Lovington, NM (New Mexico) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 9,975 (Urban population: 9,842 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 133 (all nonfarm))

Lovington, New Mexico Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,871 (3,313 occupied: 2,431 owner occupied, 882 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	27%
State:	30%

Housing density: 811 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $230,473.

Median contract rent in 2007: $358 (lower quartile is $287, upper quartile is $435)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $345

Median gross rent in Lovington, NM in 2007: $467

Housing units in Lovington with a mortgage: 1,233 (28 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 816

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,601 (it was $43,600 in 2000)

Lovington:	$69,601
New Mexico:	$155,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $39,760 - $99,127

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $84,592
Here: $84,592
State: $230,092

Townhouses or other attached units: $87,026
Here: $87,026
State: $217,226

In 2-unit structures: $218,296
Here: $218,296
State: $213,438

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $78,007
Here: $78,007
State: $201,247

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $190,784
Here: $190,784
State: $156,039

Mobile homes: $29,711
Here: $29,711
State: $56,348

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,307

In family households: 8,380 (1,968 male householders, 505 female householders)
1,906 spouses, 3,348 children (3,075 natural, 71 adopted, 202 stepchildren), 199 grandchildren, 92 brothers or sisters, 71 parents, 112 other relatives, 179 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 927 (380 male householders (343 living alone)), 442 female householders (412 living alone)), 105 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 235 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 846 2-persons, 568 3-persons, 547 4-persons, 318 5-persons, 148 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 755 1-person, 53 2-persons, 14 4-persons.

1,943 married couples with children.
733 single-parent households (175 men, 558 women).

55.7% of residents of Lovington speak English at home.
42.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 16% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 1,614 (16.9%)
(35.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.0

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lovington, New Mexico:
	1 room: 12 2 rooms: 79 3 rooms: 153 4 rooms: 367 5 rooms: 660 6 rooms: 724 7 rooms: 232 8 rooms: 128 9 or more rooms: 76

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lovington, New Mexico:
	1 room: 21 2 rooms: 36 3 rooms: 148 4 rooms: 274 5 rooms: 269 6 rooms: 92 7 rooms: 35 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 73
1990 to 1994: 53
1980 to 1989: 421
1970 to 1979: 857
1960 to 1969: 868
1950 to 1959: 1,155
1940 to 1949: 284
1939 or earlier: 160

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lovington:
	no bedroom: 29 1 bedroom: 188 2 bedrooms: 463 3 bedrooms: 1,549 4 bedrooms: 168 5 or more bedrooms: 34

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lovington:
	no bedroom: 21 1 bedroom: 185 2 bedrooms: 364 3 bedrooms: 298 4 bedrooms: 14 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lovington in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 85 1 vehicle: 923 2 vehicles: 861 3 vehicles: 401 4 vehicles: 142 5 or more vehicles: 19

Cars and other vehicles available in Lovington in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 133 1 vehicle: 417 2 vehicles: 261 3 vehicles: 65 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Lovington, NM:

Less than $10,000: 48
$10,000 to $14,999: 24
$15,000 to $19,999: 55
$20,000 to $24,999: 68
$25,000 to $29,999: 83
$30,000 to $34,999: 75
$35,000 to $39,999: 65
$40,000 to $49,999: 190
$50,000 to $59,999: 311
$60,000 to $69,999: 317
$70,000 to $79,999: 265
$80,000 to $89,999: 216
$90,000 to $99,999: 189
$100,000 to $124,999: 246
$125,000 to $149,999: 191
$150,000 to $174,999: 81
$175,000 to $199,999: 33
$200,000 to $249,999: 64
$250,000 to $299,999: 25
$300,000 to $399,999: 6
$400,000 to $499,999: 8
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Lovington rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lovington:

Less than $100: 21 people
$100 to $149: 36
$150 to $199: 52
$200 to $249: 43
$250 to $299: 105
$300 to $349: 119
$350 to $399: 124
$400 to $449: 111
$450 to $499: 86
$500 to $549: 69
$550 to $599: 4
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 9
$900 to $999: 14
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 130

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 210 1990 to 1994: 236 1985 to 1989: 181 1980 to 1984: 205 1975 to 1979: 326 1970 to 1974: 130 1970 to 1974: 96 1965 to 1969: 230

Lovington, NM Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.5%
Number of people working at home: 86 (2.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 323
5 to 9 minutes: 775
10 to 14 minutes: 565
15 to 19 minutes: 167
20 to 24 minutes: 267
25 to 29 minutes: 121
30 to 34 minutes: 344
35 to 39 minutes: 5
40 to 44 minutes: 33
45 to 59 minutes: 137
60 to 89 minutes: 136
90 or more minutes: 157

Lovington mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,291 (74%)
Carpooled: 607 (19%)
Bicycle: 21 (1%)
Walked: 56 (2%)
Other means: 55 (2%)
Worked at home: 86 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 587
$10,000 to $14,999: 360
$15,000 to $19,999: 319
$20,000 to $24,999: 294
$25,000 to $29,999: 327
$30,000 to $34,999: 224
$35,000 to $39,999: 183
$40,000 to $44,999: 190
$45,000 to $49,999: 167
$50,000 to $59,999: 226
$60,000 to $74,999: 173
$75,000 to $99,999: 105
$100,000 to $124,999: 90
$125,000 to $149,999: 26
$150,000 to $199,999: 8
$200,000 or more: 16

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 5010

United States or American: 899

German: 360

English: 347

Irish: 237

Scotch-Irish: 86

French (except Basque): 55

Italian: 51

Norwegian: 44

French Canadian: 41

Dutch: 33

Scottish: 29

Polish: 25

Danish: 16

Czech: 10

Czechoslovakian: 8

Subsaharan African:: 8

African: 8

Slovak: 7

Swedish: 7

Canadian: 6

Greek: 6

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 6

Dutch West Indian: 6

Basque: 5

British: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (94%)
Korea (3%)
India (1%)
France (0%)
Bolivia (0%)
Other South Eastern Asia (0%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 4237
Northeast: 73
Midwest: 421
South: 2770
West: 384

63% of Lovington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in New Mexico.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 229
Nursery to 4th grade: 45
5th and 6th grade: 227
7th and 8th grade: 156
9th grade: 109
10th grade: 119
11th grade: 121
12th grade, no diploma: 131
High school graduate (or equivalency): 630
Less than 1 year of college: 210
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 310
Associate degree: 69
Bachelor's degree: 173
Master's degree: 57
Professional school degree: 37
Doctorate degree: 14

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 133
Nursery to 4th grade: 78
5th and 6th grade: 218
7th and 8th grade: 161
9th grade: 137
10th grade: 188
11th grade: 144
12th grade, no diploma: 131
High school graduate (or equivalency): 603
Less than 1 year of college: 272
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 309
Associate degree: 175
Bachelor's degree: 193
Master's degree: 77
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 10

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 10.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 17.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 13.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 15.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 28.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 17.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,686
Black householders: $23,936
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $36,428
Asian householders: $36,921
Some other race householders: $33,033
Two or more races householders: $21,462
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $30,980

Lovington household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lovington household income for Black householders

Lovington household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Lovington household income for Asian householders

Lovington household income for Some other race householders

Lovington household income for Two or more races householders

Lovington household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Lovington marital status for males

Lovington marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $86,899
Black or African American householders: $78,685
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $56,509
Asian householders: $90,348
Some other race householders: $61,601
Two or more races householders: $91,991
Hispanic or Latino householders: $62,094

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,998
One, attached: 89
Two: 74
3 or 4: 62
5 to 9: 12
20 to 49: 59
50 or more: 42
Mobile homes: 535

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,955

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lovington:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (75%) Electricity (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18

Here:	1.4%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 46

Here:	5.2%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 87

Here:	19.5%
New Mexico:	11.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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