11 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in Lea County, New Mexico. The population-weighted median household income is about $67,867, the median home value about $186,682, and 71.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 11
- ZIP codes
- 73.7K
- Population
- 53
- Data points
Lea County at a glance
- $67,867
- Median household income
- $186,682
- Median home value
- 32.6
- Median age
- 71.2%
- Owner-occupied
- 28,403
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 Lea County ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 88242 | Hobbs | 8,472 | 84.4% | $90,000 |
| 2 | 88260 | Lovington | 15,160 | 76.3% | $75,476 |
| 3 | 88240 | Hobbs | 41,557 | 67.1% | $63,270 |
| 4 | 88267 | Tatum | 1,347 | 67.1% | $52,250 |
| 5 | 88231 | Eunice | 3,255 | 73.7% | $51,417 |
Top 5 Lea County ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 88240 | Hobbs | 41,557 | 67.1% | $63,270 |
| 2 | 88260 | Lovington | 15,160 | 76.3% | $75,476 |
| 3 | 88242 | Hobbs | 8,472 | 84.4% | $90,000 |
| 4 | 88231 | Eunice | 3,255 | 73.7% | $51,417 |
| 5 | 88252 | Jal | 2,364 | 72.5% | — |
Top 5 Lea County ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
|---|
| 1 | 88240 | Hobbs | 41,557 | 67.1% | $63,270 | $616.9M |
| 2 | 88260 | Lovington | 15,160 | 76.3% | $75,476 | $265.4M |
| 3 | 88242 | Hobbs | 8,472 | 84.4% | $90,000 | $208.3M |
| 4 | 88231 | Eunice | 3,255 | 73.7% | $51,417 | $45.5M |
| 5 | 88267 | Tatum | 1,347 | 67.1% | $52,250 | $20.7M |
Homeowner GDP = owner-occupied units × median household income — a proxy for aggregate homeowner spending power in a ZIP, useful for scoring market opportunity. Not an official economic statistic.
Densest: 88244 (Hobbs) at 20,567 people/sq mi. Least dense: 88267 (Tatum) at 2 people/sq mi.
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