Curry County

  • Total population: 42,207
  • Adult population age 25 and older: 24,597
  • % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 10.1%
  • % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 24.2%
  • % of adults at Literacy Level 1: 19%
  • % of adults at Literacy Level 2 or below: 46%
  • % of adults and children who speak other than English at home: 19.4%
  • % of adults and children who speak other than English at home and who speak only limited English: 35.5%
  • % of all persons in poverty: 19.2%
  • % of children in poverty:27.5%