Luna County

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Luna county is located in southwest New Mexico. Luna county has 2,965.19 square miles of land area and 0.17 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Luna county population is 24,947, which has shrunk 0.28% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 14.35% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Luna county median household income is $28,489 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 37.07% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 31.74% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Luna county median house value is $84,700 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 28.33% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 47.36% and is much lower 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 Luna county is worse than the state average in quality. The Luna county area code is 575.

Population	24,947 (2010-2014), rank #18
Population Growth	-0.28% since 2000, rank #18
Population Density:	8.41/sq mi, rank #15
Median Household Income:	$28,489 at 2010-2014—37.07% increase since 2000, rank #30
Median House Price:	$84,700 at 2010-2014—28.33% increase since 2000, rank #27
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	2,965.19 sq mi, rank #22
Water Area:	0.17 sq mi (0.01%), rank #32
State:	New Mexico
Area:	Deming, NM
School District:
Area Code:	575