Lovington, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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29%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

14%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lovington	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$32,020	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$91,242	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$93,217	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$65,741	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$75,867	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$29,480	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.9%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lovington is 29% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lovington is 12% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lovington is 14% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lovington is 18% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,821 $91,242 $182,484

City

$45,431 $68,154 $136,308

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Lovington median earnings by income bracket

Lovington employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.2%	19.2%
Manufacturing sector	3.7%	3.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.5%	0.5%
Wholesale & retail services	10.3%	10.3%
Public administration	0.8%	0.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.8%	13.8%
Education, health & social services	7.6%	7.6%
Other	42.3%	42.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lovington, NM	11,822	$91,242	12.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Magalia, CA	11,822	$76,209	6.3%
Bridgeton, MO	11,823	$92,548	13.8%
Highland City, FL	11,816	$101,144	24.4%
Moncks Corner, SC	11,816	$100,033	23.0%
Lakeland Highlands, FL	11,828	$136,124	67.4%
Lovington, NM	11,822	$91,242	12.2%

Source: The Lovington, NM employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.