Lea County Information
Lea in
New Mexico occupies
4,394 square miles and has a 2006 population of
57,312, a change from a 2000 population of
55,511 and
55,765 in 1990.
16.3% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.3% percent is 25-35, and
13.1% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
442 acts of violent crime reported in
Lea in 2004, a change from
319 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
865 people:
3.2% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.3%.
Read more about
Lea, New Mexico in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Lea | |
| State | New Mexico | |
| Land Area | 4,394 sq. miles | Ranked 111 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 57,312 | Ranked 866 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 56,650 | |
| Population 2000 | 55,511 | Ranked 850 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 55,765 | Ranked 777 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 92.1% | |
| African American | 5.1% | |
| Asian American | .6% | |
| Native American | 1.2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.9% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.8% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 16.3% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.3% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.1% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 442 | 319 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 3 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 37 | |
| Robberies | 30 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 372 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 2,706 | 1,702 |
| Burglaries | 568 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2,052 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 86 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 26,803 | 22,646 |
| Unemployed Population | 865 | 1,191 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.2% | 5.3% |
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