Grants is a somewhat small city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 8,996 people and three associated neighborhoods, Grants is the 23rd largest community in New Mexico.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.53% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One of the benefits of Grants is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.19 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small city, Grants does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Grants overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Grants, 23.87% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Grants in 2022 was $27,681, which is middle income relative to New Mexico, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,724 for a family of four. However, Grants contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Grants also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.55% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Grants is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grants home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Grants, accounting for 60.20% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Grants residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Grants include European, English, German, Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Grants is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.