Harding County, NM Population

Overview

533

Total Population

43.9

Median age

52.72%

Female population %

89.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

63.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

219

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Harding County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Harding County is 43.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Harding County's population under 18 was 12.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Harding County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Harding County, 11.63% were under the age of 15, 22.51% aged 15 to 29, 38.84% aged 30 to 64, 22.89% aged 65 to 84, and 4.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 29 more females than males in Harding County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.72% females and 47.28% males in Harding County, NM.
The Harding County, NM gender ratio is 89.7:100 i.e. 89.7 men to 100 women (0.897).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 40.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 31.

Harding County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Harding County population: 56.29% are White, 1.31% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 35.08% are some other race and 7.32% are multiracial.
Harding County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 219 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 314 (58.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Harding County is White with a population of 3 (56.29% of the total population).

Harding County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 800 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Harding County's population decreased by 110 (13.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Harding County's population decreased by 35 (5.07%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Harding County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 628.