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County:

Lea County

State:

New Mexico

FIPS Code:

35025

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.51

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

42

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Low Employment, Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

49,554

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

55,993

13.0%

-0.8%

13.8%

1990:

55,765

-0.4%

-16.1%

15.7%

2000:

55,511

-0.5%

-9.5%

9.1%

2005:

56,719

2.2%

-2.2%

4.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

29,977

54.0%

0-to-19:

18,594

33.5%

Black:

2,340

4.2%

20-to-39:

14,632

26.4%

Hispanic:

22,010

39.6%

40-to-59:

13,386

24.1%

American Indian:

356

0.6%

60-plus:

8,899

16.0%

Other:

828

1.5%

Median Age:

33.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

12.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

67.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.6%

Median Family Income:

$34,665

Families Below Poverty Line:

17.3%

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