Population 68,062
State New Mexico
Current Time
Area 4,390.93 mi²
Zip Codes 88240-88242, 88244, 88260
Per capita income $21,506

Cities in Lea County

Hobbs, Lovington

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 91.6 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 16.2 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$765,930
Total number of firms, 2007 4,313
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.5 %
Population, 2013 estimate 68,062
Households, 2008-2012 21,002
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 5.2 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 3,029
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $21,506
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 39.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 8.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 23,488
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 18.3 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 4.3 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.4 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 4,390.93 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 64,727
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $94,900
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$280,360
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,683
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 54.3 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $48,793
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 30.0 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$85,079
Female persons, percent, 2013 48.5 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 3,888
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 70.9 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 8.5 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 14.3 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.98
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 10.6 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 14.1 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 83.6 %
Population, 2010 64,727
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 11.2 %
Population per square mile, 2010 14.7
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 39.9 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 69.9 %
Housing units, 2013 24,898
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,217
Building permits, 2012 83
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 1.9 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$376,682
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %