Lea County vs. Gaines County

	Lea County (NM)	Gaines County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	69,611	20,901
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.5%	19.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	64,727	17,526
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	64,727	17,526
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.8%	10.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	29.8%	35.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.4%	8.9%
Female persons, percent	48.6%	49.3%
White alone, percent	91.3%	95.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.3%	2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.0%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	59.4%	42.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	35.0%	54.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,374	432
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.5%	28.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	26,764	6,483
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.7%	77.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$123,900	$122,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,142	$1,249
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$332	$416
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$857	$718
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.1%	5.2%
Building permits, 2018	166	1
Households, 2014-2018	22,114	5,737
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.05	3.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.1%	85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	38.7%	57.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.9%	84.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.8%	75.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	72.9%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.0%	12.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	7.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.0%	33.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.0%	64.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.8%	47.3%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	207,869	29,897
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	919,840	108,877
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,866	$5,913
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.6	20.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,797	$59,032
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,879	$22,710
Persons in poverty, percent	16.1%	15.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,681	447
Total employment, 2017	23,401	4,664
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,169,419	264,909
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.3%	19.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,174	1,942
All firms, 2012	4,238	1,480
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,260	900
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,249	365
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,496	270
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,476	1,145
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	333	99
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,545	1,345
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	22.4%	18.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	14.7	11.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	4,390.93	1,502.38

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lea county (NM) and Gaines county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.