Eunice

Hobbs

Jal

Lovington

Tatum

Lea County

Population

Total Population

3,255

43,937

2,168

14,973

1,434

65,767

Female Population

1,590

21,307

1,090

7,453

733

32,173

Male Population

1,665

22,630

1,078

7,520

701

33,594

Total Households

1,194

14,847

836

4,914

556

22,347

Median Age

34

32

39

31

39

32

Household Income

Average Household Income

$63,311

$59,694

$56,904

$55,992

$58,938

$58,950

Median Household Income

$50,139

$45,474

$43,017

$44,947

$44,103

$45,472

Per Capita Income

$23,224

$20,684

$21,943

$18,666

$22,847

$20,439

Per Capita Income (BEA)

x

x

x

x

x

$37,898

Area Median Income (HUD)

x

x

x

x

x

$49,200

Ethnicity

American Indian

.07%

1.2%

1.0%

1.4%

1.1%

1.2%

Asian

0.4%

0.6%

0.2%

0.4%

0.5%

0.6%

Black

1.2%

5.4%

0.9%

1.9%

1.1%

4.2%

Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

0.0%

0.1%

0.6%

White

83.7%

75.3%

85.2%

70.3%

81.8%

75%

Other

11.8%

14.8%

10.8%

23.4%

14.2%

16.5%

Multi-Race

2.2%

2.7%

1.9%

2.6%

1.3%

2.6%

Hispanic Ethnicity

45.8%

49.9%

46.4%

58.1%

38.6%

51.2%

Not of Hispanic Ethnicity

54.2%

50.1%

53.6%

41.9%

61.4%

48.8%

Educational Attainment

Total Population Age 25+

2,040

26,523

1,429

8,945

941

39,878

High School Graduate

33.6%

30.5%

28.8%

27.2%

26.9%

29.7%

Associates Degree

2.7%

7.7%

8.5%

5.2%

5.3%

6.9%

Bachelor’s Degree

7.2%

8.3%

4.2%

7.1%

10.7%

7.9%

Graduate Degree

5.2%

4.4%

4.0%

4.4%

7.0%

4.5%

Some College, No Degree

17%

23.4%

17.8%

21%

23.4%

22.4%

Source: Buxton, Fannie Mae, Bureau of Economic Analysis – updated 1/2013