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Real estate businesses in Curry County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Curry County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,970 of 2,229 scored counties
#22 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 62
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $290M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,595 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 108
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.3
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,655
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Curry County is 33 (lower middle), #1,970 of 2,229 scored counties and #22 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 real estate businesses in Curry County. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 33.3 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Curry County comes to about $290M a year: $15,595 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 8% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Curry County was 29 in 2023. That is one for every 641 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates show Curry County declined 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Curry County compares
The same measures for New Mexico and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Curry County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.3 | 30.5 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 108 | 126 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 641 | 562 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.1% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,595 | $16,591 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $57,309 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 29
- Employees, 2023
- 101
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 93Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 622 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Curry County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Curry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,655−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,595
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,406 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $57,309+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,913
- Median home value
- $171,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,571
- Daytime population
- 46,183Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Curry County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Torrance County, NM | 85 | 6 | 9.9 | 363 | +6.9% | #6 of 2,229 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 76 | 41 | 14.9 | 248 | +7.2% | #89 of 2,229 |
| 3Rio Arriba County, NM | 75 | 10 | 6.4 | 575 | −1.0% | #93 of 2,229 |
| 4Sandoval County, NM | 74 | 97 | 17.0 | 248 | +6.9% | #131 of 2,229 |
| 5McKinley County, NM | 68 | 15 | 7.0 | 482 | −6.1% | #258 of 2,229 |
| 6Cibola County, NM | 68 | 8 | 9.4 | 366 | −0.6% | #262 of 2,229 |
| 7Eddy County, NM | 64 | 48 | 20.3 | 199 | +0.3% | #415 of 2,229 |
| 8Socorro County, NM | 63 | 5 | 9.5 | 339 | −4.3% | #433 of 2,229 |
| 9San Miguel County, NM | 63 | 15 | 12.6 | 272 | −3.2% | #436 of 2,229 |
| 10Luna County, NM | 62 | 12 | 13.0 | 246 | −0.2% | #489 of 2,229 |
| 22Curry County, NM | 33 | 62 | 33.3 | 108 | −3.5% | #1,970 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Curry County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Curry County, NM?
There are 62 real estate businesses on map listings in Curry County as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Another 93 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Curry County, NM spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $290M a year, or $15,595 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 62 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 8% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,595 households in Curry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Curry County, NM compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Curry County has 33.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 108, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Curry County would have about 67, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 641 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Curry County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Curry County at 46,655 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,595 households. The median household income in Curry County is $57,309 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Curry County scores 33 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,970 of 2,229 scored counties.
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