Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Today 918 people live in this town, first settled in 1902.
Only 5 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Texico. Texico has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
1,130 counted in 2010 and 956 in 2020; an estimated 918 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Census counts: 409 in 1910, 956 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1943 and 2 maps from 1957 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Texico, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Texico.
Texico’s average trip to work stands at 15 minutes, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. For most workers, Texico is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 70, to 167. Among residents here, 17% live below the poverty line.
| Texico | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 14% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools: the Texico school district. Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. 3 public schools serve Texico, with 551 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texico ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 246 | – |
| Texico HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 168 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Texico’s peak summer temperature stands at 92°F, close to New Mexico’s towns (93°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Texico, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 35 of 100. FEMA puts 32% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 26% to inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Texico once, in 2007.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For adults in Texico, the share who feel lonely is 36%. The town does better than the New Mexico average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 9. Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Texico. In Texico, 27% of adults worry about having enough food, and 28% say their health is fair or poor.
| Texico | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 69% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 23% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 19% |
| What stands out | Texico | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 7.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.9% | 14.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Texico
About 3 of every 100 Texico residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
City in New Mexico, United States
Texico is a city in Curry County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Texico had a population of 956. The city is located on the Texas-New Mexico border with the town of Farwell across the border.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Texico has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Jack Gardner and Joel Hunt.