Eddy County vs. Lea County

Eddy County (NM)Lea County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)57,90069,611
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.6%7.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)53,82364,727
Population, Census, April 1, 201053,82964,727
Persons under 5 years, percent7.4%7.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.5%29.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.5%11.4%
Female persons, percent49.7%48.6%
White alone, percent92.8%91.3%
Black or African American alone, percent2.0%4.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.4%2.0%
Asian alone, percent0.9%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent49.8%59.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent46.1%35.0%
Veterans, 2014-20183,6062,374
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.4%16.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)24,78226,764
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.8%67.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$148,300$123,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,168$1,142
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$350$332
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$905$857
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20138.1%11.1%
Building permits, 2018284166
Households, 2014-201821,26422,114
Persons per household, 2014-20182.673.05
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.5%88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201822.1%38.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.7%84.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.1%75.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.5%72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201815.9%13.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.4%7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.8%12.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.0%60.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.8%49.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)118,004132,122
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)275,782207,869
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)798,704919,840
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,677$13,866
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201818.720.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$62,982$59,797
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,957$24,879
Persons in poverty, percent15.7%16.1%
Total employer establishments, 20171,4471,681
Total employment, 201722,54723,401
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,222,1801,169,419
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.7%1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,6403,174
All firms, 20123,3354,238
Men-owned firms, 20121,5972,260
Women-owned firms, 20129481,249
Minority-owned firms, 20129311,496
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,1192,476
Veteran-owned firms, 2012332333
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,6303,545
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%0.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200716.2%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.4%22.4%
Population per square mile, 201012.914.7
Land area in square miles, 20104,175.734,390.93

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