Lovington, New Mexico


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Lovington
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Population 2002:9,484
Population 2000:9,471
Elevation:3,210 feet
Area codes:505
Foreign born:17.0% (16.2% Latin America)
Population growth:+13 (+0.14%)
Land area:4.8 square miles
County:Lea
Industries:Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (24.5%), Educational,health and social services (22.4%), Retail trade (11.0%).
Races
Hispanic:52.1%
White Non-Hispanic:43.3%
Other race:32.7%
Two or more races:3.1%
Black:3.0%
American Indian:1.4%
Marital Status
Now married:58.0%
Never married:21.9%
Divorced:10.3%
Widowed:7.3%
Separated:2.5%
Median
House value:$45,700
Household income:$26,458
Resident age:30.6 years
Lovington Compared to New Mexico State Average
Median house value:much below
Hispanic race population percentage:much above
Black race population percentage:much below
Unemployed percentage:above
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:below
Foreign-born population percentage:much above
Median age:below
Median household income:below
Education
High school or higher:57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher:10.4%
Unemployed:9.8%
Graduate or professional degree:3.7%
Crime Statistics
2002 crime index:372.8 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 larceny counts:271 (2805.7 per 100,000)
2002 burglaries:183 (1894.6 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:44 (455.5 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:17 (176.0 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:3 (31.1 per 100,000)
2002 robbery:1 (10.4 per 100,000)
2002 murders:none
Ancestries
United States:9.5%
German:4.9%
English:4.6%
Irish:4.0%
 

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Lovington, New Mexico ZIP Codes: 88260