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Loco Hills, New Mexico

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Population in July 2007: 344.
Males: 176  (51.4%)
Females: 168  (48.6%)
Median resident age:

36.3 years
New Mexico median age:

34.6 years

Zip code: 88255

Estimated median household income in 2022: $79,294 (it was $32,206 in 2000)
Loco Hills:

$79,294
NM:

$59,726

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $40,636 (it was $17,073 in 2000)

Loco Hills CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $68,938 (it was $19,800 in 2000)
Loco Hills:

$68,938
NM:

$243,100
March 2022 cost of living index in Loco Hills: 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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  • Races in Loco Hills, NM (2000)
    • 26476.3%White alone
    • 7020.2%Hispanic
    • 113.2%Two or more races
    • 10.3%American Indian alone

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Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 3646 feet

Land area: 914.7 square miles.

Population density: 0.4 people per square mile   (very low).

Loco Hills, New Mexico map
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Loco Hills CCD:

1.6% ($325)
New Mexico:

0.7% ($699)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Odessa, TX (116.2 miles , pop. 90,943).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (152.5 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (399.5 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities:

Atoka, NM (4.4 miles ),
Morningside, NM (4.6 miles ),
Artesia, NM (4.6 miles ),
Carlsbad North, NM (4.7 miles ),
La Huerta, NM (4.7 miles ),
Carlsbad, NM (4.9 miles ),
San Jose, NM (4.9 miles ),
Happy Valley, NM (5.0 miles )

Latitude: 32.73 N, Longitude: 104.07 W

Area code: 505

Distribution of median household income in Loco Hills, NM in 2022
Loco Hills satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.4%
New Mexico:

3.6%

Average climate in Loco Hills, New Mexico

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI NO2 SO2
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2008 was 22.1. This is significantly better than average.

City:

22.1
U.S.:

72.6
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 3.99. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 20.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

3.99
U.S.:

5.11
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 0.0263. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 20.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.0263
U.S.:

1.5147

Tornado activity:

Loco Hills-area historical tornado activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/17/1954, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 43.6 miles away from the Loco Hills place center .

On 6/7/1992, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 24.2 miles away from the place center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Loco Hills-area historical earthquake activity is above New Mexico state average. It is 375% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 174.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.6 miles away from Loco Hills center
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 70.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 192.8 miles away from the city center
On 12/19/2005 at 20:27:40, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 31.5 miles away from Loco Hills center
On 3/28/2010 at 00:03:55, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 32.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Eddy County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Fires: 3, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Loco Hills:

  • Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus (about 49 miles; Roswell, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,212)
  • Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (about 109 miles; Portales, NM; FT enrollment: 4,263)
  • South Plains College (about 115 miles; Levelland, TX; FT enrollment: 7,007)
  • Odessa College (about 116 miles; Odessa, TX; FT enrollment: 3,107)
  • The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (about 118 miles; Odessa, TX; FT enrollment: 2,982)
  • Midland College (about 125 miles; Midland, TX; FT enrollment: 3,650)
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (about 140 miles; Lubbock, TX; FT enrollment: 3,269)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Loco Hills Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Loco Hills: First Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Eddy County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.4 people
New Mexico:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

61.8%
Whole state:

65.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

9.8%
Whole state:

8.2%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

4.0%
Whole state:

18.4%

For population 15 years and over in Loco Hills:

Marital status in Loco Hills, NM
  • Never married: 12.3%
  • Now married: 64.5%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 16.8%

For population 25 years and over in Loco Hills:

  • High school or higher: 80.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.5 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2000
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2000
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

9.5
New Mexico average:

14.5

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Loco Hills, NM (based on Eddy County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant16,56959
Catholic13,2546
Mainline Protestant3,01715
Other1,6047
Black Protestant5645
None18,821-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 10
Here:

1.96 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

1.44 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Eddy County:

0.39 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:

0.78 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

0.32 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27
Eddy County:

5.30 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 31
Eddy County:

6.08 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

9.3%
New Mexico:

6.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Eddy County:

27.4%
New Mexico:

22.1%

Strongest AM radio stations in Loco Hills:

  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KATK (740 AM; 1 kW; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: CARLSBAD RADIO, INC.)
  • KSVP (990 AM; 1 kW; ARTESIA, NM)
  • KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • KYKK (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HUMBLE CITY, NM; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KCCC (930 AM; 1 kW; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: COMPASS ENTERPRISE, INC.)
  • KBIM (910 AM; 5 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
  • KHOB (1390 AM; 5 kW; HOBBS, NM; Owner: AMERICAN ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • KAMQ (1240 AM; 1 kW; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: KAMQ, INC.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KCRX (1430 AM; 5 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: ROSENDO CASAREZ, JR.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Loco Hills:

  • KTZA (92.9 FM; ARTESIA, NM; Owner: PECOS VALLEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KCDY (104.1 FM; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: KAMQ, INC.)
  • KBIM-FM (94.9 FM; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KPZE-FM (106.1 FM; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: RUNNELS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LLC, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
  • KWMW (105.1 FM; MALJAMAR, NM; Owner: M.T.D. INC)
  • KMTH (98.7 FM; MALJAMAR, NM; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS EASTERN N.M. UNIV.)
  • KIXN (102.9 FM; HOBBS, NM; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Loco Hills:

  • KOCT (Channel 6; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: KOAT HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KTEL-TV (Channel 25; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
  • KOBR (Channel 8; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: STANLEY S. HUBBARD REVOCABLE TRUST)
  • K46FE (Channel 46; ARTESIA, NM; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • KCGD-LP (Channel 63; CARLSBAD, NM; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

36 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Loco Hills)

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

3
  • Double Eagel Warehouse On Us 82 W Side (Lat: 32.819278 Lon: -103.987722), Call Sign: WBY498,
    Assigned Frequencies: 458.525 MHz, Grant Date: 06/29/2021, Expiration Date: 08/01/2031, Registrant: City Of Carlsbad, 1702 W Fox, Carlsbad, NM 88220, Phone: (575) 885-6262, Fax: (575) 885-2773

  • Littlefield Plant #163 11.25 Mi Sse (Lat: 32.665111 Lon: -103.888833), Call Sign: KKS262,
    Assigned Frequencies: 153.350 MHz, Grant Date: 06/02/2022, Expiration Date: 08/21/2032, Certifier: Michael Penny, Registrant: Targa Resources Corp., 811 Louisiana, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002, Phone: (918) 284-0437, Fax: (202) 857-2124, Email:

  • Turkey Track Compressor 12 Mi Se (Lat: 32.677611 Lon: -104.056889), Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WNVN335,
    Assigned Frequencies: 457.350 MHz, Grant Date: 03/03/2001, Expiration Date: 02/22/2011, Cancellation Date: 09/23/2004, Registrant: Conocophillips Communications Inc., Bartlesville, OK 74005-3338, Phone: (918) 661-3338


FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

2
  • Call Sign: N5PWM, Grant Date: 01/23/1990, Expiration Date: 01/23/2000, Cancellation Date: 03/07/2002, Registrant: Frank A Osborn, Loco Hills, NM 88255

  • Call Sign: KE5HGD, Licensee ID: L01115405, Grant Date: 02/07/2006, Expiration Date: 02/07/2016, Cancellation Date: 02/08/2018, Certifier: Larry J Taylor, Registrant: Larry J Taylor, Loco Hills, NM 88255


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Loco Hills, NM
  • 57.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 31.9%Electricity
  • 5.3%Utility gas
  • 5.3%Wood


Loco Hills compared to New Mexico state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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