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Lea County, NM


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Hobbs, NM
Designated Market Area: Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM-AZ-CO
USDA County Type (2015): Mining, Low Education
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Hispanic Centers

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2022 population: 72,452   ( 7,725 from 2010 , 2,003 from 2020)
Land area: 4391.5 square miles
Population density: 16.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:22,466 31.01% 19.3%
Black:2,4663.40% 2.8%
Indian:5730.79% 22.4%
Asian:4790.66% 49.7%
2+ races:6040.83% 4.0%
Hispanic:45,86463.30% 38.7%
Total non-White:49,98668.99% 35.5%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,476 16.6
Deaths:1,62610.9
Net Migration: -3,432-23.0
Net Immigration: 6014.0
Change in White population:-5,379 -8.3
Change in Non-White pop.:13,104 20.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
64,727
27,84543.02%
2,3993.71%
4680.72%
3200.49%
5810.90%
33,06351.08%
36,88256.98%

2000
55,511
29,97754.00%
2,3404.22%
3560.64%
2090.38%
5851.05%
22,01039.65%
25,53446.00%

1990
55,765
36,24364.99%
2,4144.33%
3560.64%
3330.60%
n/a
16,41929.44%
19,52235.01%

1980
55,993
40,70372.69%
2,7314.88%
4130.74%
940.17%
n/a
11,88821.23%
15,29027.31%

1970
49,554
40,56381.86%
2,2824.61%
1530.31%
370.07%
n/a
6,20212.52%
8,991 18.14%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
9,386 16.9
4,4428.0
-926-1.7
9801.8
-2,132 -3.8
11,348 20.4
1990's
NumberRate
9,632 17.3
4,5938.2
-7,350-13.2
1,5892.8
-6,266 -11.2
6,012 10.8
1980's
NumberRate
12,901 23.0
4,105 7.3
-8,814 -15.7
n/a
-4,460 -8.0
4,232 7.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-1,183 -2.4
n/a
140 0.3
6,299 12.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Lea County, NM
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
32.2
21,913 30.2%
50,539 69.8%
8,017 11.1%
24,379
2.90
16,829 69.0%
11,597 68.9%
1,962 11.7%
7,550 31.0%

2010
NumberPercent
31.9
19,028 29.4%
45,699 70.6%
6,991 10.8%
22,236
2.82
16,260 73.1%
11,743 72.2%
1,853 11.4%
5,976 26.9%

2000
NumberPercent
33.1
16,729 30.1%
38,782 69.9%
6,953 12.5%
19,720
2.72
14,796 75.0%
11,613 78.5%
1,549 10.5%
4,924 25.0%

1990
NumberPercent
30.1
18,506 33.2%
37,259 66.8%
5,992 10.7%
19,423
2.84
15,176 78.1%
12,486 82.3%
1,273 8.4%
4,247 21.9%

1980
NumberPercent
27.0
19,174 34.2%
36,819 65.8%
4,487 8.0%
18,962
2.94
15,209 80.2%
13,451 88.4%
868 5.7%
3,753 19.8%

2022 Housing Data for Lea County, NM

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units27,854 
Median Value$162,000 
Occupied24,37987.5%
Vacant3,47512.5%
Owned16,67968.4%
Rented7,70031.6%
Median Rent$1,031 
Single-Family Units19,85971.3%
    Detached19,45169.8%
    Attached4081.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,9477.0%
Mobile Homes4,69916.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lea County, NM

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,0068.2%
$10,000 to $14,9991,1864.9%
$15,000 to $19,9991,0324.2%
$20,000 to $24,9997793.2%
$25,000 to $29,9998873.6%
$30,000 to $34,9991,3545.6%
$35,000 to $39,9998723.6%
$40,000 to $44,9996392.6%
$45,000 to $49,9997192.9%
$50,000 to $59,9991,7957.4%
$60,000 to $74,9992,4169.9%
$75,000 to $99,9993,30213.5%
$100,000 to $124,9992,1768.9%
$125,000 to $149,9991,7737.3%
$150,000 to $199,9991,7337.1%
$200,000 or more1,7107.0%
Median Household Income65,855 
Per Capita Income29,635 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state102 
Compared to U.S.87 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8783.6%
Public Assistance7273.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4,08016.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed11,66466.1%
Unemployed1,1016.2%
In Armed Forces430.2%
Total Labor Force12,80872.6%
Not in Labor Force4,84527.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 33.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector14,3077,20066.5%
Non-Profit50482737.9%
Self-Employed2,15596469.1%
Local Government1,1391,70640.0%
State Government2601,31916.5%
Federal Government14322139.3%
Total Private + Self16,4628,16466.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,0464,07333.4%
Total18,50812,23760.2%
Pct. Govt.15.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,77012.2%
Sales and Office Occupations6,02719.6%
Professional, Technical4,86315.8%
Service Occupations4,14513.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4651.5%
All others11,99839.0%
White Collar 47.6%
Industry
 Number%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction5,08516.5%
Retail trade3,24310.5%
Construction2,8799.3%
Health care and social assistance2,6108.5%
Educational services2,5378.2%
Accommodation and food services2,2347.3%
Transportation and warehousing2,0476.6%
Other services1,4314.6%
Public administration1,3314.3%
Professional, scientific, technical1,2874.2%
Utilities9713.2%
Manufacturing9333.0%
Wholesale trade9273.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.7652.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting6502.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation6092.0%
Finance and insurance5301.7%
Information4571.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing2680.9%
Management90.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lea County, NM

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican40,26455.08%
Puerto Rican1890.26%
Cuban3550.49%
Dominican80.01%
Total Central American3570.49%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan380.05%
Honduran2110.29%
Nicaraguan40.01%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran1040.14%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American540.07%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian540.07%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3,7605.14%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1370.19%
Indian550.08%
Chinese60.01%
Japanese50.01%
Vietnamese40.01%
Indonesian30.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English38,49257.2%
Spanish27,76841.3%
German, other Germanic2550.4%
Other Indo-European2320.3%
Other2120.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun1140.2%
Tagalog960.1%
Arabic820.1%
Other Asian180.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American5,2967.2%
German3,8185.2%
English3,4984.8%
Irish2,9794.1%
European9701.3%
Scottish5510.8%
French4900.7%
Italian4740.6%
Scotch-Irish4030.6%
Norwegian4000.5%
African3750.5%
Welsh2450.3%
Dutch2290.3%
British2220.3%
Portuguese1400.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen63,30386.6%
Not a citizen9,80013.4%
Native60,15082.3%
Foreign-born12,95317.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lea County, NM

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
5,450 12.6%4,928 11.4%14,380 33.1%12,316 28.4%3,298 7.6%3,040 7.0%
  Average years of education: 11.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 5,450 12.6%
9-12 Years 4,928 11.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 14,380 33.1%
Some College 12,316 28.4%
Bach. Degree 3,298 7.6%
Grad Degree 3,040 7.0%
Average years of education: 11.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Lea County, NM

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 23,650 22,511 1,139 4.8% 6.7%
1991 24,051 22,938 1,113 4.6% 7.2%
1992 24,499 22,877 1,622 6.6% 7.3%
1993 24,485 23,065 1,420 5.8% 7.3%
1994 24,118 22,380 1,738 7.2% 6.5%
1995 24,086 22,705 1,381 5.7% 6.7%
1996 24,471 22,952 1,519 6.2% 7.5%
1997 24,911 23,698 1,213 4.9% 6.4%
1998 25,085 23,612 1,473 5.9% 6.2%
1999 24,476 22,192 2,284 9.3% 5.6%
2000 22,501 21,303 1,198 5.3% 5.0%
2001 23,519 22,504 1,015 4.3% 5.0%
2002 23,177 21,938 1,239 5.3% 5.5%
2003 23,716 22,466 1,250 5.3% 5.9%
2004 24,196 23,037 1,159 4.8% 5.6%
2005 25,433 24,365 1,068 4.2% 5.2%
2006 26,213 25,393 820 3.1% 4.2%
2007 27,304 26,655 649 2.4% 3.6%
2008 28,960 28,165 795 2.7% 4.3%
2009 27,963 25,888 2,075 7.4% 7.1%
2010 26,101 24,123 1,978 7.6% 7.8%
2011 27,121 25,666 1,455 5.4% 7.2%
2012 28,373 27,061 1,312 4.6% 7.0%
2013 29,488 28,173 1,315 4.5% 6.9%
2014 30,890 29,550 1,340 4.3% 6.6%
2015 30,113 28,224 1,889 6.3% 6.6%
2016 27,967 25,359 2,608 9.3% 6.7%
2017 28,068 26,250 1,818 6.5% 6.1%
2018 30,186 28,936 1,250 4.1% 4.9%
2019 31,433 30,138 1,295 4.1% 5.0%
2020 29,545 26,281 3,264 11.0% 8.4%
2021 28,006 25,266 2,740 9.8% 7.1%
2022 29,083 27,800 1,283 4.4% 4.0%
2023 30,194 29,139 1,055 3.5% 3.8%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com