Lea County, New Mexico (NM)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,555
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 14,296
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,802 (it was 5,403 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 27% |
State: | 31% |
Land area: 4393 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 16 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.8%), Educational, health and social services (17.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 80%
- Government: 16%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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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
Median resident age: | 33.0 years |
New Mexico median age: | 38.6 years |
Males: 36,824 | ![]() |
Females: 34,246 | ![]() |

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Lea County: | 2.0 people |
New Mexico: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $68,457 ($29,799 in 1999)
This county: | $68,457 |
New Mexico: | $51,945 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $903 (lower quartile is $531, upper quartile is $992)
This county: | $903 |
State: | $737 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $147,900 (it was $47,300 in 2000)
Lea: | $147,900 |
New Mexico: | $180,900 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,180
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $330
Institutionalized population: 1,683
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 12 buildings, average cost: $125,400
- 1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $191,500
- 1999: 1 building, cost: $249,000
- 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $156,000
- 2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $65,900
- 2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $153,700
- 2003: 29 buildings, average cost: $151,700
- 2004: 47 buildings, average cost: $176,500
- 2005: 45 buildings, average cost: $160,900
- 2006: 58 buildings, average cost: $184,600
- 2007: 113 buildings, average cost: $200,000
- 2008: 93 buildings, average cost: $190,200
- 2009: 17 buildings, average cost: $186,600
- 2010: 17 buildings, average cost: $218,000
- 2011: 20 buildings, average cost: $189,700
- 2012: 38 buildings, average cost: $198,900
- 2013: 61 buildings, average cost: $221,200
- 2014: 189 buildings, average cost: $153,200
- 2015: 175 buildings, average cost: $211,000
- 2016: 151 buildings, average cost: $192,400
- 2017: 82 buildings, average cost: $205,500
- 2018: 166 buildings, average cost: $211,600
- 2019: 164 buildings, average cost: $219,100
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%)
Lea County: | 16.4% |
New Mexico: | 18.2% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 33.0 years old
(Males: 33.1 years old, Females: 32.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.7 years old, Black residents: 31.4 years old, American Indian residents: 39.6 years old, Asian residents: 33.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.0 years old, Other race residents: 33.0 years old)
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 (PM2.5) 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
.
Here: | 10.6% |
New Mexico: | 7.3% |
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)
Lea County: | 20.4% |
Whole state: | 9.6% |
- 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
Here: | 42.9% with mortgage |
State: | 52.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Lea County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 21,652 | 86 |
Catholic | 10,274 | 6 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,149 | 11 |
Other | 1,114 | 4 |
Black Protestant | 222 | 4 |
Orthodox | - | - |
None | 29,316 | - |
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Lea County: | 1.38 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
New Mexico: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.69 / 10,000 pop. |
New Mexico: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Lea County: | 5.17 / 10,000 pop. |
New Mexico: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.07 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Lea County: | 7.4% |
New Mexico: | 6.4% |
Lea County: | 27.8% |
State: | 22.1% |
Here: | 13.4% |
State: | 11.5% |
Agriculture in Lea County:
Average size of farms: 4076 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $177,433
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $448.59
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.77%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 76.97%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $171,985
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.23%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 95.55%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $88,338
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.84%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.07
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 27.15%
All wheat for grain: 3857 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 13649 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,800 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 531 acres
Earthquake activity:
Lea County-area historical earthquake activity is above New Mexico state average. It is 365% 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 169.4 miles away from Lea County 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 30.3 miles away from the county center
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from the county center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 150.3 miles away from the county center
On 3/28/2010 at 00:03:55, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 71.3 miles away from Lea County center
On 12/19/2005 at 20:27:40, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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
The number of natural disasters in Lea County (6) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 25,623 (84.7%)
- Carpooled: 3,303 (10.9%)
- Bus: 1 (0.0%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 30 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 159 (0.5%)
- Bicycle: 46 (0.2%)
- Walked: 351 (1.2%)
- Worked at home: 685 (2.3%)
- Health care and social assistance (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Retail trade (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (22%)
- Transportation occupations (13%)
- Material moving occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (16%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Sales and related occupations (16%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Community and social service occupations (5%)
- Mexico (85%)
- Cuba (3%)
- Pakistan (1%)
- Philippines (1%)
- Honduras (1%)
- El Salvador (1%)
- Dominican Republic (0%)
- American (6%)
- Irish (2%)
- German (2%)
- English (2%)
- European (1%)
- African (0%)
- Scottish (0%)
People in group quarters in Lea County, New Mexico in 2000:
- 1,079 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 275 people in nursing homes
- 191 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 178 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 54 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 23 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
People in group quarters in Lea County, New Mexico in 2010:
- 1,403 people in state prisons
- 304 people in college/university student housing
- 244 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 40 people in group homes intended for adults
- 23 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 15 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 13 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 8 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 7 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
4.94% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,824 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.94% |
New Mexico average: | 6.21% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Eddy County, NM | ![]() |
from El Paso County, TX | ![]() |
from Ector County, TX | ![]() |
from Bernalillo County, NM | ![]() |
from Dona Ana County, NM | ![]() |
from Lubbock County, TX | ![]() |
from Gaines County, TX | ![]() |
7.76% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($48,562 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.76% |
New Mexico average: | 6.56% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Lubbock County, TX | ![]() |
to El Paso County, TX | ![]() |
to Midland County, TX | ![]() |
to Eddy County, NM | ![]() |
to Ector County, TX | ![]() |
to Bernalillo County, NM | ![]() |
to Dona Ana County, NM | ![]() |
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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.5%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 7,924 (6,432 aged, 1,492 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,839 (23%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lea County, New Mexico in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (749)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (741)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (634)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (584)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (366)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (296)
- Congestive heart failure (295)
- Unspecified dementia (214)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (198)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (153)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,473
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 402
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 37,874
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,544
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 809
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 18
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 74
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 105.2. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 66.7
- Other - 38.5
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 161.6. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 97.5
- Other - 64.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 71,070- 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:
Births: 4,829Here: | 85 per 1000 residents |
State: | 74 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,432
Here: | 43 per 1000 residents |
State: | 36 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +518
Here: | +9 per 1000 residents |
State: | +15 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,624
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State: | ![]() ![]() |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.15 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 5.8 |
State: | 5.9 |
Here: | 4.6 |
State: | 4.4 |
- 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 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 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 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.
Lea County: | 88.9% |
State average: | 86.7% |
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
- 48.8%Electricity
- 46.1%Utility gas
- 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.1%Wood
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 57.0%Electricity
- 38.6%Utility gas
- 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%Wood
- 0.3%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 3.2% |
New Mexico: | 7.6% |
Here: | 3.9% |
New Mexico: | 6.7% |
Here: | 9.3% |
New Mexico: | 11.1% |
Lea County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $2,105,000
Air Transportation: $173,000
Solid Waste Management: $49,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $19,052,000
Regular Highways: $3,055,000
Air Transportation: $2,105,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,264,000
Correctional Institutions: $534,000
Central Staff Services: $396,000
General Public Buildings: $190,000
Local Fire Protection: $16,000
Police Protection: $8,000
Corrections - Other: $6,000
Health - Other: $4,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $9,647,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,271,000
Regular Highways: $6,155,000
Central Staff Services: $5,669,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $5,305,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,246,000
Financial Administration: $2,780,000
General - Other: $2,559,000
Health - Other: $1,632,000
General Public Buildings: $1,507,000
Corrections - Other: $983,000
Local Fire Protection: $978,000
Natural Resources - Other: $832,000
Air Transportation: $588,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $443,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $6,000
Water Utilities: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,945,000
Air Transportation: $2,098,000
General Local Government Support: $1,129,000
Natural Resources: $21,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $136,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Police Protection: $1,517,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $1,073,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $332,000
Other - General - Other: $300,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $218,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $84,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $5,015,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $3,623,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,365,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,630,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $735,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $840,000
Sale of Property: $322,000
Donations From Private Sources: $255,000
Fines and Forfeits: $202,000
General Revenue - Other: $196,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $1,354,000
General - Other: $174,000
Air Transportation: $118,000
Correctional Institutions: $113,000
Financial Administration: $112,000
Health - Other: $88,000
General Public Building: $34,000
Regular Highways: $34,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $75,505,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,000,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,545,000
Public Welfare: $1,353,000
Other: $350,000
General Local Government Support: $260,000
- Tax - Property: $51,001,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $14,568,000
Other License: $198,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $18,214,000
Lea County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $2,105,000
Air Transportation: $173,000
Solid Waste Management: $49,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $19,052,000
Regular Highways: $3,055,000
Air Transportation: $2,105,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,264,000
Correctional Institutions: $534,000
Central Staff Services: $396,000
General Public Buildings: $190,000
Local Fire Protection: $16,000
Police Protection: $8,000
Corrections - Other: $6,000
Health - Other: $4,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $9,647,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,271,000
Regular Highways: $6,155,000
Central Staff Services: $5,669,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $5,305,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,246,000
Financial Administration: $2,780,000
General - Other: $2,559,000
Health - Other: $1,632,000
General Public Buildings: $1,507,000
Corrections - Other: $983,000
Local Fire Protection: $978,000
Natural Resources - Other: $832,000
Air Transportation: $588,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $443,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $6,000
Water Utilities: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,945,000
Air Transportation: $2,098,000
General Local Government Support: $1,129,000
Natural Resources: $21,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $136,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Police Protection: $1,517,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $1,073,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $332,000
Other - General - Other: $300,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $218,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $84,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $5,015,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $3,623,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,365,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,630,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $735,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $840,000
Sale of Property: $322,000
Donations From Private Sources: $255,000
Fines and Forfeits: $202,000
General Revenue - Other: $196,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $1,354,000
General - Other: $174,000
Air Transportation: $118,000
Correctional Institutions: $113,000
Financial Administration: $112,000
Health - Other: $88,000
General Public Building: $34,000
Regular Highways: $34,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $75,505,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,000,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,545,000
Public Welfare: $1,353,000
Other: $350,000
General Local Government Support: $260,000
- Tax - Property: $51,001,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $14,568,000
Other License: $198,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $18,214,000
Lea County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $2,105,000
Air Transportation: $173,000
Solid Waste Management: $49,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $19,052,000
Regular Highways: $3,055,000
Air Transportation: $2,105,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,264,000
Correctional Institutions: $534,000
Central Staff Services: $396,000
General Public Buildings: $190,000
Local Fire Protection: $16,000
Police Protection: $8,000
Corrections - Other: $6,000
Health - Other: $4,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $9,647,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,271,000
Regular Highways: $6,155,000
Central Staff Services: $5,669,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $5,305,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,246,000
Financial Administration: $2,780,000
General - Other: $2,559,000
Health - Other: $1,632,000
General Public Buildings: $1,507,000
Corrections - Other: $983,000
Local Fire Protection: $978,000
Natural Resources - Other: $832,000
Air Transportation: $588,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $443,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $6,000
Water Utilities: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,945,000
Air Transportation: $2,098,000
General Local Government Support: $1,129,000
Natural Resources: $21,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $136,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Police Protection: $1,517,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $1,073,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $332,000
Other - General - Other: $300,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $218,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $84,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $5,015,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $3,623,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,365,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,630,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $735,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $840,000
Sale of Property: $322,000
Donations From Private Sources: $255,000
Fines and Forfeits: $202,000
General Revenue - Other: $196,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $1,354,000
General - Other: $174,000
Air Transportation: $118,000
Correctional Institutions: $113,000
Financial Administration: $112,000
Health - Other: $88,000
General Public Building: $34,000
Regular Highways: $34,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $75,505,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,000,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,545,000
Public Welfare: $1,353,000
Other: $350,000
General Local Government Support: $260,000
- Tax - Property: $51,001,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $14,568,000
Other License: $198,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $18,214,000
Lea County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $2,105,000
Air Transportation: $173,000
Solid Waste Management: $49,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $19,052,000
Regular Highways: $3,055,000
Air Transportation: $2,105,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,264,000
Correctional Institutions: $534,000
Central Staff Services: $396,000
General Public Buildings: $190,000
Local Fire Protection: $16,000
Police Protection: $8,000
Corrections - Other: $6,000
Health - Other: $4,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $9,647,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,271,000
Regular Highways: $6,155,000
Central Staff Services: $5,669,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $5,305,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,246,000
Financial Administration: $2,780,000
General - Other: $2,559,000
Health - Other: $1,632,000
General Public Buildings: $1,507,000
Corrections - Other: $983,000
Local Fire Protection: $978,000
Natural Resources - Other: $832,000
Air Transportation: $588,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $443,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $6,000
Water Utilities: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,945,000
Air Transportation: $2,098,000
General Local Government Support: $1,129,000
Natural Resources: $21,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $136,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Police Protection: $1,517,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $1,073,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $332,000
Other - General - Other: $300,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $218,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $84,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $5,015,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $3,623,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,365,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,630,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $735,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $840,000
Sale of Property: $322,000
Donations From Private Sources: $255,000
Fines and Forfeits: $202,000
General Revenue - Other: $196,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $1,354,000
General - Other: $174,000
Air Transportation: $118,000
Correctional Institutions: $113,000
Financial Administration: $112,000
Health - Other: $88,000
General Public Building: $34,000
Regular Highways: $34,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $75,505,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,000,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,545,000
Public Welfare: $1,353,000
Other: $350,000
General Local Government Support: $260,000
- Tax - Property: $51,001,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $14,568,000
Other License: $198,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $18,214,000
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
Most common first names in Lea County, NM among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
William | 286 | 75.1 years |
James | 284 | 72.6 years |
John | 263 | 73.4 years |
Mary | 231 | 78.9 years |
Robert | 157 | 68.7 years |
Charles | 123 | 71.4 years |
George | 107 | 73.3 years |
Joe | 97 | 73.4 years |
Thomas | 83 | 73.4 years |
Ruby | 79 | 80.9 years |
Most common last names in Lea County, NM among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 177 | 72.8 years |
Williams | 116 | 73.7 years |
Johnson | 98 | 73.9 years |
Jones | 97 | 74.5 years |
Davis | 84 | 71.4 years |
Martin | 75 | 72.6 years |
Brown | 68 | 74.5 years |
Wilson | 53 | 75.2 years |
Jackson | 52 | 74.3 years |
Taylor | 52 | 75.0 years |
Businesses in Lea County, NM | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albertsons | 1 | Kmart | 1 | |
Alco Stores | 1 | La Quinta | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
AutoZone | 2 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Marriott | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | McDonald's | 3 | |
Church's Chicken | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
Cinnabon | 1 | Nike | 8 | |
ColorTyme | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Discount Tire | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 3 | |
FedEx | 13 | Sears | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
GameStop | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
H&R Block | 3 | Subway | 5 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | UPS | 7 | |
Jones New York | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
KFC | 2 | Walmart | 1 | |
Kincaid | 1 | Wendy's | 1 |
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)"