Lea County vs. Loving County

	Lea County (NM)	Loving County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	69,611	152
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.5%	85.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	64,727	82
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	64,727	82
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.8%	7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	29.8%	34.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.4%	9.9%
Female persons, percent	48.6%	44.1%
White alone, percent	91.3%	94.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.3%	4.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.0%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	59.4%	16.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	35.0%	78.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,374	3
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.5%	15.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	26,764	51
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.7%	63.6%
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$332	$464
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.1%	4.8%
Households, 2014-2018	22,114	33
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.05	3.09
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.1%	100.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	38.7%	22.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.9%	90.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.8%	72.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	72.9%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.0%	0.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	14.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.0%	21.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.0%	46.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.8%	38.7%
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,797	$81,875
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,879	$23,546
Persons in poverty, percent	16.1%	3.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,681	4
Total employment, 2017	23,401	31
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,169,419	2,495
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.3%	210.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,174	18
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%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	14.7	0.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	4,390.93	668.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

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