Roosevelt County vs. Lea County
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Roosevelt County (NM) Lea County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 18,743 69,611
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -5.5% 7.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 19,840 64,727
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 19,846 64,727
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.1% 7.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.3% 29.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.3% 11.4%
Female persons, percent 50.0% 48.6%
White alone, percent 91.1% 91.3%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.8% 4.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 2.2% 2.0%
Asian alone, percent 1.4% 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.3% 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 42.9% 59.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 51.1% 35.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 1,165 2,374
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 11.2% 16.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 8,519 26,764
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 61.0% 67.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $113,800 $123,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,065 $1,142
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $351 $332
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $759 $857
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 12.1% 11.1%
Building permits, 2018 21 166
Households, 2014-2018 6,993 22,114
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.57 3.05
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 75.6% 88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 29.4% 38.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 85.9% 84.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 75.2% 75.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 80.9% 72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 25.1% 13.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 12.5% 7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.5% 12.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.9% 60.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 53.4% 49.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 20,467 132,122
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 57,323 207,869
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 156,827 919,840
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $7,680 $13,866
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 17.9 20.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $40,775 $59,797
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $19,849 $24,879
Persons in poverty, percent 22.6% 16.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017 321 1,681
Total employment, 2017 3,535 23,401
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 110,452 1,169,419
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.1% 1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 905 3,174
All firms, 2012 1,147 4,238
Men-owned firms, 2012 506 2,260
Women-owned firms, 2012 312 1,249
Minority-owned firms, 2012 306 1,496
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 758 2,476
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 106 333
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 922 3,545
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 37.3% 22.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 8.1 14.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 2,447.43 4,390.93
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Roosevelt county (NM) and Lea county (NM) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.