Lea County, New Mexico
Lea County, New Mexico · ZIP 88114, 88231, 88240
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 75,151 (2024 estimate)Population
- 24,568Households
- $68,750Median household income
- $176,000Median home value
- 8Towns with a page
- 11ZIP codes
Lea County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 55,511 |
| 2010 | 64,727 |
| 2020 | 74,455 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $68,750 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 17,072 units
- Renter occupied
- 7,496 units
- Vacancy rate
- 12.6%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026.
24,911 employees in 1,730 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Lea County | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 73,154 | 2,114,768 |
| Median household income | $68,750 | $62,125 |
| Median age | 32.5 | 39.2 |
| Median home value | $176,000 | $232,200 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 15.3% | 30.2% |
| Foreign-born residents | 18.0% | 9.2% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 69.5% | 69.3% |
| Mean commute to work | 25.2 minutes | 23.2 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Lea County8 with a page · sort by any column
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 35 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Andrews CountyPopulation 18,923 (2024 estimate)
- Chaves CountyPopulation 63,697 (2024 estimate)
- Cochran CountyPopulation 2,583 (2024 estimate)
- Eddy CountyPopulation 61,436 (2024 estimate)
- Gaines CountyPopulation 22,892 (2024 estimate)
- Loving CountyPopulation 48 (2024 estimate)
- Roosevelt CountyPopulation 18,713 (2024 estimate)
- Winkler CountyPopulation 7,381 (2024 estimate)
- Yoakum CountyPopulation 7,581 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026.