Loving County, TX

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2023 Population

43.8% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

68.9

116% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

9.26%

77.8% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$51,087

2022 Median Property Value

$218,800

2023 Employed Population

23.1% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Loving County, TX had a population of 54 people with a median age of 68.9 and a median household income of $51,087. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Loving County, TX declined from 96 to 54, a −43.8% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to $51,087, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Loving County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.7%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (9.26%), White (Hispanic) (0%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%), and Black or African American (Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Loving County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Loving County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Loving County, TX was $218,800, and the homeownership rate was 11.1%.

Most people in Loving County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Loving County, TX was 1 car per household.

Loving County, TX borders Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Reeves County, TX, Ward County, TX, and Winkler County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Loving County, TX is home to a population of 54 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 9.26% of Loving County, TX residents were born outside of the country (5 people).

In 2023, there were 9.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (49 people) in Loving County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 0 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 100% of Loving County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Loving County, TX was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Loving County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Loving County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
49 ± 32
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
5 ± 7
White (Hispanic)
0 ± 15

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Loving County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Foreign-Born Population

9.26%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

5.21%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

As of 2023, 9.26% of Loving County, TX residents (5 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Loving County, TX was 5.21%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Loving County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 26
Gulf War (1990s)
0 ± 21
Vietnam
0 ± 26

Loving County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), NaNN times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Loving County, TX employs 30 people. The largest industries in Loving County, TX are Utilities (15 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (8 people), and Retail Trade (3 people), and the highest paying industries are Total ($23,750).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2023 Value

± 104

−23.1%

1 Year decline

± 568%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Loving County, TX declined at a rate of −23.1%, from 39 employees to 30 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Loving County, TX, are Management Occupations (23 people), Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations (2 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Loving County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2023 Value

± 104

−23.1%

1 Year decline

± 568%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Loving County, TX declined at a rate of −23.1%, from 39 employees to 30 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Loving County, TX, are Utilities (15 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (8 people), and Retail Trade (3 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Loving County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Loving County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

Transportation and Warehousing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$30.2k
Transportation and Warehousing
$10.2k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
N/A
false

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Loving County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 90.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (6.06%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (3.03%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (90.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (6.06%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (3.03%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Loving County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Loving County, TX was $218,800 in 2022, which is 0.721 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between N/A and 2022 the median property value increased from N/A to $218,800, a N/A N/A. The homeownership rate in Loving County, TX is 11.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Loving County, TX have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Loving County, TX is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

In 2023, 13.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Loving County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 13.3%.

Housing

Property

$218,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$101,947

Median Property Taxes

±$50

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Loving County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Loving County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9501

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Loving County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$51,087

Median Household Income

± $613

Number of Households

± 57

In 2023, the median household income of the 36 households in Loving County, TX N/A $51,087 from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Loving County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $40k - $45k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Loving County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (70%)
Worked At Home (26.7%)
Walked (3.33%)

In 2023, 70% of workers in Loving County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.7%) and those who walked to work (3.33%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Loving County, TX have a similar commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Loving County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Loving County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Loving County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Loving County, TX have 1 car.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 13.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Loving County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 13.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

9.26% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Loving County, TX (5 out of 54 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males < 5 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Loving County, TX is Asian, followed by White and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 8.7% of the children was living in poverty in Loving County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 13.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 452 in Loving County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 452 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

100% of the population of Loving County, TX has health coverage, with 25.9% on employee plans, 9.26% on Medicaid, 33.3% on Medicare, 31.5% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 64.8% were men and 35.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 0% under 18 years, 3.7% between 18 and 34 years, 22.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 74.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 64.8% were men and 35.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

Uninsured

25.9%

Employer Coverage

9.26%

Medicaid

33.3%

Medicare

31.5%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Loving County, TX stayed by NaNN% from 0% to 0%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Loving County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Loving County, TX.

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