7% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	754 ±176	17.2% ±4.0	19.3% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $42,750 ±$8,581, and income per person $29,835 ±$6,786, in 2024 dollars. The median is $64,059 ±$808 in New Mexico and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Guadalupe County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under $25,000	486 ±178	32.6% ±11.1	20.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	342 ±111	23.0% ±6.8	19.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	251 ±103	16.8% ±6.5	16.9% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	18 to 78	1.3% to 5.2%	12.4% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	159 ±72	10.7% ±4.6	15.5% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	15 to 101	1.1% to 6.7%	7.6% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	44 to 248	3.1% to 16.5%	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Guadalupe County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Mexico	United States
All ages	1,013 ±293	25.5% ±7.3	17.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	267 ±125	27.4% ±11.1	24.0% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	466 ±180	23.4% ±8.3	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	280 ±123	27.6% ±10.5	14.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Guadalupe County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Guadalupe County	New Mexico	United States
Housing units	2,029 ±188	956,964 ±262	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	73.4% ±6.8	87.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	26.6% ±6.0	12.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.6% ±7.0	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.4% ±7.3	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$110,000 ±$14,170	$248,100 ±$1,957	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$204 to $976	$1,067 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±6	1985 ±2	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Guadalupe County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,355 ±173	76.6% ±3.9	48.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	729 ±160	16.6% ±3.7	36.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	37 to 129	0.8% to 2.9%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 156	0% to 3.6%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 171	0% to 3.9%	8.5% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 123	0% to 2.8%	3.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Guadalupe County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Born in the state	2,833 ±323	64.7% ±7.4	52.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,105 ±222	25.2% ±5.1	36.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 14	0% to 0.3%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	224 to 662	5.1% to 15.1%	9.4% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	83 to 289	1.9% to 6.6%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	96 to 418	2.2% to 9.5%	5.3% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Guadalupe County among the counties of New Mexico

27th of 33 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New Mexico page.

Counties of New Mexico near Guadalupe County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Torrance County	16,100	+6.9%
Socorro County	15,838	−4.3%
Colfax County	12,184	−1.4%
Sierra County	11,395	−1.4%
Quay County	8,454	−3.0%
Guadalupe County	4,343	−2.2%
Mora County	4,051	−3.3%
Hidalgo County	3,929	−5.6%
Union County	3,844	−5.6%
Catron County	3,827	+6.1%
De Baca County	1,647	−2.4%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 9 Counties by poverty rate
No. 18 Counties by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 19 Counties by population growth in New Mexico
No. 27 Counties by population in New Mexico

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026