Lea County

Lea County is located in the southeast corner of New Mexico.  The County Seat is Lovington and the largest city is Hobbs.  The Official Web Site is located at http://www.leacounty.net/.  The 2014 population estimate is 69,999 and the 2010 census population was 64,727.  The land area is 4,390.93 square miles and there are 14.7 persons per square mile.

91.6% of the population is White, 4.3% is Black or African American, 54.3% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% is Asian, 1.9% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.5% is two or more races.  71.3% have a high school degree or higher, and 13.3% have a Bachelor degree or higher.

The median home value is $97,200, there are 21,126 households, an average of 3.01 persons per household.  The per capita income is $22,484,  the median household income is $50,694, and 15% of the persons in Lea County are considered below poverty level.

The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 4,313.  Retail sales (in $1000) were $765,930, and sales per capita were $13,217.  The percentage of black-owned firms is 0.9%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 22.4%.

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