Lovington, NM Demographic Data
Lovington, NM Summary
Lovington is located in Lea County in New Mexico
- Population: 10,993
- Area: 4.77 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.74 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,307.03 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3,910.76 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lovington, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,005
52%
50.8
Male
5,554
48%
49.2
Total Population
11,559
323,128,000
Lovington, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,041
9.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
971
8.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
982
8.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
914
7.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,104
9.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,759
15.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,273
11.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,139
9.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
600
5.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
534
4.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
604
5.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
453
3.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
185
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,018
69.4%
77.2
Female
4,058
50.6%
51.3
Male
3,960
49.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,444
64.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,552
13.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,242
10.7%
15.2
Female
739
59.5%
55.8
Male
503
40.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
29
0.0%
0.0
Lovington, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
11,359
98.3%
96.8
White
9,717
84.1%
72.6
Black or African American
148
1.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
32
0.3%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,462
12.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
200
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
7,994
69.2%
17.8
Mexican
7,832
67.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
3
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
159
1.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,565
30.8%
82.2
Lovington, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
925
14.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,166
17.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,956
29.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,453
22.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
531
8.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
330
5.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
186
2.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,091
31.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,456
68.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
516
7.8%
31.2
Lovington, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,843
33.2%
33.7%
Now Married
4,141
48.3%
47.5
Divorced
921
10.8%
11.0%
Separated
202
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
458
5.3
5.8%
Lovington, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,000
47.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
5,518
52.5%
21.6%
Spanish
5,492
52.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
8
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
18
0.2%
1.1%
Lovington, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
237
6.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
222
6.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
325
9.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
334
9.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
563
16.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
553
15.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
604
17.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
490
14.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
65
1.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
115
3.3%
6.4
Median household income
51,177
57,617
Per capita income
22,006
31,128
Lovington, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,108
24.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
296
6.4%
9.8
Construction
264
5.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
953
20.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
212
4.6%
6.6
Information
68
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
110
2.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
179
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
306
6.7%
11.4
Public administration
129
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
383
8.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
337
7.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
247
5.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,147
25.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,027
22.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
743
16.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
898
19.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
777
16.9%
18.1%
Lovington, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,561
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,563
78.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
865
19.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
12
0.3%
5.1
Walked
50
1.1%
2.7
Other means
42
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
29
0.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.3
26.6
Lovington, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
288
8.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,040
29.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,211
34.5%
37.1
3 or more
969
27.6%
21.0
Lovington, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,508
86.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,418
68.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,090
31.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
572
14.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Lovington, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,080
1 room
222
5.4%
2.4
2 rooms
71
1.7%
2.7
3 rooms
267
6.5%
9.1
4 rooms
745
18.3%
16.5
5 rooms
1,216
29.8%
19.8
6 rooms
847
20.8%
17.8
7 rooms
410
10.0%
12.0
8 rooms
251
6.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
51
1.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lovington, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,080
1-unit, detached
3,013
73.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
59
1.4%
5.9
2-units
116
2.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
49
1.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
10
0.2%
4.4
20 or more units
107
2.6%
9.0
Mobile home
654
16.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
72
1.8%
0.1
Lovington, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
277
6.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
129
3.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,041
25.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
772
18.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
784
19.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
455
11.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
229
5.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
283
6.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
80
2.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
30
0.7%
1.4%
Lovington, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,079
59.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
86
2.5%
4.7
Electricity
1,289
36.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
11
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
43
1.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Lovington, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
954
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
18
1.9%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
32
3.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
94
9.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
305
32.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
505
52.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
637
66.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
133
13.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
29
3.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
56
5.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
99
10.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lovington, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,005
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
188
18.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
252
25.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
565
56.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
85
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
704
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
269
26.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
170
16.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
98
9.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
79
7.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
87
8.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
302
30.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
85
0.0%
0.0%
Lovington, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,418
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
291
12.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
966
40.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
598
24.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
287
11.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
234
9.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
42
1.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
96,800
205,000
