Compare ZIP Code 88240 vs Lea County, NM vs New Mexico (NM) vs United States

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Metric 88240 – Lea, NM
ZIP Code 		Lea County, NM
County
New Mexico (NM)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 41,557 73,733 2,120,246 334,922,499
Rent $1,100 $1,101 $1,067 $1,413
Year built 1980 1979 1985 1980
Household income $63,270 $68,015 $64,059 $80,734
Per capita income $31,306 $31,326 $36,218 $44,673
Poverty rate 19.4% 18.7% 17.8% 12.5%
Unemployment rate — 3.1% 4.2% 4.0%
Household size 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 39.1% 38.6% 45% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 41,557 73,733 2,120,246 334,922,499
Adults over 25 24,247 44,215 1,461,438 230,807,303
Total households 14,532 24,670 837,414 129,227,496
Household size 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $63,270 $68,015 $64,059 $80,734
Per capita income $31,306 $31,326 $36,218 $44,673
Poverty rate 19.4% 18.7% 17.8% 12.5%
Unemployment rate — 3.1% 4.2% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 39.1% 38.6% 45% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,100 $1,101 $1,067 $1,413
Year built 1980 1979 1985 1980
Households that rent 32.9% 28.8% 30% 34.8%
Households that own 67.1% 71.2% 70% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.5
Race
White 39.1% 42.9% 47.8% 61%
Black 5.2% 3.4% 2.1% 12.2%
Asian 0.9% 1.1% 1.8% 6%
Two or more races 38.8% 37.9% 25.8% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 63.7% 62.7% 48.4% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 36.3% 37.3% 51.6% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 97.4% 96.3% 87.8% 84.9%
Commute time to work 23.0 min 24.0 min 23.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 2.6% 3.7% 12.2% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 38.4% 38.4% 31.8% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 31.3% 32.3% 25.7% 26%
Some college or associate degree 14% 13.8% 11.5% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 16.2% 15.5% 31% 35.7%