Lea

County in New Mexico

County

The population development of Lea.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Lea	County	55,765	55,511	64,727	74,457	75,151	→
New Mexico	State	1,515,069	1,819,046	2,059,179	2,117,555	2,130,256

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Lea.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Eunice	City	Lea	2,685	2,590	2,914	3,062	3,068	→
Hobbs	City	Lea	29,150	29,184	34,051	40,523	41,061	→
Jal	City	Lea	2,158	2,000	2,052	2,195	2,192	→
Lovington	City	Lea	9,462	9,559	11,054	11,666	11,693	→
Tatum	Town	Lea	770	730	795	705	712	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	38,389
Females	36,066

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	21,719
18-64 years	44,470
65+ years	8,266

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	1,811
70-79 years	3,505
60-69 years	6,692
50-59 years	7,976
40-49 years	8,885
30-39 years	11,013
20-29 years	10,544
10-19 years	12,493
0-9 years	11,536

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	18,533
Urban	55,922

»Race« (C 2020)
White	34,303
Black/African American	2,801
Indigenous	965
Asian	661
Pacific Islander	22
Some other	20,145
2 or more	15,558

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	45,193
Other	29,262