Lea County vs. Eddy County

Lea County (NM)Eddy County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)69,61157,900
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.5%7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)64,72753,823
Population, Census, April 1, 201064,72753,829
Persons under 5 years, percent7.8%7.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent29.8%26.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent11.4%14.5%
Female persons, percent48.6%49.7%
White alone, percent91.3%92.8%
Black or African American alone, percent4.3%2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.0%2.4%
Asian alone, percent0.7%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent59.4%49.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent35.0%46.1%
Veterans, 2014-20182,3743,606
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201816.5%6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)26,76424,782
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201867.7%70.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$123,900$148,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,142$1,168
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$332$350
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$857$905
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.1%8.1%
Building permits, 2018166284
Households, 2014-201822,11421,264
Persons per household, 2014-20183.052.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.1%86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201838.7%22.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.9%86.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.8%78.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201872.9%84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201813.0%15.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.5%8.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.0%8.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.0%62.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201849.8%53.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)132,122118,004
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)207,869275,782
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)919,840798,704
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,866$14,677
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.618.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$59,797$62,982
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,879$28,957
Persons in poverty, percent16.1%15.7%
Total employer establishments, 20171,6811,447
Total employment, 201723,40122,547
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,169,4191,222,180
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.3%-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,1742,640
All firms, 20124,2383,335
Men-owned firms, 20122,2601,597
Women-owned firms, 20121,249948
Minority-owned firms, 20121,496931
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,4762,119
Veteran-owned firms, 2012333332
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,5452,630
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%1.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%1.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%16.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200722.4%28.4%
Population per square mile, 201014.712.9
Land area in square miles, 20104,390.934,175.73

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