Lovington, New Mexico demographics

Lovington, NM demographics: median age 32.0; 8.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Lovington city, New Mexico · Incorporated city · GEOID 3544490. The survey estimates a population of 11,498 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Lovington is 32.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.3 years. There are 3,415 households (±344). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.0 ±5.3	39.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,498
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Under 18	3,763 ±545	32.7% ±4.7 pp	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	2,617 ±395	22.8% ±3.4 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	4,145 ±586	36.0% ±5.1 pp	36.5%	38.0%
65 and older	973 ±204	8.5% ±1.8 pp	19.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,498
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Male	5,733 ±467	49.9% ±4.1 pp	49.7%	49.5%
Female	5,765 ±468	50.1% ±4.1 pp	50.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,498
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
White alone	5,146 ±800	44.8% ±7.0 pp	47.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	144 ±70	1.3% ±0.6 pp	2.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	85 ±100 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	9.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	396 ±331 · low precision	3.4% ±2.9 pp · low precision	1.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	9 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,835 ±580	16.0% ±5.0 pp	13.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,883 ±839	33.8% ±7.3 pp	25.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,498
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,556 ±565	30.9% ±4.9 pp	51.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7,942 ±566	69.1% ±4.9 pp	48.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,415
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,665 ±203	48.8% ±3.3 pp	40.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	264 ±162 · low precision	7.7% ±4.7 pp · low precision	6.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	404 ±136	11.8% ±3.8 pp	13.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	861 ±303	25.2% ±8.5 pp	32.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	221 ±119 · low precision	6.5% ±3.4 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,415
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,438 ±183	42.1% ±3.3 pp	27.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,977 ±369	57.9% ±9.1 pp	72.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,415
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	861 ±303	25.2% ±8.5 pp	32.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	823 ±247	24.1% ±6.8 pp	34.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	609 ±201	17.8% ±5.6 pp	13.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	570 ±152	16.7% ±4.1 pp	10.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	323 ±142	9.5% ±4.0 pp	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	184 ±122 · low precision	5.4% ±3.5 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	45 ±42 · low precision	1.3% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,498
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Native	9,238 ±562	80.3% ±4.9 pp	90.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,260 ±566	19.7% ±4.9 pp	9.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 10,459
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
English only	5,312 ±708	50.8% ±6.7 pp	68.7%	77.7%
Spanish	5,013 ±695	47.9% ±6.5 pp	24.5%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	26 ±43 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	2 ±11 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	45 ±70 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	3 ±5 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	11 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	30 ±38 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	17 ±29 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	4.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,631
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,677 ±357	25.3% ±5.1 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,717 ±490	41.0% ±6.9 pp	25.7%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,179 ±261	17.8% ±3.8 pp	22.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	499 ±226	7.5% ±3.4 pp	9.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	340 ±136	5.1% ±2.0 pp	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	219 ±94	3.3% ±1.4 pp	13.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 11,185
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Same house	9,760 ±515	87.3% ±4.4 pp	88.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	748 ±341	6.7% ±3.0 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	153 ±128 · low precision	1.4% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	388 ±295 · low precision	3.5% ±2.6 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	136 ±195 · low precision	1.2% ±1.7 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

14.9% of Lovington residents (±3.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.6% in New Mexico and 8.4% nationally. 89.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lovington	New Mexico	U.S.	Compared with New Mexico
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	14.9% ±3.6 pp	9.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.9% ±0.7 pp	86.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.0% ±1.4 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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