Guadalupe County, New Mexico

Guadalupe County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 4,680. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 7,852 (3,032 ). 7,849 km² (3,030 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.04%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 4,680 people, 1,655 households, and 1,145 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (2/sq mi). There were 2,160 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 54.06%, 1.32% or , 1.13% , 0.53% , 0.04% , 39.06% from , and 3.85% from two or more races. 81.22% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,655 households out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.50% were living together, 14.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 121.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,783, and the median income for a family was $28,279. Males had a median income of $22,463 versus $18,500 for females. The for the county was $11,241. About 18.10% of families and 21.60% of the population were below the, including 24.10% of those under age 18 and 19.40% of those age 65 or over.