Lea County
Lea county is located in southeast New Mexico. Lea county has 4,390.93 square miles of land area and 3.27 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Lea county population is 64,727, which has grown 16.60% since 2000. The population growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 13.20% and is much higher than the national average rate of 9.71%. Lea county median household income is $43,910 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 47.35% since 2000. The income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 23.31% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Lea county median house value is $87,500 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 74.65% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 49.12% and is higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Lea county is close to the state average in quality. The Lea county area code is 575.
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