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Grants is a city in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 8,806 at the 2000 census. It is also known as "the friendly outhouse". It is the county seat of Cibola County . Grants began as a railroad camp in the 1880s, when three Canadian brothers were awarded a contract to build a section of the new Atlantic and Pacific Railroad through the region. The Grant brothers' camp was first called Grants Camp, then Grants Station, and finally Grants. The town prospered as a result of railroad logging in the nearby Zuni Mountains, and served as a section point for the Atlantic and Pacific, which became part of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad empire. After the decline of logging in the 1930s, Grants gained fame as the "carrot capital" of the United States. Agriculture was aided by the creation of Bluewater Reservoir, and the region's volcanic soils provided ideal conditions for farming. Grants also benefited from its location on Route 66, which brought tourists...more

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Among the most common occupations in Grants are Management, professional, and related occupations, 27%. Service occupations, 23%. and Sales and office occupations, 19%. Approximately 55 percent of workers in Grants, New Mexico work for companies, 29 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Grants, New Mexico are Educational, health and social services, 21%; Public administration, 13%; and Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 11%. Simply Hired's Grants job listings indicate that the following industries in Grants are hiring the most workers: Misc Store Retailers, Mortgage Banking, Commercial Banking, Industrial Loan Companies and Food Service Contractors.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Grants, New Mexico is $26,339, and the median income of households in Grants was $30,652.

Grants has an unemployment rate of 10.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Grants Trends data, the number of Grants, New Mexico jobs has decreased by 20% since March 2008.

Population of Grants Total population 8,806 Male 46.03% Female 53.97% Median age 34.4     Grants Housing Owner-occupied homes 67.0% Median cost of a home $64,700 Median mortgage payment $487 Renter-occupied homes 33.0% Vacant housing 11.7% Median monthly rent $354     Average Income Median for all male full-time $31,870 Median for all female full-time $20,808     Household Income Less than $10,000 14% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 15% $25,000 to $34,999 19% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 15% $75,000 to $99,999 4% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 8% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 15% High school graduate 37% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 8% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 27% Currently married 54% Separated 2% Widowed 8% Divorced 10%     Race White 59% Black or African American 2% Asian 1% Other 39%     Grants Commute Carpool 15.8% Public transportation 0.3% Average travel time 17 minutes

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