Compare Lea County, NM vs New Mexico (NM) vs United States
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| Metric |
Lea County, NM County |
New Mexico (NM) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Total population | 73,733 | 2,120,246 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,101 | $1,067 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1979 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Household income | $68,015 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $31,326 | $36,218 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 18.7% | 17.8% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1% | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 38.6% | 45% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||
| Total population | 73,733 | 2,120,246 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 44,215 | 1,461,438 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 24,670 | 837,414 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||
| Household income | $68,015 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $31,326 | $36,218 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 18.7% | 17.8% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1% | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 38.6% | 45% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||
| Rent | $1,101 | $1,067 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1979 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 28.8% | 30% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 71.2% | 70% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||
| White | 42.9% | 47.8% | 61% |
| Black | 3.4% | 2.1% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.1% | 1.8% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 37.9% | 25.8% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 62.7% | 48.4% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 37.3% | 51.6% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||
| Commute rate | 96.3% | 87.8% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 24.0 min | 23.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 3.7% | 12.2% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 38.4% | 31.8% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 32.3% | 25.7% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 13.8% | 11.5% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 15.5% | 31% | 35.7% |