COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dora vs Lovington
PLACE A
Dora, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Lovington, New Mexico
Dora is 99% smaller than Lovington. Dora earns more, with a median household income $39,929 higher. Lovington has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -12%).
DORALOVINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population11711,620−99% vs Lovington
Population density451,037−992
Population growth-12.0%6.0%−18.0 pts
Median age20.932.0−11.1
Male61.4%49.9%+11.5 pts
Female38.6%50.1%−11.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%19.7%−19.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.9%26.6%+64.3 pts
Black0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%69.1%−69.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other9.1%2.5%+6.5 pts
Median household income$108,750$68,821+$39,929
Per capita income$28,877$23,727+$5,150
Poverty rate27.3%25.0%+2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2470.418−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher35.3%8.4%+26.9 pts
Graduate degree17.6%3.3%+14.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Labor force participation35.7%59.4%−23.7 pts
Median home value$225,000$166,100+$58,900
Median gross rent$967$1,014−$47
Owner-occupied66.7%72.9%−6.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate35.7%12.6%+23.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%53.1%−53.1 pts
Average commute20.030.9−10.9
Worked from home7.7%8.9%−1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured11.4%14.9%−3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025