Lea County, New Mexico (NM)

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• • 41,72059.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 24,51634.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,5013.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6560.9%Two or more races
  • 5660.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 4460.6%Asian alone
  • 1410.2%Some other race alone
  • 50.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 10
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 135
• Thefts: 300
• Auto thefts: 30

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 21
• Burglaries: 109
• Thefts: 233
• Auto thefts: 16

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,059 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $497 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lea County is $411 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $600 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hobbs, Lovington, North Hobbs, Eunice, Jal, Tatum, Nadine, Monument.

2018 air pollution in Lea County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.036 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 8.1 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Burke County, Georgia , Carroll County, Georgia , Noxubee County, Mississippi , Pickens County, Alabama , Greene County, Georgia , Newton County, Georgia .

Current college students: 2,754
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 14,523 (30.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,5472010 or later
• 3,1222000 to 2009
• 2,4101990 to 1999
• 1,6991980 to 1989
• 1,7751970 to 1979
• 1,029Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 18,817
• One, attached: 540
• Two: 303
• 3 or 4: 1,147
• 5 to 9: 631
• 10 to 19: 157
• 20 to 49: 659
• 50 or more: 617
• Mobile homes: 4,045
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 115

Housing units in Lea County with a mortgage: 6,807 (76 second mortgage, 165 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,655

Religion statistics for Lea County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lea County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• New Mexico Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4529, Natural disaster type: Other
• New Mexico Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 15, 2014 to September 26, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4199: October 29, 2014, FEMA Id: 4199, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Mexico Southeast New Mexico Fire, Incident Period: January 01, 2006 to January 04, 2006, Fire Management Assistance Declared: January 02, 2006, FEMA Id: 2600, Natural disaster type: Fire
• New Mexico Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3229: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3229, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New Mexico New Mexico Fire, Incident Period: May 05, 2000 to July 07, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3154: May 10, 2000, FEMA Id: 3154, Natural disaster type: Fire
• New Mexico Flooding, Hail, Thunderstorms, Incident Period: May 22, 1992 to May 25, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-945: June 18, 1992, FEMA Id: 945, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood

4.94% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,824 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.23% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($10,689 average AGI)
3.70% relocated from other states ($33,135 average AGI)

Lea County:	3.70%
New Mexico average:	3.55%

from Eddy County, NM	0.32% ($49,438 average AGI)
from El Paso County, TX	0.30% ($39,797)
from Ector County, TX	0.25% ($44,237)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.22% ($43,808)
from Dona Ana County, NM	0.18% ($30,293)
from Lubbock County, TX	0.18% ($31,268)
from Gaines County, TX	0.16% ($57,865)

7.76% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($48,562 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.50% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($8,545 average AGI)
6.26% relocated to other states ($40,018 average AGI)

Lea County:	6.26%
New Mexico average:	3.93%

to Lubbock County, TX	0.55% ($45,969 average AGI)
to El Paso County, TX	0.43% ($41,441)
to Midland County, TX	0.29% ($59,543)
to Eddy County, NM	0.28% ($53,567)
to Ector County, TX	0.26% ($47,254)
to Bernalillo County, NM	0.26% ($38,484)
to Dona Ana County, NM	0.23% ($48,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lea County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 13,056 (2,943 living alone), Female householders: 11,422 (2,552 living alone)

• 12,685 spouses (12,685 opposite-sex spouses), 1,399 unmarried partners, (1,273 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 22,986 children (21,783 natural, 486 adopted, 717 stepchildren), 2,366 grandchildren, 660 brothers or sisters, 521 parents, 281 foster children, 637 other relatives, 2,318 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,739

Size of family households: 5,810 2-persons, 3,300 3-persons, 4,908 4-persons, 2,527 5-persons, 616 6-persons, 198 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,495 1-person, 1,341 2-persons, 283 4-persons.

11,059 married couples with children.
6,433 single-parent households (2,030 men, 4,403 women).

62.2% of residents of Lea speak English at home.
36.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $281,993,000 ($5,015 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,234,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $114,565,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $70,104,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,037,000
Federal grants: $82,667,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,625,000 ($96,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,995,000 ($800,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,359,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $22,209,000
Federal Government insurance: $67,965,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-29 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.15 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Lea County, New Mexico
• 1,6502014 or later
• 5362010 to 2013
• 1,7782000 to 2009
• 2,9941990 to 1999
• 3,4551980 to 1989
• 4,0651970 to 1979
• 4,1481960 to 1969
• 6,2591950 to 1959
• 1,6931940 to 1949
• 4531939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lea County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lea County, New Mexico
• 01 room
• 3502 rooms
• 333 rooms
• 1,3694 rooms
• 4,4165 rooms
• 5,1066 rooms
• 2,0867 rooms
• 1,4868 rooms
• 8759+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lea County, New Mexico
• 6241 room
• 382 rooms
• 9353 rooms
• 2,4134 rooms
• 3,3545 rooms
• 6976 rooms
• 5237 rooms
• 738 rooms
• 1009+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lea County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lea County, New Mexico
• 0no bedroom
• 3831 bedroom
• 2,1092 bedrooms
• 9,6433 bedrooms
• 3,2404 bedrooms
• 3465+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lea County, New Mexico
• 624no bedroom
• 9361 bedroom
• 3,0092 bedrooms
• 3,5033 bedrooms
• 6854 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Lea County, New Mexico in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lea County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 397no vehicle
• 3,3261 vehicle
• 6,1022 vehicles
• 3,7503 vehicles
• 1,6394 vehicles
• 5075+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lea County in renter-occupied apartments
• 838no vehicle
• 3,0831 vehicle
• 3,7332 vehicles
• 6073 vehicles
• 4964 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

88.9% of Lea County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in New Mexico.

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

• This state: 28,171
• Other state: 27,834
• Northeast: 417
• Midwest: 1,787
• South: 20,993
• West: 4,637

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,633
• Number of aged recipients: 258
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,375
• Number of recipients under 18: 215
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 898
• Number of recipients older than 64: 520
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 680
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 649

Lea County on our top lists:

• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"