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Lea and Eddy County PUMA, NM

136,587 Population
8,567.9 square miles 15.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.9 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 39.9 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,061 ±$2,812 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $37,978 ±$841
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$78,777 ±$12,748 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $67,816 ±$1,867
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

16.5% ±3.6% (22,036  ±4,782) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 16.4% 343,235 (±0.9% / ±18,877)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23 minutes ±1.2 (1,260,390  ±77,907) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

49,152 ±1,671 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 856,970 ±6,035
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.1 (133,197  ±332) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Mexico: 2.4 2,087,046
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

8.8% ±4% (2,871  ±1,320) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in New Mexico: 4.5% † 21,781 (±0.6% / ±2,696)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

56,345 ±131 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 973,944 ±1,173
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$217,000 ±$19,823 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $279,900 ±$4,338
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.1% ±3.4% (18,908  ±4,597.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 11.3% 237,800 (±0.7% / ±14,650.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

77.1% ±5.7% (66,649  ±5,096.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 87.9% 1,305,348 (±1.3% / ±19,766.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
15.7% ±2.5% (13,576  ±2,210.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in New Mexico: 31.8% 472,143 (±0.8% / ±11,393.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

37.2% ±1.3% (46,399  ±1,680) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 31.3% 629,876 (±0.4% / ±7,523.7)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

14.8% (20,270  ±4,063) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Mexico: 10% 212,830
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.8% ±1.3% (4,721  ±1,298) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Mexico: 7.5% 124,674 (±0.3% / ±5,426)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,721 Total veterans ±1,298 4,222 Male ±1,164 499 Female ±497

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