CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lovington

New Mexico · 9,267 residents · 11.2 sq mi

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With 9,267 people, Lovington is a city in New Mexico. 26.7% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Median home value sits at $34,100. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 29.3, younger than the US median of 33.0.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,267

−2%vs 2000

vs 9,471 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.3

−4%vs 2000

vs 30.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(837)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.1%(934)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.4%(964)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(739)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(631)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(1,417)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(1,182)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(733)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(833)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(653)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(327)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(17)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,433

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,458 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,579

−33%vs 2000

vs $12,752 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.7%

+4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,100

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$267

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $369 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.6%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.1% in 2000

25.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic43.3%(4,100)

Black2.9%(272)

Hispanic / Latino52.1%(4,936)

Asian0.3%(32)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.6%(6,909)

Black2.4%(225)

Hispanic / Latino44.8%(4,152)

Asian0%(0)

Other23%(2,133)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican62.5%(7,185)

Central American2.1%(238)

Salvadoran1.7%(195)

Guatemalan0.3%(35)

Puerto Rican0.1%(17)

Honduran0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Filipino3%(342)

Pakistani0.4%(51)

Chinese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(9)

Ancestry

American5.3%(612)

Irish5.2%(593)

English4.1%(475)

German3.5%(400)

Italian1%(114)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(47)

Subsaharan African0.3%(39)

French0.3%(36)

Dutch0.3%(33)

Swedish0.3%(33)

Greek0.1%(17)

Hungarian0.1%(17)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

British0.1%(11)

Nigerian0.1%(10)

Brazilian0.1%(9)

Australian0.1%(6)

Scottish0%(3)

Russian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.5%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.8 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 17.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.2%(1,545)

Married50.5%(2,045)

Widowed3.3%(132)

Divorced8.1%(327)

Women 15+

Never married30.1%(1,215)

Married49.9%(2,019)

Widowed7.7%(310)

Divorced12.3%(499)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.9%

−11.5 ptssince 2013

from 26.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.6%

−7.7 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.9%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.4%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

44.4%

+10.3 ptssince 2020

from 34.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

40.6%

−8.1 ptssince 2020

from 48.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.8%

+9.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)40.2%(92)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(19)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era11.4%(26)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.3%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 229 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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