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72,101

Population

0.3% YoY

2023

31.8

Median Age

0.3% YoY

2022

$65,855

Median Household Income

5.7% YoY

2022

35,975

Labor Force

0.2% MoM

15.4% YoY

7/2025

34,432

Employed

0.7% MoM

16.4% YoY

7/2025

4.3%

Unemployment Rate

13.2% MoM

15.7% YoY

7/2025

$270,000

Median Sale Price

5.5% MoM

20.0% YoY

8/2025

40

Homes Sold

14.9% MoM

34.4% YoY

8/2025

1.2

Months Inventory

0.1% MoM

14.4% YoY

8/2025

34

Days on Market

21 MoM

12 YoY

8/2025

47

Listings

27.7% MoM

55.7% YoY

8/2025

156

Price per Sq Ft

15.7% MoM

8.1% YoY

8/2025

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Cities included in Lea County: Hobbs, Lovington, North Hobbs, Eunice, Jal, Tatum, Nadine, Monument


Zip Codes included in Lea County: [Click for zip code level data] 88114, 88231, 88240, 88242, 88244, 88252, 88260, 88262, 88264, 88265, 88267


 1.  Population Data from U.S. Census Bureau.
 2.  Employment Data from Bureau of Labor and Statistics
 3.  Sales Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

MoM = Month over Month. The percentage change from the previous month to the current month.
YoY = Year over Year. The percentage change from the same period the previous year to the current period.

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