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Language Spoken At Home in Lea County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 58,806 | 100% |
English only | 35,549 | 60.5% |
Language other than English | 23,257 | 39.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,478 | 12.7% |
Spanish | 22,458 | 38.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,384 | 12.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 403 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 37 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 128 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 48 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 268 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Lea County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 64,670 | 100% |
American | 4,063 | 6.3% |
Arab | 7 | 0.0% |
Czech | 82 | 0.1% |
Danish | 40 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,009 | 1.6% |
English | 3,824 | 5.9% |
French (except Basque) | 608 | 0.9% |
French Canadian | 88 | 0.1% |
German | 5,208 | 8.1% |
Greek | 29 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 57 | 0.1% |
Irish | 4,583 | 7.1% |
Italian | 502 | 0.8% |
Lithuanian | 14 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 59 | 0.1% |
Polish | 475 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 15 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 512 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 469 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 179 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 136 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 9 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 17 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 352 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 156 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Lea County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 21,002 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 15,649 | 74.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,445 | 35.4% |
Married-couple family | 11,534 | 54.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,905 | 23.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,460 | 7.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 795 | 3.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,655 | 12.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,745 | 8.3% |
Nonfamily households | 5,353 | 25.5% |
Householder living alone | 4,382 | 20.9% |
65 years and over | 1,769 | 8.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,660 | 41.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,939 | 23.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lea County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 62,529 | 100% |
Householder | 21,002 | 33.6% |
Spouse | 11,519 | 18.4% |
Child | 20,796 | 33.3% |
Other relatives | 6,013 | 9.6% |
Nonrelatives | 3,199 | 5.1% |
Unmarried partner | 1,530 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Lea County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 24,892 | 100% |
Never married | 7,835 | 31.5% |
Now married, except separated | 13,373 | 53.7% |
Separated | 413 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 661 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 2,610 | 10.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 23,824 | 100% |
Never married | 6,009 | 25.2% |
Now married, except separated | 12,724 | 53.4% |
Separated | 679 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 1,964 | 8.2% |
Divorced | 2,448 | 10.3% |
Fertility in Lea County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,243 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 558 | 44.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 79 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 83 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 160 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 103 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 31 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lea County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,966 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,224 | 62.3% |
Less than 1 year | 308 | 15.7% |
1 or 2 years | 365 | 18.6% |
3 or 4 years | 61 | 3.1% |
5 or more years | 490 | 24.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,224 | 100% |
Who are female | 740 | 60.5% |
Who are married | 967 | 79.0% |
School Enrollment in Lea County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 17,341 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 995 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 1,098 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,967 | 45.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,986 | 23.0% |
College or graduate school | 3,295 | 19.0% |
Educational Attainment in Lea County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 39,115 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,212 | 13.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,184 | 15.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,224 | 28.7% |
Some college, no degree | 8,374 | 21.4% |
Associate's degree | 2,616 | 6.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,646 | 9.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,859 | 4.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 70.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.1% |
Veteran Status in Lea County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 45,763 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,888 | 8.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lea County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 62,861 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,823 | 12.4% |
Under 18 years | 18,841 | 100% |
With a disability | 862 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 37,124 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,314 | 11.6% |
65 years and over | 6,896 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,647 | 38.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lea County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 63,698 | 100% |
Same house | 53,274 | 83.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 10,115 | 15.9% |
Same county | 6,289 | 9.9% |
Different county | 3,826 | 6.0% |
Same state | 1,358 | 2.1% |
Different state | 2,468 | 3.9% |
Abroad | 309 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Lea County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 64,670 | 100% |
Native | 55,424 | 85.7% |
Born in United States | 54,907 | 84.9% |
State of residence | 27,995 | 43.3% |
Different state | 26,912 | 41.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 517 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 9,246 | 14.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lea County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 9,246 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,665 | 28.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 6,581 | 71.2% |
Year of Entry in Lea County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 9,763 | 100% |
Native | 517 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7 | 1.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 510 | 98.6% |
Foreign born | 9,246 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 51 | 0.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 9,195 | 99.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lea County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 9,246 | 100% |
Europe | 122 | 1.3% |
Asia | 152 | 1.6% |
Africa | 23 | 0.2% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 8,853 | 95.7% |
Northern America | 96 | 1.0% |