Loving County vs. Lea County

	Loving County (TX)	Lea County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	152	69,611
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	85.4%	7.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	82	64,727
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	82	64,727
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.2%	7.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	34.2%	29.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	9.9%	11.4%
Female persons, percent	44.1%	48.6%
White alone, percent	94.7%	91.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	2.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	16.4%	59.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.3%	35.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3	2,374
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.7%	16.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	51	26,764
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.6%	67.7%
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$464	$332
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.8%	11.1%
Households, 2014-2018	33	22,114
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.09	3.05
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	100.0%	88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	22.9%	38.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.9%	84.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.7%	75.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	77.3%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	0.0%	13.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.3%	7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	21.1%	12.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.2%	60.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	38.7%	49.8%
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$81,875	$59,797
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,546	$24,879
Persons in poverty, percent	3.3%	16.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4	1,681
Total employment, 2017	31	23,401
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,495	1,169,419
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	210.0%	1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	18	3,174
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.0%
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	0.0%	22.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	0.1	14.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	668.93	4,390.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

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