Lea County, NM [35025] Demographic Characteristics & Trends
  -- a component of the Hobbs, NM metropolitan area [26020] -- click link to view metro S&O report

This document brings together several 2017 vintage population estimates developed by the Census Bureau for this area developed and released separately in 2018. These official model-based estimates are developed and updated annually. The data presesentation here provides more comprehensive insights into demographic characteristics and trends for this area than available elsewhere. ProximityOne uses these data to develop Situation & Outlook (S&O) estimates and projections to 2060. See related table. Join us in weekly Data Analytics Lab web sessions to discuss organization and use of these and related data. The S&O Trends Analysis package used to develop these tables is available to present/analyze these data with wide-ranging additional detail and alternative data formats.   • Bookmark this page -- http://proximityone.com/trends/cty1706037.htm; share with others.   • View profile for other counties -- http://proximityone.com/countytrends2017.htm; use link in table.

Table 1. Population & Components of Change -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	64,594	64,990	66,156	68,173	69,757	70,985	69,850	68,759	4,165
Births	...	1,056	1,128	1,160	1,162	1,186	1,155	1,102	1,136
Deaths	...	516	514	514	544	542	516	490	519
Natural Increase	...	540	614	646	618	644	639	612	616
Net Migration	...	-143	548	1,349	952	582	-1,776	-1,709	-28
International	...	30	21	40	91	128	139	139	84
Domestic	...	-173	527	1,309	861	454	-1,915	-1,848	-112

Table 2. Population by Gender & Group Quarters Population -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	64,594	64,990	66,156	68,173	69,757	70,985	69,850	68,759	4,165
Male	32,956	33,176	33,941	35,038	35,994	36,616	35,994	35,388	2,432
Female	31,638	31,814	32,215	33,135	33,763	34,369	33,856	33,371	1,733
Group Quarters	...	2,057	2,064	2,072	2,068	2,067	2,073	2,076	16

Table 3. Population by Race/Origin -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	64,594	64,990	66,156	68,173	69,757	70,985	69,850	68,759	4,165
White alone	59,436	59,803	60,817	62,570	63,957	64,806	63,809	62,819	3,383
Black alone	2,832	2,813	2,841	2,901	2,996	3,160	3,143	3,022	190
AIAN alone	1,048	1,074	1,131	1,213	1,245	1,325	1,290	1,318	270
Asian alone	376	364	382	415	455	499	449	429	53
NHOPI alone	62	59	62	66	75	80	77	79	17
Two+ Races	840	877	923	1,008	1,029	1,115	1,082	1,092	252
Hispanic (any race)	33,106	33,968	35,548	37,427	39,094	40,501	40,281	40,203	7,097

Table 4. Population by Age by Race/Origin -- 2017

Population	Total	White alone	Black alone	AIAN alone	Asian alone	NHOPI alone	Two+ Races	Hispanic (any race)
Total	68,759	62,819	3,022	1,318	429	79	1,092	40,203
Age 0-4	5,541	4,984	240	109	35	6	167	3,954
Age 5-9	6,079	5,523	267	107	30	6	146	4,300
Age 10-14	5,857	5,393	219	79	23	4	139	4,128
Age 15-19	5,117	4,642	242	93	23	3	114	3,575
Age 20-24	4,696	4,234	239	99	27	10	87	3,170
Age 25-29	4,934	4,413	280	125	47	9	60	3,104
Age 30-34	5,159	4,697	225	95	37	10	95	3,142
Age 35-39	4,564	4,175	204	101	37	2	45	2,771
Age 40-44	4,015	3,700	151	88	30	4	42	2,445
Age 45-49	3,849	3,523	159	104	29	6	28	2,178
Age 50-54	3,726	3,400	164	93	29	3	37	1,941
Age 55-59	4,023	3,737	167	64	20	4	31	1,786
Age 60-64	3,456	3,186	148	59	21	5	37	1,341
Age 65-69	2,587	2,408	109	38	11	3	18	891
Age 70-74	1,877	1,747	78	17	11	3	21	620
Age 75-79	1,336	1,242	56	19	9	0	10	404
Age 80-84	989	914	44	18	3	0	10	245
Age 85 up	954	901	30	10	7	1	5	208

Table 5. Population by Single Year of Age -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Age 0000	1,137	1,047	1,117	1,150	1,151	1,177	1,150	1,097	-40
Age 0101	1,152	1,182	1,075	1,166	1,181	1,213	1,136	1,117	-35
Age 0202	1,236	1,160	1,205	1,142	1,203	1,208	1,138	1,097	-139
Age 0303	1,181	1,248	1,197	1,269	1,179	1,221	1,175	1,085	-96
Age 0404	1,145	1,197	1,261	1,249	1,311	1,227	1,177	1,145	0
Age 0505	1,117	1,136	1,217	1,320	1,311	1,327	1,175	1,134	17
Age 0606	1,099	1,129	1,152	1,267	1,330	1,320	1,303	1,167	68
Age 0707	1,041	1,116	1,151	1,200	1,341	1,340	1,276	1,257	216
Age 0808	1,025	1,049	1,125	1,166	1,249	1,332	1,322	1,225	200
Age 0909	1,056	1,022	1,081	1,162	1,189	1,246	1,290	1,296	240
Age 1010	1,002	1,068	1,025	1,112	1,197	1,210	1,223	1,240	238
Age 1111	1,012	1,007	1,086	1,049	1,141	1,210	1,196	1,196	184
Age 1212	954	1,010	1,018	1,126	1,067	1,165	1,200	1,175	221
Age 1313	946	958	1,038	1,060	1,135	1,079	1,142	1,149	203
Age 1414	939	948	970	1,064	1,079	1,134	1,055	1,097	158
Age 1515	953	957	973	987	1,079	1,083	1,126	1,032	79
Age 1616	962	953	983	1,001	998	1,082	1,066	1,112	150
Age 1717	1,007	963	987	987	1,020	1,004	1,069	1,061	54
Age 1818	986	978	948	968	978	1,000	966	1,000	14
Age 1919	947	926	946	915	946	946	924	912	-35
Age 2020	932	947	946	1,000	957	988	937	921	-11
Age 2121	874	908	951	949	978	941	943	894	20
Age 2222	869	922	938	1,018	1,022	1,032	930	938	69
Age 2323	942	896	963	989	1,092	1,060	1,029	939	-3
Age 2424	986	925	897	986	1,061	1,131	1,019	1,004	18
Age 2525	968	972	935	952	1,002	1,081	1,060	994	26
Age 2626	993	954	1,005	1,022	992	1,054	1,080	1,035	42
Age 2727	1,002	986	988	1,037	1,083	1,026	989	1,008	6
Age 2828	1,008	1,027	1,048	1,060	1,063	1,121	967	956	-52
Age 2929	969	989	1,031	1,067	1,100	1,075	1,079	941	-28
Age 3030	986	960	1,018	1,054	1,090	1,113	1,011	1,066	80
Age 3131	917	983	969	1,037	1,096	1,104	1,108	991	74
Age 3232	865	896	988	977	1,022	1,103	1,044	1,050	185
Age 3333	877	874	887	1,018	995	1,058	1,076	1,033	156
Age 3434	883	850	855	901	1,017	1,009	1,010	1,019	136
Age 3535	802	870	855	863	916	1,041	969	964	162
Age 3636	759	786	868	881	867	892	1,000	922	163
Age 3737	797	774	796	893	898	901	910	998	201
Age 3838	795	796	772	808	898	896	861	855	60
Age 3939	786	769	805	780	801	914	871	825	39
Age 4040	797	790	791	823	789	808	877	845	48
Age 4141	771	774	780	782	829	779	791	852	81
Age 4242	755	767	787	801	779	836	755	771	16
Age 4343	766	775	774	812	822	786	824	748	-18
Age 4444	757	761	795	789	826	843	770	799	42
Age 4545	788	758	746	793	775	799	803	758	-30
Age 4646	779	783	767	752	778	792	777	782	3
Age 4747	865	796	806	802	763	827	791	781	-84
Age 4848	876	851	793	791	788	765	789	760	-116
Age 4949	867	865	862	811	793	772	740	768	-99
Age 5050	884	847	859	863	807	782	749	718	-166
Age 5151	833	879	826	865	861	810	743	736	-97
Age 5252	839	821	887	826	881	845	788	726	-113
Age 5353	864	840	818	891	839	863	811	761	-103
Age 5454	807	841	815	809	900	838	844	785	-22
Age 5555	800	794	847	820	824	884	833	833	33
Age 5656	770	782	780	852	820	822	870	827	57
Age 5757	734	753	765	767	833	807	792	832	98
Age 5858	661	720	751	748	739	821	782	774	113
Age 5959	660	670	717	761	732	731	801	757	97
Age 6060	638	644	657	708	745	709	714	781	143
Age 6161	603	622	616	632	709	727	679	692	89
Age 6262	581	591	615	600	616	677	699	664	83
Age 6363	569	570	576	608	577	597	662	678	109
Age 6464	449	554	551	563	579	562	576	641	192
Age 6565	460	445	523	533	545	558	539	556	96
Age 6666	435	444	437	514	515	542	543	519	84
Age 6767	420	427	434	429	495	495	533	523	103
Age 6868	373	405	410	428	409	474	484	517	144
Age 6969	366	356	387	405	405	394	446	472	106
Age 7070	363	354	349	384	395	395	395	434	71
Age 7171	344	351	337	335	350	373	385	384	40
Age 7272	354	328	345	333	332	336	371	382	28
Age 7373	345	335	309	328	309	312	325	359	14
Age 7474	314	320	324	293	310	298	304	318	4
Age 7575	305	305	304	310	269	297	285	287	-18
Age 7676	268	289	292	288	289	256	287	273	5
Age 7777	271	260	292	287	277	289	250	287	16
Age 7878	267	247	236	281	272	261	270	233	-34
Age 7979	258	249	235	221	272	250	252	256	-2
Age 8080	231	245	228	228	210	253	229	236	5
Age 8181	210	217	219	209	207	196	229	211	1
Age 8282	220	197	199	196	190	188	184	212	-8
Age 8383	211	209	175	191	176	177	172	171	-40
Age 8484	167	188	186	153	173	152	163	159	-8
Age 8585	792	833	884	906	918	943	942	954	162
Age 0517	13,113	13,316	13,806	14,501	15,136	15,532	15,443	15,141	2,028