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Lea County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 55,511
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 1,046 / 487 / 0
Land Area (2000): 11,377.706 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 2.750 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 2,258,000.000 acres (9,135.868 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 554
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 28.50%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 38.80%
Farm earnings (2005): $33,413,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 137,000,000 / 116,000,000 / 13,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 100.00%
Physicians (2004): 55
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 2 (226)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 7,913
Federal Spending (2004): $322,529

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	87,330	78.39%
Rural, Farm	1,131	1.02%
Rural, Non-farm	22,938	20.59%

Lea County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lea County Employment Information Back to top
Lea County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	23,663	22,507	1,156	4.88%	49
1991	23,947	22,846	1,101	4.60%	46
1992	24,435	22,786	1,649	6.75%	68
1993	24,436	23,020	1,416	5.80%	58
1994	24,058	22,301	1,756	7.30%	73
1995	24,140	22,731	1,409	5.84%	58
1996	24,466	22,950	1,517	6.20%	62
1997	24,963	23,718	1,244	4.99%	50
1998	25,118	23,645	1,473	5.86%	59
1999	24,574	22,294	2,280	9.28%	93
2000	22,646	21,455	1,191	5.26%	53
2001	23,702	22,684	1,018	4.29%	43
2002	23,241	21,983	1,258	5.41%	54
2003	23,888	22,621	1,267	5.30%	53
2004	24,571	23,357	1,215	4.94%	49
2005	25,863	24,774	1,089	4.21%	42
2006	26,920	26,063	857	3.18%	32
2007	27,989	27,336	652	2.33%	23
2008	29,364	28,628	736	2.51%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	23,697	22,465	1,232	5.20%	52
Feb 1990	23,399	22,198	1,201	5.13%	51
Mar 1990	23,375	22,225	1,150	4.92%	49
Apr 1990	23,312	22,171	1,141	4.89%	49
May 1990	23,597	22,402	1,195	5.06%	51
Jun 1990	24,208	22,897	1,311	5.42%	54
Jul 1990	23,897	22,703	1,194	5.00%	50
Aug 1990	23,039	21,811	1,228	5.33%	53
Sep 1990	23,376	22,155	1,221	5.22%	52
Oct 1990	23,567	22,476	1,091	4.63%	46
Nov 1990	24,115	23,134	981	4.07%	41
Dec 1990	24,370	23,449	921	3.78%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	23,413	22,467	946	4.04%	40
Feb 1991	23,416	22,528	888	3.79%	38
Mar 1991	23,368	22,436	932	3.99%	40
Apr 1991	23,708	22,753	955	4.03%	40
May 1991	23,893	22,796	1,097	4.59%	46
Jun 1991	24,424	23,173	1,251	5.12%	51
Jul 1991	24,249	23,088	1,161	4.79%	48
Aug 1991	24,168	23,048	1,120	4.63%	46
Sep 1991	23,961	22,680	1,281	5.35%	53
Oct 1991	24,372	23,086	1,286	5.28%	53
Nov 1991	24,174	23,028	1,146	4.74%	47
Dec 1991	24,214	23,071	1,143	4.72%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	24,230	22,804	1,426	5.89%	59
Feb 1992	24,273	22,767	1,506	6.20%	62
Mar 1992	24,263	22,741	1,522	6.27%	63
Apr 1992	24,052	22,465	1,587	6.60%	66
May 1992	23,949	22,231	1,718	7.17%	72
Jun 1992	24,818	22,769	2,049	8.26%	83
Jul 1992	24,818	23,045	1,773	7.14%	71
Aug 1992	24,341	22,722	1,619	6.65%	67
Sep 1992	24,661	22,920	1,741	7.06%	71
Oct 1992	24,380	22,679	1,701	6.98%	70
Nov 1992	24,768	23,122	1,646	6.65%	66
Dec 1992	24,665	23,166	1,499	6.08%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	24,080	22,580	1,500	6.23%	62
Feb 1993	23,953	22,538	1,415	5.91%	59
Mar 1993	24,013	22,506	1,507	6.28%	63
Apr 1993	24,168	22,679	1,489	6.16%	62
May 1993	24,619	23,070	1,549	6.29%	63
Jun 1993	25,094	23,337	1,757	7.00%	70
Jul 1993	25,215	23,657	1,558	6.18%	62
Aug 1993	24,505	23,078	1,427	5.82%	58
Sep 1993	24,100	22,791	1,309	5.43%	54
Oct 1993	24,677	23,404	1,273	5.16%	52
Nov 1993	24,357	23,211	1,146	4.71%	47
Dec 1993	24,453	23,387	1,066	4.36%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	24,204	22,788	1,416	5.85%	59
Feb 1994	23,921	22,610	1,311	5.48%	55
Mar 1994	23,869	22,403	1,466	6.14%	61
Apr 1994	23,700	22,029	1,671	7.05%	71
May 1994	23,555	21,785	1,770	7.51%	75
Jun 1994	24,921	22,574	2,347	9.42%	94
Jul 1994	24,621	22,527	2,094	8.50%	85
Aug 1994	23,980	21,945	2,035	8.49%	85
Sep 1994	24,434	22,403	2,031	8.31%	83
Oct 1994	23,706	21,868	1,838	7.75%	78
Nov 1994	24,064	22,376	1,688	7.01%	70
Dec 1994	23,715	22,307	1,408	5.94%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	23,314	21,920	1,394	5.98%	60
Feb 1995	23,349	22,082	1,267	5.43%	54
Mar 1995	23,098	21,804	1,294	5.60%	56
Apr 1995	23,915	22,611	1,304	5.45%	55
May 1995	24,274	22,953	1,321	5.44%	54
Jun 1995	24,872	23,191	1,681	6.76%	68
Jul 1995	24,312	22,803	1,509	6.21%	62
Aug 1995	24,307	22,884	1,423	5.85%	59
Sep 1995	24,272	22,738	1,534	6.32%	63
Oct 1995	24,755	23,312	1,443	5.83%	58
Nov 1995	24,756	23,312	1,444	5.83%	58
Dec 1995	24,452	23,156	1,296	5.30%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	24,103	22,522	1,581	6.56%	66
Feb 1996	24,124	22,628	1,496	6.20%	62
Mar 1996	24,325	22,846	1,479	6.08%	61
Apr 1996	24,165	22,707	1,458	6.03%	60
May 1996	24,456	22,686	1,770	7.24%	72
Jun 1996	24,644	22,800	1,844	7.48%	75
Jul 1996	24,647	22,887	1,760	7.14%	71
Aug 1996	24,412	22,890	1,522	6.23%	62
Sep 1996	24,230	22,753	1,477	6.10%	61
Oct 1996	24,711	23,329	1,382	5.59%	56
Nov 1996	24,899	23,619	1,280	5.14%	51
Dec 1996	24,879	23,728	1,151	4.63%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	24,517	23,398	1,119	4.56%	46
Feb 1997	24,632	23,394	1,238	5.03%	50
Mar 1997	25,022	23,753	1,269	5.07%	51
Apr 1997	24,671	23,379	1,292	5.24%	52
May 1997	24,947	23,639	1,308	5.24%	52
Jun 1997	25,136	23,671	1,465	5.83%	58
Jul 1997	24,828	23,551	1,277	5.14%	51
Aug 1997	24,703	23,466	1,237	5.01%	50
Sep 1997	24,867	23,555	1,312	5.28%	53
Oct 1997	25,255	24,090	1,165	4.61%	46
Nov 1997	25,439	24,309	1,130	4.44%	44
Dec 1997	25,537	24,416	1,121	4.39%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	25,167	23,975	1,192	4.74%	47
Feb 1998	25,460	24,257	1,203	4.73%	47
Mar 1998	25,743	24,472	1,271	4.94%	49
Apr 1998	25,368	24,213	1,155	4.55%	46
May 1998	25,051	23,849	1,202	4.80%	48
Jun 1998	25,312	23,708	1,604	6.34%	63
Jul 1998	25,132	23,585	1,547	6.16%	62
Aug 1998	24,833	23,259	1,574	6.34%	63
Sep 1998	24,866	23,180	1,686	6.78%	68
Oct 1998	24,803	23,082	1,721	6.94%	69
Nov 1998	24,710	23,025	1,685	6.82%	68
Dec 1998	24,972	23,135	1,837	7.36%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	24,754	22,402	2,352	9.50%	95
Feb 1999	24,570	22,066	2,504	10.19%	102
Mar 1999	24,596	21,968	2,628	10.68%	107
Apr 1999	24,525	21,932	2,593	10.57%	106
May 1999	24,695	22,222	2,473	10.01%	100
Jun 1999	24,896	22,145	2,751	11.05%	110
Jul 1999	24,703	22,255	2,448	9.91%	99
Aug 1999	24,424	22,164	2,260	9.25%	93
Sep 1999	24,432	22,279	2,153	8.81%	88
Oct 1999	24,336	22,386	1,950	8.01%	80
Nov 1999	24,504	22,768	1,736	7.08%	71
Dec 1999	24,453	22,944	1,509	6.17%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	22,184	20,813	1,371	6.18%	62
Feb 2000	22,537	21,158	1,379	6.12%	61
Mar 2000	22,732	21,446	1,286	5.66%	57
Apr 2000	22,550	21,409	1,141	5.06%	51
May 2000	22,531	21,363	1,168	5.18%	52
Jun 2000	22,904	21,556	1,348	5.89%	59
Jul 2000	22,797	21,545	1,252	5.49%	55
Aug 2000	22,489	21,274	1,215	5.40%	54
Sep 2000	22,652	21,551	1,101	4.86%	49
Oct 2000	22,535	21,480	1,055	4.68%	47
Nov 2000	22,850	21,810	1,040	4.55%	46
Dec 2000	22,993	22,058	935	4.07%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	23,040	21,981	1,059	4.60%	46
Feb 2001	23,399	22,384	1,015	4.34%	43
Mar 2001	23,333	22,370	963	4.13%	41
Apr 2001	23,683	22,763	920	3.88%	39
May 2001	23,776	22,876	900	3.79%	38
Jun 2001	24,096	22,923	1,173	4.87%	49
Jul 2001	24,438	23,405	1,033	4.23%	42
Aug 2001	23,428	22,414	1,014	4.33%	43
Sep 2001	23,765	22,747	1,018	4.28%	43
Oct 2001	23,787	22,714	1,073	4.51%	45
Nov 2001	23,794	22,754	1,040	4.37%	44
Dec 2001	23,885	22,879	1,006	4.21%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	22,526	21,338	1,188	5.27%	53
Feb 2002	23,132	21,941	1,191	5.15%	51
Mar 2002	23,015	21,881	1,134	4.93%	49
Apr 2002	22,961	21,756	1,205	5.25%	52
May 2002	22,928	21,727	1,201	5.24%	52
Jun 2002	23,127	21,611	1,516	6.56%	66
Jul 2002	23,465	22,072	1,393	5.94%	59
Aug 2002	23,414	22,144	1,270	5.42%	54
Sep 2002	23,465	22,191	1,274	5.43%	54
Oct 2002	23,614	22,360	1,254	5.31%	53
Nov 2002	23,513	22,235	1,278	5.44%	54
Dec 2002	23,731	22,542	1,189	5.01%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	23,278	22,015	1,263	5.43%	54
Feb 2003	23,541	22,281	1,260	5.35%	54
Mar 2003	23,586	22,417	1,169	4.96%	50
Apr 2003	23,869	22,715	1,154	4.83%	48
May 2003	23,908	22,689	1,219	5.10%	51
Jun 2003	24,040	22,569	1,471	6.12%	61
Jul 2003	24,367	22,922	1,445	5.93%	59
Aug 2003	23,976	22,604	1,372	5.72%	57
Sep 2003	23,966	22,673	1,293	5.40%	54
Oct 2003	24,109	22,870	1,239	5.14%	51
Nov 2003	24,127	22,889	1,238	5.13%	51
Dec 2003	23,890	22,810	1,080	4.52%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	23,960	22,708	1,252	5.23%	52
Feb 2004	24,139	22,910	1,229	5.09%	51
Mar 2004	24,200	23,036	1,164	4.81%	48
Apr 2004	24,418	23,216	1,202	4.92%	49
May 2004	24,444	23,212	1,232	5.04%	50
Jun 2004	24,556	23,130	1,426	5.81%	58
Jul 2004	24,657	23,288	1,369	5.55%	56
Aug 2004	24,535	23,366	1,169	4.76%	48
Sep 2004	24,565	23,363	1,202	4.89%	49
Oct 2004	24,881	23,732	1,149	4.62%	46
Nov 2004	25,254	24,136	1,118	4.43%	44
Dec 2004	25,247	24,181	1,066	4.22%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	24,989	23,873	1,116	4.47%	45
Feb 2005	25,451	24,253	1,198	4.71%	47
Mar 2005	25,467	24,352	1,115	4.38%	44
Apr 2005	25,615	24,475	1,140	4.45%	45
May 2005	25,907	24,781	1,126	4.35%	43
Jun 2005	26,146	24,876	1,270	4.86%	49
Jul 2005	26,187	24,966	1,221	4.66%	47
Aug 2005	25,815	24,764	1,051	4.07%	41
Sep 2005	26,156	25,099	1,057	4.04%	40
Oct 2005	26,346	25,391	955	3.62%	36
Nov 2005	26,215	25,249	966	3.68%	37
Dec 2005	26,057	25,209	848	3.25%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	26,366	25,426	940	3.57%	36
Feb 2006	26,578	25,604	974	3.66%	37
Mar 2006	26,445	25,624	821	3.10%	31
Apr 2006	26,598	25,685	913	3.43%	34
May 2006	26,663	25,789	874	3.28%	33
Jun 2006	26,999	25,966	1,033	3.83%	38
Jul 2006	27,195	26,153	1,042	3.83%	38
Aug 2006	26,906	26,059	847	3.15%	31
Sep 2006	27,126	26,320	806	2.97%	30
Oct 2006	27,362	26,637	725	2.65%	26
Nov 2006	27,399	26,684	715	2.61%	26
Dec 2006	27,403	26,808	595	2.17%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	27,438	26,751	687	2.50%	25
Feb 2007	27,468	26,792	676	2.46%	25
Mar 2007	27,495	26,902	593	2.16%	22
Apr 2007	27,725	27,082	643	2.32%	23
May 2007	27,650	27,018	632	2.29%	23
Jun 2007	28,021	27,246	775	2.77%	28
Jul 2007	28,316	27,476	840	2.97%	30
Aug 2007	28,017	27,350	667	2.38%	24
Sep 2007	28,238	27,590	648	2.29%	23
Oct 2007	28,461	27,882	579	2.03%	20
Nov 2007	28,602	28,019	583	2.04%	20
Dec 2007	28,433	27,928	505	1.78%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	28,449	27,934	515	1.81%	18
Feb 2008	28,619	28,040	579	2.02%	20
Mar 2008	28,722	28,082	640	2.23%	22
Apr 2008	29,596	28,971	625	2.11%	21
May 2008	29,399	28,722	677	2.30%	23
Jun 2008	29,777	28,857	920	3.09%	31
Jul 2008	29,999	29,006	993	3.31%	33
Aug 2008	29,784	28,837	947	3.18%	32
Sep 2008	29,930	29,204	726	2.43%	24
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Lea County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Mining	6,578	27.74%
2.	Construction	2,370	9.99%
3.	Educational Services	1,244	5.25%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,140	4.81%
5.	Repair and Maintenance	1,050	4.43%
6.	Utilities	992	4.18%
7.	Public Administration	962	4.06%
8.	Health Care	810	3.42%
9.	Truck Transportation	752	3.17%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	652	2.75%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	602	2.54%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	530	2.23%
13.	Accommodation and Food Services	528	2.23%
14.	Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale	428	1.80%
15.	Other Transportation	342	1.44%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	314	1.32%
17.	Finance and Insurance	306	1.29%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	306	1.29%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	272	1.15%
20.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	266	1.12%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	2,922	17.40%
2.	Health Care	2,406	14.33%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,638	9.75%
4.	Public Administration	1,098	6.54%
5.	Social Assistance	908	5.41%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	792	4.72%
7.	Personal and Laundry Services	660	3.93%
8.	Mining	534	3.18%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	530	3.16%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	528	3.14%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	388	2.31%
12.	Finance and Insurance	352	2.10%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	320	1.91%
14.	Private Household Services	282	1.68%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	258	1.54%
16.	Utilities	214	1.27%
17.	Other Direct Selling Estab	198	1.18%
18.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	174	1.04%
19.	Construction	166	0.99%
20.	Food Manufacturing	146	0.87%

Lea County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Extraction Workers	2,144	9.04%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,536	6.48%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,534	6.47%
4.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,152	4.86%
5.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,108	4.67%
6.	Other Production Occupations	998	4.21%
7.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	910	3.84%
8.	Other Management Occupations	880	3.71%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	874	3.69%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	636	2.68%
11.	Agricultural Workers	634	2.67%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	614	2.59%
13.	Other Material Moving Workers	580	2.45%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	566	2.39%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	558	2.35%
16.	Top Executives	514	2.17%
17.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	464	1.96%
18.	Farmers and Farm Managers	462	1.95%
19.	Construction Laborers	448	1.89%
20.	Law Enforcement Workers	436	1.84%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,236	7.36%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	1,060	6.31%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	990	5.89%
4.	Cashiers	932	5.55%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	658	3.92%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	658	3.92%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	656	3.91%
8.	Registered Nurses	632	3.76%
9.	Other Management Occupations	568	3.38%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	544	3.24%
11.	Waiters and Waitresses	542	3.23%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	514	3.06%
13.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	496	2.95%
14.	Child Care Workers	470	2.80%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	460	2.74%
16.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	394	2.35%
17.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	390	2.32%
18.	Personal Appearance Workers	382	2.27%
19.	Health Technologists and Technicians	358	2.13%
20.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	348	2.07%

Lea County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	40,130	48.87%
15-35 hours	8,006	9.75%
1-14 hours	2,536	3.09%
No regular hours	31,442	38.29%

Lea County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	2,019	5.21%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,251	5.80%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	2,363	6.09%
6 AM-6:29 AM	3,814	9.83%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	4,587	11.83%
7 AM-7:29 AM	4,436	11.44%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	7,078	18.25%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,344	8.62%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,004	2.59%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,611	4.15%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,036	2.67%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	362	0.93%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,356	6.07%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,526	6.51%

Lea County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	3,443	8.88%
5-9	9,184	23.68%
10-14	9,846	25.38%
15-19	5,411	13.95%
20-24	2,920	7.53%
25-29	1,094	2.82%
30-34	2,908	7.50%
35-39	227	0.59%
40-44	288	0.74%
45-59	1,112	2.87%
60-89	1,109	2.86%
At least 90	1,245	3.21%

Lea County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	42	0.11%	31,856	82.13%
30-44	0	0.00%	3,423	8.83%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,112	2.87%
At least 60	0	0.00%	2,354	6.07%

Lea County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	106	0.27%
Car / truck / van, carpool	5,974	14.98%
Car / truck / van, solo	31,404	78.75%
Motorcycle	112	0.28%
Other	460	1.15%
Public transportation	42	0.11%
Walked	689	1.73%
Worked at home	1,091	2.74%

Lea County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lea County Family Information Back to top
: 39,440 (107,416 people)
: 29,592 (94,456 people)
: 9,112
: 58,185
Lea County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	6,043	15.26%
$10,000-$14,999	3,855	9.73%
$15,000-$19,999	3,388	8.55%
$20,000-$24,999	3,244	8.19%
$25,000-$29,999	3,378	8.53%
$30,000-$34,999	2,877	7.26%
$35,000-$39,999	2,648	6.69%
$40,000-$44,999	2,289	5.78%
$45,000-$49,999	1,892	4.78%
$50,000-$59,999	3,013	7.61%
$60,000-$74,999	3,059	7.72%
$75,000-$99,999	2,097	5.30%
$100,000-$124,999	1,024	2.59%
$125,000-$149,999	218	0.55%
$150,000-$199,999	220	0.56%
$200,000 or more	358	0.90%

Lea County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	4,426	22.47%
Family, 2 people	5,719	29.03%
Nonfamily, 2 people	469	2.38%
Family, 3 people	3,274	16.62%
Nonfamily, 3 people	57	0.29%
Family, 4 people	3,242	16.46%
Nonfamily, 4 people	19	0.10%
Family, 5 people	1,575	8.00%
Nonfamily, 5 people	12	0.06%
Family, 6 people	588	2.98%
Nonfamily, 6 people	2	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	316	1.60%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Lea County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	29,981	30.11%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	9,219	9.26%
Public Assistance	2,414	2.42%
Retirement	5,317	5.34%
Self Employment	4,759	4.78%
Social Security	11,859	11.91%
Supplemental Security	2,314	2.32%
Wage / Salary	28,445	28.56%
Other	5,273	5.30%

Lea County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	11,793	50.56%
With children under 18	11,533	49.44%

Lea County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,803	9.15%
Married	27,136	65.30%
Never Married	9,489	22.84%
Widowed	1,126	2.71%

Lea County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,736	8.82%
Married	25,716	60.71%
Never Married	8,174	19.30%
Widowed	4,733	11.17%

Lea County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lea County Education Information Back to top
Lea County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	10,305	13.23%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	15,776	20.26%
High school diploma or equivalent	21,958	28.19%
Some college, no degree	17,424	22.37%
Associate degree	4,405	5.66%
Bachelors degree	5,211	6.69%
Graduate or professional degree	2,801	3.60%

Lea County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,100	1.98%	452	0.81%	1,552	2.80%
Kindergarten	1,532	2.76%	40	0.07%	1,572	2.83%
Grades 1-4	7,697	13.87%	248	0.45%	7,945	14.31%
Grades 5-8	7,870	14.18%	216	0.39%	8,086	14.57%
Grades 9-12	7,971	14.36%	488	0.88%	8,459	15.24%
Undergrad college	4,369	7.87%	752	1.35%	5,121	9.23%
Graduate or professional school	288	0.52%	106	0.19%	394	0.71%
Total	30,827	55.53%	2,302	4.15%	33,129	59.68%

Lea County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lea County Business Information Back to top
: $316,640,000
: $491,816,000
: $48,100,000
: $411,147
: 5,155
Lea County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	9	4	12	22	11
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	3	5	4
1999 - Construction	10	18	13	54	24
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	2
1999 - Finance & Insurance	10	6	13	16	38
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	13	31	32	36
1999 - Information	2	4	6	8	14
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	0	5	5
1999 - Manufacturing	1	3	11	20	9
1999 - Mining	10	16	12	57	39
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	11	18	30	60	61
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	11	5	14	18	25
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	7	6	5	20	20
1999 - Retail Trade	18	23	40	90	66
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	12	13	11	19	11
1999 - Unclassified	3	1	2	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	4	5	4
1999 - Wholesale Trade	8	13	15	43	49
1999 - Total	117	144	224	475	418
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	10	16	13	15
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	4	4	4
2000 - Construction	8	12	31	31	27
2000 - Educational Services	0	1	1	0	2
2000 - Finance & Insurance	6	8	14	19	36
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	10	15	27	31	30
2000 - Information	0	5	8	8	10
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	5	1	3
2000 - Manufacturing	1	4	12	14	8
2000 - Mining	8	13	44	31	29
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	10	12	42	46	63
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	8	18	19	23
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	6	17	6	24
2000 - Retail Trade	12	19	56	60	78
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	14	13	21	11	12
2000 - Unclassified	0	3	1	0	0
2000 - Utilities	1	1	2	4	4
2000 - Wholesale Trade	7	11	41	20	43
2000 - Total	92	142	361	318	411
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	9	7	13	11	17
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	5	7	1
2001 - Construction	10	8	36	27	24
2001 - Educational Services	0	1	1	0	1
2001 - Finance & Insurance	4	9	21	12	34
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	8	14	34	16	33
2001 - Information	1	2	7	6	10
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	4	4	2
2001 - Manufacturing	2	4	12	7	12
2001 - Mining	13	9	59	19	27
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	12	12	46	40	62
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	6	15	16	30
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	5	14	10	21
2001 - Retail Trade	15	16	70	50	70
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	15	14	18	8	17
2001 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	1	2	4	4
2001 - Wholesale Trade	1	13	35	21	43
2001 - Total	101	122	393	258	408
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	14	5	15	10	21
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	7	5	2
2002 - Construction	14	12	31	26	23
2002 - Educational Services	1	0	1	0	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	9	6	15	11	39
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	14	4	31	27	29
2002 - Information	3	6	6	2	10
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	5	3	1	3	4
2002 - Manufacturing	2	2	6	12	13
2002 - Mining	11	10	29	35	46
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	11	7	37	56	60
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	8	9	15	15	24
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	9	6	13	9	24
2002 - Retail Trade	19	17	70	58	61
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	8	8	14	22	14
2002 - Unclassified	0	3	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	3	2	4
2002 - Wholesale Trade	11	9	32	32	28
2002 - Total	139	107	326	325	404
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	9	11	17	13	18
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	0	1	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	8	4	3
2003 - Construction	18	8	30	24	21
2003 - Educational Services	1	0	0	2	1
2003 - Finance & Insurance	7	5	15	17	40
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	14	15	34	23	31
2003 - Information	1	0	6	2	14
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	6	2	5
2003 - Manufacturing	3	2	11	14	7
2003 - Mining	10	17	33	36	29
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	18	17	43	35	70
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	4	21	15	25
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	2	18	7	31
2003 - Retail Trade	10	15	56	70	69
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	7	8	12	22	14
2003 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	4	5
2003 - Wholesale Trade	5	10	27	27	41
2003 - Total	110	116	337	318	424
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	7	7	16	13	27
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	1	0
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	0	4	5	6
2004 - Construction	12	8	38	30	24
2004 - Educational Services	1	0	2	1	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	7	8	23	10	38
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	5	26	36	36
2004 - Information	1	2	3	7	9
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	4	6	2
2004 - Manufacturing	2	5	6	10	13
2004 - Mining	9	4	46	27	30
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	11	17	38	44	61
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	6	21	14	22
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	5	17	14	24
2004 - Retail Trade	10	10	72	46	79
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	13	11	17	10	18
2004 - Unclassified	0	2	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	1	1	2	3	4
2004 - Wholesale Trade	4	4	27	31	32
2004 - Total	96	96	363	308	426
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	9	12	20	12	23
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	0	1	0	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	7	8	2
2005 - Construction	18	17	44	21	19
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	1	2	2
2005 - Finance & Insurance	3	5	22	19	32
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	7	11	30	29	32
2005 - Information	2	1	5	9	5
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	2	1	6	0	5
2005 - Manufacturing	1	4	11	10	6
2005 - Mining	11	8	43	37	26
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	16	14	43	35	59
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	0	19	14	29
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	2	16	14	29
2005 - Retail Trade	15	13	71	54	69
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	16	9	17	12	20
2005 - Unclassified	3	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	3	3	4
2005 - Wholesale Trade	3	6	30	24	35
2005 - Total	121	105	389	303	397

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lea County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Lea County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	85,070	78.96%
Below Poverty Level	22,671	21.04%

Lea County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$511	$13	$2,528	$0	$0	$2,479	$5,518	$2,019	$0	$324
1971	$1,345	$401	$26	$0	$0	$2,895	$4,266	$2,251	$0	$881
1972	$540	$11	$1,220	$0	$0	$2,997	$4,757	$2,373	$0	$1,134
1973	$487	$12	$1,821	$0	$0	$3,113	$5,421	$2,764	$0	$1,707
1974	$592	$829	$565	$0	$0	$249	$1,406	$791	$0	$1,257
1975	$623	$1,186	$591	$0	$0	$268	$1,482	$863	$0	$1,877
1976	$609	$1,292	$1,337	$0	$0	$247	$2,193	$973	$0	$2,806
1977	$666	$1,330	$1,721	$0	$0	$294	$2,681	$1,080	$0	$3,736
1978	$886	$1,684	$1,950	$0	$0	$548	$3,384	$1,298	$0	$5,548
1979	$923	$1,937	$1,837	$0	$0	$800	$3,560	$1,499	$0	$5,496
1980	$1,298	$2,858	$1,547	$0	$0	$1,129	$3,974	$1,652	$0	$6,731
1981	$1,443	$4,586	$1,600	$0	$0	$1,529	$4,572	$1,826	$0	$12,726
1982	$1,165	$6,046	$1,984	$0	$0	$2,293	$5,442	$2,274	$0	$15,462
1983	$1,624	$5,345	$2,274	$0	$0	$1,927	$5,825	$2,759	$0	$15,449
1984	$1,577	$6,927	$3,566	$0	$0	$1,569	$6,712	$2,865	$0	$13,965
1985	$1,788	$7,837	$2,950	$0	$0	$1,607	$6,345	$3,438	$0	$12,635
1986	$2,003	$8,034	$3,009	$0	$0	$1,486	$6,498	$3,785	$0	$11,532
1987	$2,471	$5,522	$2,176	$0	$0	$1,237	$5,884	$4,182	$0	$11,476
1988	$2,516	$6,739	$1,646	$0	$0	$1,137	$5,299	$4,588	$0	$13,112
1989	$4,210	$6,558	$2,777	$0	$0	$1,643	$8,630	$4,479	$8,000	$25,472
1990	$4,657	$6,896	$3,449	$0	$0	$1,712	$9,818	$4,431	$6,600	$27,947
1991	$4,773	$7,068	$3,536	$0	$0	$1,755	$10,064	$4,542	$6,600	$27,947
1992	$4,491	$6,787	$3,247	$0	$0	$2,579	$10,317	$4,566	$3,525	$29,887
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$4,861	$7,943	$3,283	$0	$0	$1,410	$9,554	$5,461	$0	$29,097
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$4,029	$9,002	$3,027	$0	$0	$4,312	$11,368	$8,000	$8,000	$26,880
2001	$3,929	$13,644	$3,363	$0	$0	$4,111	$11,403	$6,279	$3,630	$28,892
2002	$4,102	$11,515	$4,048	$0	$0	$3,843	$11,993	$9,620	$3,180	$27,621
2003	$4,114	$12,189	$1,969	$0	$0	$3,797	$9,880	$7,450	$16,300	$38,811
2004	$4,395	$13,202	$3,505	$0	$0	$3,364	$11,264	$7,582	$15,785	$29,148
2005	$6,111	$19,717	$7,265	$0	$0	$3,964	$17,340	$11,078	$13,595	$28,126
2006	$6,625	$27,466	$4,470	$0	$0	$6,174	$17,269	$12,476	$13,595	$40,150

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$1,396	$286	$53	$2,068	$705	$2	$5,043
1970	$137	$0	$0	$0	$0	$396	$5,043
1971	$0	$160	$9	$2,579	$673	$4	$4,187
1971	$158	$3	$1	$0	$0	$600	$4,187
1972	$0	$165	$46	$2,823	$787	$2	$4,472
1972	$160	$0	$0	$0	$0	$489	$4,472
1973	$0	$263	$76	$2,908	$939	$2	$4,699
1973	$180	$0	$0	$0	$0	$331	$4,699
1974	$0	$445	$153	$76	$722	$2	$2,293
1974	$247	$0	$0	$0	$0	$648	$2,293
1975	$0	$546	$131	$51	$855	$3	$2,426
1975	$250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$590	$2,426
1976	$0	$356	$243	$85	$915	$8	$2,767
1976	$266	$0	$0	$0	$0	$894	$2,767
1977	$0	$407	$259	$56	$951	$0	$3,031
1977	$225	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,133	$3,031
1978	$0	$649	$253	$198	$1,030	$5	$3,697
1978	$434	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,128	$3,697
1979	$0	$506	$623	$317	$1,189	$7	$5,015
1979	$415	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,958	$5,015
1980	$0	$596	$406	$711	$1,253	$6	$4,910
1980	$457	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,481	$4,910
1981	$0	$891	$551	$21	$1,246	$6	$5,175
1981	$566	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,894	$5,175
1982	$0	$1,387	$428	$75	$2,145	$7	$7,747
1982	$758	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,947	$7,747
1983	$0	$1,180	$4,642	$92	$3,703	$19	$14,617
1983	$985	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,996	$14,617
1984	$0	$1,241	$639	$137	$4,811	$29	$14,691
1984	$1,525	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,309	$14,691
1985	$0	$2,265	$757	$211	$3,644	$25	$13,045
1985	$1,261	$461	$0	$0	$0	$4,421	$13,045
1986	$0	$2,837	$855	$229	$3,238	$20	$14,217
1986	$1,367	$578	$0	$0	$0	$5,093	$14,217
1987	$0	$1,737	$845	$224	$2,413	$13	$11,448
1987	$1,466	$726	$0	$0	$0	$4,024	$11,448
1988	$0	$1,944	$627	$191	$1,930	$21	$10,057
1988	$1,357	$520	$0	$0	$0	$3,467	$10,057
1989	$0	$2,746	$630	$199	$2,831	$10	$12,211
1989	$1,166	$516	$253	$0	$0	$3,860	$12,211
1990	$0	$2,840	$628	$205	$2,259	$21	$12,305
1990	$1,181	$502	$620	$0	$0	$4,049	$12,305
1991	$0	$2,911	$643	$210	$2,316	$22	$12,597
1991	$1,210	$515	$620	$0	$0	$4,150	$12,597
1992	$0	$3,208	$709	$17	$2,305	$15	$16,984
1992	$1,729	$434	$410	$0	$0	$8,157	$16,984
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$3,519	$684	$0	$3,183	$460	$14,976
1997	$2,695	$1,205	$0	$0	$0	$3,230	$14,976
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$3,743	$1,335	$0	$5,710	$1,146	$21,429
2000	$2,954	$1,385	$204	$0	$0	$4,952	$21,429
2001	$0	$4,228	$1,000	$101	$2,904	$783	$20,983
2001	$2,989	$1,308	$185	$0	$0	$7,485	$20,983
2002	$0	$5,722	$880	$107	$4,667	$2,313	$27,106
2002	$3,360	$1,724	$218	$0	$0	$8,115	$27,106
2003	$0	$7,092	$832	$137	$4,269	$1,023	$25,246
2003	$3,091	$2,083	$191	$0	$0	$6,528	$25,246
2004	$0	$14,872	$945	$120	$4,084	$533	$33,954
2004	$3,437	$2,422	$978	$0	$0	$6,563	$33,954
2005	$0	$18,604	$921	$664	$3,550	$1,511	$39,094
2005	$3,658	$2,777	$690	$0	$0	$6,719	$39,094
2006	$0	$8,806	$0	$818	$5,499	$2,074	$34,186
2006	$4,038	$3,025	$587	$0	$0	$9,339	$34,186

Lea County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lea County Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,270

Lea County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lea County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Lea County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	8,710	15.69%
10-19 Years	9,884	17.81%
20-29 Years	7,109	12.81%
30-39 Years	7,523	13.55%
40-49 Years	7,947	14.32%
50-59 Years	5,439	9.80%
60-69 Years	4,157	7.49%
70-79 Years	3,220	5.80%
80-89 Years	1,301	2.34%
90+ Years	221	0.40%

Lea County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	27,795	50.07%
Female	27,716	49.93%

Lea County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	29,977	54.00%
Hispanic/Latino	22,010	39.65%
African-American	2,340	4.22%
Multiracial	585	1.05%
Amerindian	356	0.64%
Asian	198	0.36%
Other Race	34	0.06%
Pacific Islander	11	0.02%

Lea County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	10,387	24.26%
2.	German	7,676	17.93%
3.	Irish	7,166	16.74%
4.	English	5,992	13.99%
5.	Dutch	1,724	4.03%
6.	French Non-Basque	1,480	3.46%
7.	Scotch Irish	1,459	3.41%
8.	Italian	1,084	2.53%
9.	Scottish	968	2.26%
10.	Norwegian	741	1.73%

Lea County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	69,231	67.30%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	32,791	31.88%
3.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	234	0.23%
4.	Korean	124	0.12%
5.	Chinese	98	0.10%
6.	German	96	0.09%
7.	French	74	0.07%
8.	Tagalog	70	0.07%
9.	Navajo	54	0.05%
10.	Arabic	52	0.05%

Lea County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	98,854	88.74%
Naturalized immigrant	4,369	3.92%
Not a citizen	8,176	7.34%

Lea County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lea County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lea County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Caprock	Jal	Monument
Crossroads	Lovington	Tatum
Eunice	Maljamar
Hobbs	Mc Donald

Lea County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

88114	88242	88264
88213	88244	88265
88231	88252	88267
88240	88260
88241	88262