Lea County, New Mexico

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Lea County, New Mexico is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for foreign born (138th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Lea County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	73,733	2,120,246	334,922,499	761st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,015	$64,059	$80,734	1341st of 3,221
Median Age	32.5	39.4	38.9	3104th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.5%	31.0%	35.7%	2742nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$184,000	$248,100	$332,700	1587th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,101	$1,067	$1,413	724th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.7%	17.8%	12.5%	686th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.9%	6.0%	5.2%	455th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	16.8	17.5	n/a	2422nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	18.3%	9.4%	14.1%	138th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.1	n/a	n/a	2418th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.2%	70.0%	65.2%	2133rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.4	23.5	26.4	1567th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.7%	12.2%	15.1%	2966th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.6%	n/a	n/a	512th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.5%	40.9%	46.9%	1959th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.6%	n/a	n/a	1755th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lea County, New Mexico

Statistic	Lea County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	31.0%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	62.7%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.9	62.7	61.4

Age in Lea County, New Mexico

Statistic	Lea County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	32.5	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	29.5%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.5%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.1%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.6%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.9%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	11.4%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Lea County, New Mexico

Statistic	Lea County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	24,670	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.9	2.5	2.5
Family Households	68.5%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	39.8%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.0%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.5%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	35.4%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lea County, New Mexico

Statistic	Lea County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,326	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.9%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.7%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.1%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.1%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.7%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.4%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.8%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Lea County, New Mexico

Statistic	Lea County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	28,403	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.9%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.1%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.1%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.8%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.5%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$879	$1,731	n/a

Education in Lea County, New Mexico

Statistic	Lea County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	25.3%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.3%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.8%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.2%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.4%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lea County, New Mexico

Statistic	Lea County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.4%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.6%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	52.7%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.9%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.3%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Lea County, New Mexico

Statistic	Lea County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	44.1%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.0%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	14.3%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	55.4%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	43.0%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	28.0%	25.3%	16.7%

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