Lovington, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population
11,498
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
32
3.03% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
25%
6.5% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$68,821
2.28% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$166,100
1.96% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,327
0.933% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lovington, 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.

85.5% of the residents in Lovington, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lovington, NM was $166,100, and the homeownership rate was 72.9%.

Most people in Lovington, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Lovington, NM was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew MexicoLea County, NMHobbs, NMLea and Eddy County PUMA, NM

Population & Diversity

Lovington, NM is home to a population of 11.5k people, from which 85.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 19.7% of Lovington, NM residents were born outside of the country (2.26k people).

In 2024, there were 1.17 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (3.58k people) in Lovington, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.06k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.09k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.5%
2024 Citizenship
86.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.5% of Lovington, NM residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lovington, NM was 86.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lovington, NM
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    3.58k ± 789
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.06k ± 575
  3. White (Hispanic)
    2.09k ± 622
69.1%
Hispanic Population
7.94k people

In 2024, there were 1.17 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (3.58k people) in Lovington, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.06k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.09k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

69.1% of the people in Lovington, NM are hispanic (7.94k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lovington, 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

19.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.26k people
18.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.17k people

As of 2024, 19.7% of Lovington, NM residents (2.26k 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 Lovington, NM was 18.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    92 ± 90
  2. Vietnam
    26 ± 37
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    19 ± 37

Lovington, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.54 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lovington, NM employs 4.33k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lovington, NM were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (801 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (495 people), and Educational Services (455 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($92,598), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($74,568), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,461).

Employment

Occupations

4.33k
2024 Value
± 562
0.933%
1 Year growth
± 18.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lovington, NM grew at a rate of 0.933%, from 4.29k employees to 4.33k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lovington, NM, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (545 people), Transportation Occupations (522 people), and Management Occupations (514 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lovington, 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

4.33k
2024 Value
± 562
0.933%
1 Year growth
± 18.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lovington, NM grew at a rate of 0.933%, from 4.29k employees to 4.33k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lovington, NM, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (801 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (495 people), and Educational Services (455 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lovington, NM, though some of these residents may live in Lovington, 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

$49,831
Median earning men ± $15,429
$32,830
Median earning women ± $6,418

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($92,819), Retail Trade ($77,656), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($74,636).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,048), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($38,361), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($35,486).

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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 Lovington, NM was $166,100 in 2024, which is 0.499 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $162,900 to $166,100, a 1.96% increase. The homeownership rate in Lovington, NM is 72.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lovington, NM have an average commute time of 30.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lovington, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$166,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,698
$2,489
Median Property Taxes
±$400

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

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

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Rent vs Own

72.9%
Homeownership
2024
65%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 72.9% of the housing units in Lovington, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.5%.

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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.
$68,821
Median Household Income
± $14,046
3.42k
Number of Households
± 489

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.42k households in Lovington, NM grew to $68,821 from the previous year's value of $67,284.

The following chart displays the households in Lovington, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lovington, 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 (67.1%)
  2. Carpooled (21.6%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.91%)

In 2024, 67.1% of workers in Lovington, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (21.6%) and those who worked at home (8.91%).

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

30.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lovington, NM have a longer commute time (30.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 12.2% of the workforce in Lovington, 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 Lovington, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lovington, NM have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lovington, NM (2.8k out of 11.2k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lovington, NM is Hispanic, followed by White 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

85.1% of the population of Lovington, NM has health coverage, with 27.2% on employee plans, 39.3% on Medicaid, 7.57% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 0.206% 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, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 35.6% under 18 years, 19.9% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.33% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

14.9%
Uninsured
27.2%
Employer Coverage
39.3%
Medicaid
7.57%
Medicare
10.8%
Non-Group
0.206%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lovington, NM grew by 3.9% from 14.3% to 14.9%.

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