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Lovington, NM Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lovington is $18,313, which is lower than the state average of $23,948 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Lovington median household income is $47,993, which has grown by 81.39% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.74% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lovington residents spend 19.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #222

Lovington, NM	18,313 USD
New Mexico	23,948 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lovington, NM	30,892 USD
New Mexico	26,490 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lovington, NM	40,537 USD
New Mexico	31,026 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lovington, NM	20,974 USD
New Mexico	22,331 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #108

Lovington, NM	47,993 USD
New Mexico	44,968 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lovington, NM	58,655 USD
New Mexico	62,136 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #20

Lovington, NM	81.39%
New Mexico	31.74%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lovington, NM		New Mexico		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.64%	$22,154, see rank	18.11%	$16,973	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.75%	$15,414, see rank	30.93%	$16,386	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.69%	$1,172, see rank	2.72%	$3,230	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	7.43%	$19,014, see rank	19.57%	$26,832	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lovington, NM	51,102 USD
New Mexico	54,801 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lovington, NM	60,779 USD
New Mexico	71,580 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lovington, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
White	$45,089, see rank	$47,835	$56,900
Black	$39,052, see rank	$40,960	$35,600
Hispanic	$49,263, see rank	$37,184	$42,396
One Race, Other	$61,750, see rank	$34,423	$40,300
Two or More Races	$66,667, see rank	$40,821	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lovington, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
less than 25	$8,750, see rank	$24,129	$25,788
25 to 44	$56,719, see rank	$46,863	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,526, see rank	$54,190	$65,027
65 or over	$25,550, see rank	$36,439	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lovington, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,780, see rank	1,625,155	248,775,628
Male¹	3,956, 50.85%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,850, 72.04%, see rank	65.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,850, 72.04%, see rank	64.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,740, 96.14%, see rank	89.92%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	110, 3.86%, see rank	10.08%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,106, 27.96%, see rank	34.98%	30.72%
Female¹	3,824, 49.15%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,723, 45.06%, see rank	55.46%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,723, 45.06%, see rank	55.28%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,477, 85.72%, see rank	90.92%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	246, 14.28%, see rank	9.08%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,101, 54.94%, see rank	44.54%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lovington, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,027, 100%	869,118	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,926, 72.66%, see rank	79.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	951, 23.62%, see rank	10.46%	9.59%
Public Transportation	10, 0.25%, see rank	1.15%	5.06%
Walked	62, 1.54%, see rank	2.24%	2.78%
Other Means	23, 0.57%, see rank	2.03%	1.79%
Worked at Home	55, 1.37%, see rank	4.79%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lovington, NM	19.4 minutes
New Mexico	21.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lovington, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,217	875,947	143,435,233
Male¹	2,740, 64.98%, see rank	52.50%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	453, 16.53%, see rank	31.79%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	187, 6.82%, see rank	17.69%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	231, 8.43%, see rank	15.67%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 0.51%, see rank	1.87%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	920, 33.58%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	750, 27.37%, see rank	13.98%	17.94%
Female¹	1,477, 35.02%, see rank	47.50%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	374, 25.32%, see rank	39.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	498, 33.72%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	496, 33.58%, see rank	31.66%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	109, 7.38%, see rank	3.87%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lovington, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,217, 100%	875,947	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,144, 27.13%, see rank	4.40%	1.96%
Construction	351, 8.32%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	210, 4.98%, see rank	4.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	200, 4.74%, see rank	2.06%	2.75%
Retail Trade	285, 6.76%, see rank	11.26%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	334, 7.92%, see rank	4.49%	4.93%
Information	27, 0.64%, see rank	1.59%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	143, 3.39%, see rank	4.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	198, 4.70%, see rank	10.94%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	661, 15.67%, see rank	25.22%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	341, 8.09%, see rank	10.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	181, 4.29%, see rank	8.08%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	142, 3.37%, see rank	4.79%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lovington, NM	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,485	22.65%, see rank	20.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	566	21.58%, see rank	16.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.