East New Mexico News

9.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Texico in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 25.8 percent lower than the state average of 35.3 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 1,229.

65.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Texico residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	220	34.9
Regular high school diploma	122	19.4
GED or alternative credential	71	11.3
Some college, less than 1 year	16	2.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	141	22.4
Associate's degree	13	2.1
Bachelor's degree	36	5.7
Master's degree	11	1.7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.