Loving, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,357
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37.3
5.97% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
20.1%
53.2% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$43,884
27.1% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$171,600
3.27% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
410
7.87% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Loving, NM 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.

96.1% of the residents in Loving, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Loving, NM was $171,600, and the homeownership rate was 75.4%.

Most people in Loving, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Loving, NM was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Loving, NM is home to a population of 1.36k people, from which 96.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.91% of Loving, NM residents were born outside of the country (53 people).

In 2024, there were 2.89 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (735 people) in Loving, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 254 White (Hispanic) and 227 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.1%
2024 Citizenship
94.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.1% of Loving, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Loving, NM was 94.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Loving, NM
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    735 ± 245
  2. White (Hispanic)
    254 ± 229
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    227 ± 141
89.6%
Hispanic Population
1.22k people

In 2024, there were 2.89 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (735 people) in Loving, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 254 White (Hispanic) and 227 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

89.6% of the people in Loving, NM are hispanic (1.22k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Loving, NM as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    124,411 ± 8,401 people
  2. Philippines
    6,498 ± 1,976 people
  3. Germany
    4,186 ± 1,587 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 124,411 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,498 and Germany with 4,186.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.91%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
53 people
6.68%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
88 people

As of 2024, 3.91% of Loving, NM residents (53 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Loving, NM was 6.68%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    18 ± 29
  2. Korea
    9 ± 21

Loving, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Loving, NM employs 410 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Loving, NM were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (106 people), Retail Trade (45 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (42 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,833), and Transportation & Warehousing ($50,536).

Employment

Occupations

410
2024 Value
± 159
−7.87%
1 Year decline
± 54.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Loving, NM declined at a rate of −7.87%, from 445 employees to 410 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Loving, NM, are Material Moving Occupations (95 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (50 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (41 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Loving, NM.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

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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

410
2024 Value
± 159
−7.87%
1 Year decline
± 54.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Loving, NM declined at a rate of −7.87%, from 445 employees to 410 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Loving, NM, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (106 people), Retail Trade (45 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (42 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Loving, NM, though some of these residents may live in Loving, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$52,250
Median earning men ± $28,369
$37,361
Median earning women ± $23,335

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,250) and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($43,393).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($17,500).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.
Y-Axis
2.72%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% 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 10.8%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Loving, NM was $171,600 in 2024, which is 0.516 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $177,400 to $171,600, a 3.27% decrease. The homeownership rate in Loving, NM is 75.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Loving, NM have an average commute time of 16.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Loving, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$171,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$54,993
$373
Median Property Taxes
±$121

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, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

75.4%
Homeownership
2024
55.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 75.4% of the housing units in Loving, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$43,884
Median Household Income
± $28,390
495
Number of Households
± 152

In 2024, the median household income of the 495 households in Loving, NM declined from $43,884 from the previous year's value of $60,203.

The following chart displays the households in Loving, NM 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Loving, NM is from New Mexico.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2023, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0654% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.7%)
  2. Carpooled (14.2%)
  3. Walked (4.66%)

In 2024, 76.7% of workers in Loving, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.2%) and those who walked to work (4.66%).

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.

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Commute Time

16.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Loving, NM have a shorter commute time (16.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Loving, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Loving, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Loving, NM have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Loving, NM (273 out of 1.36k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Loving, NM is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and Other.

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.

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Health

83.6% of the population of Loving, NM has health coverage, with 36% on employee plans, 24.2% on Medicaid, 15.5% on Medicare, 7.22% on non-group plans, and 0.737% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 31.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

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Uninsured People

16.4%
Uninsured
36%
Employer Coverage
24.2%
Medicaid
15.5%
Medicare
7.22%
Non-Group
0.737%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Loving, NM declined by 0.252% from 16.4% to 16.4%.

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