Grants, New Mexico demographics

Grants, NM demographics: median age 37.2; 19.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Grants city, New Mexico · Incorporated city · GEOID 3530490. The survey estimates a population of 8,951 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Grants is 37.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.5 years. There are 2,919 households (±273). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.2 ±5.5	39.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Under 18	2,378 ±424	26.6% ±4.7 pp	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	1,974 ±411	22.1% ±4.6 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	3,209 ±463	35.9% ±5.2 pp	36.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,390 ±270	15.5% ±3.0 pp	19.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Male	4,246 ±356	47.4% ±4.0 pp	49.7%	49.5%
Female	4,705 ±356	52.6% ±4.0 pp	50.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
White alone	4,602 ±732	51.4% ±8.2 pp	47.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	93 ±46	1.0% ±0.5 pp	2.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,100 ±395	12.3% ±4.4 pp	9.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	26 ±42 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	5 ±8 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	999 ±362	11.2% ±4.0 pp	13.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,126 ±656	23.8% ±7.3 pp	25.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,522 ±431	39.3% ±4.8 pp	51.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,429 ±433	60.7% ±4.8 pp	48.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,919
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,208 ±287	41.4% ±9.0 pp	40.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	166 ±136 · low precision	5.7% ±4.6 pp · low precision	6.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	423 ±194	14.5% ±6.5 pp	13.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	997 ±260	34.2% ±8.3 pp	32.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	125 ±76 · low precision	4.3% ±2.6 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,919
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Households with people under 18	899 ±225	30.8% ±7.1 pp	27.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,020 ±296	69.2% ±7.8 pp	72.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,919
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	997 ±260	34.2% ±8.3 pp	32.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	952 ±224	32.6% ±7.0 pp	34.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	204 ±96	7.0% ±3.2 pp	13.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	508 ±235	17.4% ±7.9 pp	10.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	236 ±122 · low precision	8.1% ±4.1 pp · low precision	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	11 ±27 · low precision	0.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	11 ±26 · low precision	0.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Native	8,547 ±177	95.5% ±2.0 pp	90.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	404 ±177	4.5% ±2.0 pp	9.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 8,303
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
English only	5,489 ±662	66.1% ±7.9 pp	68.7%	77.7%
Spanish	2,245 ±654	27.0% ±7.9 pp	24.5%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	17 ±28 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	6 ±12 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	20 ±24 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	12 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	514 ±259 · low precision	6.2% ±3.1 pp · low precision	4.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,895
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,164 ±304	19.7% ±5.0 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,475 ±321	25.0% ±5.2 pp	25.7%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,596 ±350	27.1% ±5.7 pp	22.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	525 ±204	8.9% ±3.4 pp	9.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	684 ±233	11.6% ±3.9 pp	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	451 ±172	7.7% ±2.9 pp	13.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 8,689
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Same house	7,424 ±332	85.4% ±3.6 pp	88.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	322 ±185 · low precision	3.7% ±2.1 pp · low precision	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	679 ±299	7.8% ±3.4 pp	2.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	210 ±133 · low precision	2.4% ±1.5 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	54 ±64 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.7% of Grants residents (±2.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.6% in New Mexico and 8.4% nationally. 84.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Grants	New Mexico	U.S.	Compared with New Mexico
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.7% ±2.5 pp	9.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	84.6% ±4.3 pp	86.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.2% ±2.3 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Grants . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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