Moving to Hurley, New Mexico
Population: 1,464. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,378 (-5.9% change)
Males: 702 (48.0%), Females: 762 (52.0%)
Grant County
Zip code: 88043
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $27,404
Median house value: $57,000
Population by Race
Races in Hurley:
- Hispanic (60.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (37.3%)
- Other race (23.4%)
- American Indian (3.0%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (11.7%), English (6.0%), Irish (4.9%), German (4.2%), Greek (1.2%), Swedish (1.0%).
Elevation: 5720 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hurley
- High school or higher: 73.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 8.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hurley town
- Never married: 18.3%
- Now married: 58.4%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 12.8%
2.5% Foreign born (2.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +20 (+1.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hurley:
- GILA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; SILVER CITY, NM)
- MIMBRES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; DEMING, NM)
- SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL (about 73 miles; T OR C, NM)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hurley:
- LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 89 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Abbreviation: LRU)
- BIGGS AAF (about 136 miles; FORT BLISS/EL PASO/, TX; Abbreviation: BIF)
- EL PASO INTL (about 137 miles; EL PASO, TX; Abbreviation: ELP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hurley:
- GRANT COUNTY (about 5 miles; SILVER CITY, NM; Abbreviation: SVC)
- WHISKEY CREEK (about 7 miles; SILVER CITY, NM; Abbreviation: 94E)
- DEMING MUNI (about 43 miles; DEMING, NM; Abbreviation: DMN)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hurley:
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 100 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 100 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,380)
- EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 114 miles; THATCHER, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,085)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 130 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,071)
- COCHISE COLLEGE (about 134 miles; DOUGLAS, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
- EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 139 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 11,127)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 190 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 18,780)
Public primary/middle school in Hurley:
- HURLEY ELEM (Students: 128; Location: 300 CARRASCO AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)