Median Household Income
$52,938
Median Home Value
$156,400
Median Gross Rent
$867/mo
Poverty Rate
24.3%
Unemployment Rate
5.0%
Homeownership Rate
71.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
17.9%
Median Age
37.2
Population Over Time
Chaves County shrank 2.5% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
65,850
2016
65,610
2018
65,459
2020
64,912
2022
64,701
2024
64,217
Business & Industry
Chaves County has 1,342 business establishments employing 16,093 people.
Health care and social assistance
175
Accommodation and food services
141
Other services (except public administration)
132
Construction
122
Professional, scientific, and technical services
93
Finance and insurance
89
Real estate and rental and leasing
65
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
55
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.