Lovington, NM (New Mexico) Houses and Residents

Back to: Lovington, New Mexico main profile, New Mexico, New Mexico smaller cities, New Mexico small towns, New Mexico forum, All US cities. Total population: 9,542 (Urban population: 9,415 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 127 (all nonfarm)) 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 Recent posts about housing in Lovington, New Mexico on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Housing In Lovington  (4 replies) Lovington or Hobbs? or in Lea County  (1 reply) Is New Mexico a southern state?  (43 replies) moving from Holland to Hobbs NM  (50 replies) moving to Hobbs from UK  (11 replies) Is Hobbs an ok place to live in?  (4 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $39,200 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $281 Median gross rent in Lovington, NM in 2000: $369 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 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)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Lovington, NM: Less than $10,000: 33 $10,000 to $14,999: 55 $15,000 to $19,999: 70 $20,000 to $24,999: 93 $25,000 to $29,999: 132 $30,000 to $34,999: 175 $35,000 to $39,999: 250 $40,000 to $49,999: 382 $50,000 to $59,999: 274 $60,000 to $69,999: 149 $70,000 to $79,999: 126 $80,000 to $89,999: 121 $90,000 to $99,999: 73 $100,000 to $124,999: 51 $125,000 to $149,999: 44 $150,000 to $174,999: 14 $175,000 to $199,999: 0 $200,000 to $249,999: 7 $250,000 to $299,999: 0 $300,000 to $399,999: 0 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Lovington: Less than $100: 24 $100 to $149: 68 $150 to $199: 43 $200 to $249: 123 $250 to $299: 141 $300 to $349: 147 $350 to $399: 104 $400 to $449: 80 $450 to $499: 0 $500 to $549: 0 $550 to $599: 0 $600 to $649: 0 $650 to $699: 0 $700 to $749: 13 $750 to $799: 9 $800 to $899: 0 $900 to $999: 0 $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

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

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

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

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

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 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $29,206
• Black householders: $19,423
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $26,667
• Asian householders: $26,528
• Some other race householders: $25,721
• Two or more races householders: $15,625
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $25,265

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $52,900
• Black or African American householders: $47,900
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $34,400
• Asian householders: $55,000
• Some other race householders: $37,500
• Two or more races householders: $56,000
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $37,800

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: $19,400

Here:	1.4%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Here:	5.2%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Here:	19.5%
New Mexico:	11.9%

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