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 2010-2014, the total Lea county population is 66,876, which has grown 20.47% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 14.35% and is much higher than the national average rate of 11.61%. Lea county median household income is $55,248 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 85.40% since 2000. The 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%. Lea county median house value is $101,400 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 102.40% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 47.36% and is much higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. 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.

Population 66,876 (2010-2014), rank #8 Population Growth 20.47% since 2000, rank #4 Population Density: 15.22/sq mi, rank #9 Median Household Income: $55,248 at 2010-2014—85.40% increase since 2000, rank #3 Median House Price: $101,400 at 2010-2014—102.40% increase since 2000, rank #20 Time Zone: Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer Land Area: 4,390.93 sq mi, rank #11 Water Area: 3.27 sq mi (0.07%), rank #20 State: New Mexico Area: Hobbs, NM School District: Area Code: 575

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