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Lovington, NM

11,444 Population
11.2 square miles 1,020.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33 ±6.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Hobbs, NM Micro Area: 32.5 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 39.2 ±0.2

Economics

$24,748 ±$3,279 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Hobbs, NM Micro Area: $31,554 ±$2,112
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Mexico: $34,823 ±$273
$67,284 ±$17,568 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Hobbs, NM Micro Area: $68,750 ±$4,810
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $62,125 ±$608

23.5% ±7.2% (2,575  ±796) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Hobbs, NM Micro Area: 18.7% † 13,178 (±1.9% / ±1,333)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Mexico: 18.1% 375,381 (±0.4% / ±7,817)

32.3 minutes ±6.3 (123,575  ±29,813) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Hobbs, NM Micro Area: 25.3 732,110 (±2 / ±63,152)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New Mexico: 23.2 18,772,496 (±0.2 / ±227,208)

Families

3,469 ±354 Number of households
  • the Hobbs, NM Micro Area: 24,568 ±440
  • New Mexico: 825,021 ±3,033
3.2 ±0.3 (11,140  ±47) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Hobbs, NM Micro Area: 2.9 70,879 (±0.1 / ±129)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,071,840

8.1% ±4.3% (225  ±124) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Hobbs, NM Micro Area: 9.4% † 1,601 (±2.5% / ±424)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Mexico: 5.5% 26,124 (±0.4% / ±1,648)

Housing

4,091 ±358 Number of housing units
  • the Hobbs, NM Micro Area: 28,125 ±49
  • New Mexico: 949,524 ±264

$162,900 ±$22,801 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Hobbs, NM Micro Area: $176,000 ±$9,012
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Mexico: $232,200 ±$1,548

12.9% ±4.7% (1,436  ±521.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Hobbs, NM Micro Area: 12% † 8,609 (±1.8% / ±1,324.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 12.2% 254,714 (±0.3% / ±7,124)

Social

75.5% ±8.1% (5,059  ±631.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Hobbs, NM Micro Area: 75.6% 33,058 (±3.4% / ±1,477.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 87.7% 1,272,853 (±0.6% / ±8,960.6)
9.6% ±2.7% (642  ±184.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Hobbs, NM Micro Area: 15.3% † 6,682 (±1.6% / ±687.3)
  • about one-third of the rate in New Mexico: 30.2% 438,228 (±0.4% / ±5,096.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

18.9% ±4.7% (2,167  ±543) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Hobbs, NM Micro Area: 18% 13,139
  • about double the rate in New Mexico: 9.2% 195,484

1.8% ±0.7% (138  ±57) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Hobbs, NM Micro Area: 3.7% † 1,908 (±0.5% / ±263)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New Mexico: 8.2% 133,239 (±0.2% / ±3,007)
138 Total veterans ±57 119 Male ±52 19 Female ±25

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