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People QuickFacts |
Lea County |
New Mexico |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
57,312 | 1,954,599 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
3.2% | 7.5% |
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Population, 2000 |
55,511 | 1,819,046 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
8.1% | 7.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
28.4% | 26.0% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
11.9% | 12.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
49.6% | 50.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
91.9% | 84.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
5.0% | 2.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.3% | 9.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.5% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.3% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
45.6% | 44.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
47.9% | 42.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
56.5% | 54.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
11.3% | 8.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
32.8% | 36.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
67.1% | 78.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
11.6% | 23.5% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
10,718 | 338,430 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
18.7 | 21.9 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
23,944 | 850,095 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
72.6% | 70.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
8.4% | 15.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$50,100 | $108,100 |
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Households, 2000 |
19,699 | 677,971 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.73 | 2.63 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$34,766 | $37,838 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$14,184 | $17,261 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
17.6% | 16.7% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Lea County |
New Mexico |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
1,444 | 45,0061 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
16,833 | 595,2491 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
20.4% | 8.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
2,745 | 116,614 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
3,791 | 136,711 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 5.0% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 21.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
22.1% | 30.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
411,147 | 10,168,130 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
316,640 | 8,993,729 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
491,816 | 18,328,637 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$8,819 | $9,880 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
48,100 | 2,771,474 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
68 | 13,5731 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
281,993 | 19,863,9671 |