Age and Sex in Lea County, New Mexico (County)

Age Structure#1

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1 Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in New Mexico.
Scope: population of New Mexico, Lea County, and other counties in New Mexico
Lea County
New Mexico
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-48841.282%1.28%1,0841.573%1.57%1,3021.889%1.89%1,8752.720%2.72%1,3051.893%1.89%8811.278%1.28%1,7582.550%2.55%1,3501.959%1.96%4,0445.867%5.87%4,2186.119%6.12%3,9995.802%5.80%3,9925.791%5.79%4,4046.389%6.39%5,1197.426%7.43%5,0137.273%7.27%3,0394.409%4.41%8611.249%1.25%9321.352%1.35%2,0693.002%3.00%3,0694.452%4.45%6,0408.763%8.76%5,8928.548%8.55%5,8008.414%8.41%

Age and Sex#2

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of New Mexico and Lea County
Female Male
New Mexico
Lea County
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0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%Senior2Older Adult3Younger Adult4College5Children6-0.132703%-0.030022%-0.193242%-0.038033%-0.162725%0.16%0.132703%0.193242%0.132703%0.13%7,33110.635%10.6%-0.531786%-0.611072%-0.035614%-0.531786%0.53%0.531786%0.059945%0.611072%0.591731%0.59%19,36119.4k28.088%28.1%-0.674114%-0.633735%-0.674114%0.67%0.674114%0.068266%0.633735%0.034051%0.742380%0.74%17,57517.6k25.497%25.5%-0.656463%-0.697783%-0.656463%0.66%0.656463%0.087770%0.697783%0.043034%0.744233%0.74%3,8625.603%5.60%-0.816771%-0.654649%-0.816771%0.82%0.816771%0.042958%0.654649%0.029129%0.859729%0.86%20,80120.8k30.177%30.2%

Detailed Age and Sex#3

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of New Mexico and Lea County
Female Male
New Mexico
Lea County
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0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-0.033730%-0.012694%-0.040999%-0.026829%-0.046424%0.05%0.033730%0.040999%0.033730%0.03%8841.282%1.28%-0.126505%-0.061512%-0.163031%-0.040093%-0.188017%0.19%0.126505%0.163031%0.126505%0.13%1,0841.573%1.57%-0.172929%-0.031916%-0.248230%-0.052241%-0.204845%0.20%0.172929%0.248230%0.172929%0.17%1,3021.889%1.89%-0.235021%-0.073988%-0.352413%-0.043012%-0.309009%0.31%0.235021%0.352413%0.235021%0.24%1,8752.720%2.72%-0.294502%-0.042072%-0.450880%-0.063540%-0.336573%0.34%0.294502%0.450880%0.294502%0.29%1,3051.893%1.89%-0.298129%-0.564852%-0.036300%-0.298129%0.30%0.298129%0.042797%0.564852%0.340926%0.34%8811.278%1.28%-0.405726%-0.572134%-0.060115%-0.405726%0.41%0.405726%0.038687%0.572134%0.444412%0.44%1,7582.550%2.55%-0.457711%-0.649767%-0.018822%-0.457711%0.46%0.457711%0.063833%0.649767%0.521544%0.52%1,3501.959%1.96%-0.581459%-0.635723%-0.071850%-0.581459%0.58%0.581459%0.010445%0.635723%0.591905%0.59%4,0445.867%5.87%-0.586972%-0.656331%-0.036386%-0.586972%0.59%0.586972%0.049906%0.656331%0.636878%0.64%4,2186.119%6.12%-0.555636%-0.583338%-0.020243%-0.555636%0.56%0.555636%0.049035%0.583338%0.604671%0.60%3,9995.802%5.80%-0.508342%-0.576779%-0.005992%-0.508342%0.51%0.508342%0.141593%0.576779%0.649935%0.65%3,9925.791%5.79%-0.601770%-0.074278%-0.588466%-0.676048%0.68%0.601770%0.588466%0.013953%0.601770%0.60%4,4046.389%6.39%-0.650225%-0.643789%-0.650225%0.65%0.650225%0.184825%0.643789%0.023892%0.835050%0.84%5,1197.426%7.43%-0.681851%-0.650607%-0.681851%0.68%0.681851%0.090817%0.650607%0.044962%0.772668%0.77%5,0137.273%7.27%-0.697809%-0.664308%-0.697809%0.70%0.697809%0.073988%0.664308%0.066293%0.771797%0.77%3,0394.409%4.41%-0.594806%-0.059481%-0.734874%-0.654287%0.65%0.594806%0.734874%0.049360%0.594806%0.59%8611.249%1.25%-0.641230%-0.724215%-0.641230%0.64%0.641230%0.069636%0.724215%0.031738%0.710866%0.71%9321.352%1.35%-0.665168%-0.666020%-0.665168%0.67%0.665168%0.170463%0.666020%0.045519%0.835630%0.84%2,0693.002%3.00%-0.725857%-0.659106%-0.725857%0.73%0.725857%0.032400%0.659106%0.028425%0.758257%0.76%3,0694.452%4.45%-0.795300%-0.663629%-0.795300%0.80%0.795300%0.161903%0.663629%0.028156%0.957203%0.96%6,0408.763%8.76%-0.819382%-0.070796%-0.674385%-0.890178%0.89%0.819382%0.674385%0.021578%0.819382%0.82%5,8928.548%8.55%-0.819382%-0.623258%-0.819382%0.82%0.819382%0.044103%0.623258%0.038076%0.863485%0.86%5,8008.414%8.41%

Detailed Sex Ratio#4

Percentage more males or females in selected age cohorts.
Scope: population of New Mexico and Lea County
More Females More Males
New Mexico
Lea County
60%40%20%0%20%M:FFM85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-37.634409%-65.436978%-37.634409%37.6%0.7270.7357.919%57.9%42.081%42.1%-48.623853%-24.592095%-48.623853%48.6%0.6730.6759.779%59.8%40.221%40.2%-18.456376%-21.045302%-18.456376%18.5%0.8440.8454.224%54.2%45.776%45.8%-31.481481%-12.205025%-31.481481%31.5%0.7610.7656.800%56.8%43.200%43.2%-14.285714%-14.092506%-14.285714%14.3%0.8750.8853.333%53.3%46.667%46.7%-6.426386%14.355231%14.355231%14.4%1.1441.1446.652%46.7%53.348%53.3%-10.507175%9.535161%9.535161%9.5%1.0951.1047.725%47.7%52.275%52.3%-2.896730%13.946117%13.946117%13.9%1.1391.1446.741%46.7%53.259%53.3%-11.302115%1.796407%1.796407%1.8%1.0181.0249.555%49.6%50.445%50.4%-5.543850%8.502224%8.502224%8.5%1.0851.0947.961%48.0%52.039%52.0%-3.470244%8.825065%8.825065%8.8%1.0881.0947.887%47.9%52.113%52.1%-1.038926%27.853881%27.853881%27.9%1.2791.2843.888%43.9%56.112%56.1%-12.343298%-12.343298%12.3%2.371122%0.8900.8952.906%52.9%47.094%47.1%28.424810%3.711217%28.424810%28.4%1.2841.2843.778%43.8%56.222%56.2%13.319149%6.910701%13.319149%13.3%1.1331.1346.878%46.9%53.122%53.1%10.602911%9.979280%10.602911%10.6%1.1061.1147.483%47.5%52.517%52.5%-10.000000%-10.000000%10.0%6.716759%0.9090.9152.381%52.4%47.619%47.6%10.859729%4.382417%10.859729%10.9%1.1091.1147.425%47.4%52.575%52.6%25.627045%6.834403%25.627045%25.6%1.2561.2644.321%44.3%55.679%55.7%4.463691%4.312668%4.463691%4.5%1.0451.0448.908%48.9%51.092%51.1%20.357534%4.242758%20.357534%20.4%1.2041.2045.381%45.4%54.619%54.6%-8.640227%-8.640227%8.6%3.199670%0.9200.9252.071%52.1%47.929%47.9%5.382436%6.109211%5.382436%5.4%1.0541.0548.690%48.7%51.310%51.3%

Map of Age Cohorts by County Subdivision in Lea County

Children Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
28.14%28.61%29.08%29.55%30.02%30.49%

College Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
3.3%4.0%4.7%5.4%6.1%6.8%

20s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#7

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
7.7%8.7%9.7%10.7%11.6%12.7%

30s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#8

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
11.6%12.7%13.8%14.9%16.0%17.1%

40s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#9

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
9.6%10.4%11.2%12.0%12.9%13.7%

50s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#10

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
6.9%8.3%9.6%11.0%12.3%13.7%

60s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#11

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
7.2%8.5%9.7%10.9%12.2%13.4%

70s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#12

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
3.9%4.8%5.6%6.3%7.1%8.0%

80+ Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#13

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
2.21%2.70%3.17%3.65%4.12%4.61%
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Map of Age Cohorts by Tract in Lea County

Children Age Cohorts by Tract#14

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
19.7%23.5%27.2%30.9%34.6%38.3%

College Age Cohorts by Tract#15

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
2.0%4.0%5.9%7.8%9.7%11.7%

20s Age Cohorts by Tract#16

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
8.5%11.0%13.4%15.7%18.1%20.6%

30s Age Cohorts by Tract#17

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
9.5%11.6%13.6%15.7%17.7%19.8%

40s Age Cohorts by Tract#18

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
6.1%8.1%10.0%11.9%13.9%15.9%

50s Age Cohorts by Tract#19

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
7.3%9.7%12.0%14.3%16.7%19.1%

60s Age Cohorts by Tract#20

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
5.2%6.5%7.8%9.1%10.4%11.8%

70s Age Cohorts by Tract#21

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
1.7%2.9%4.0%5.1%6.2%7.3%

80+ Age Cohorts by Tract#22

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0.5%1.6%2.7%3.7%4.8%5.9%
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Map of Age Cohorts by Block Group in Lea County

Children Age Cohorts by Block Group#23

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
10%17%24%31%37%45%

College Age Cohorts by Block Group#24

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
0.0%4.3%8.5%12.8%17.0%21.3%

20s Age Cohorts by Block Group#25

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
0%5%10%16%21%26%

30s Age Cohorts by Block Group#26

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
2%8%13%18%23%29%

40s Age Cohorts by Block Group#27

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
3.5%8.2%13.0%17.7%22.4%27.1%

50s Age Cohorts by Block Group#28

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
3.3%7.4%11.4%15.4%19.3%23.4%

60s Age Cohorts by Block Group#29

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
0%5%11%16%21%27%

70s Age Cohorts by Block Group#30

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
0.0%2.8%5.6%8.4%11.2%14.0%

80+ Age Cohorts by Block Group#31

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0.0%2.4%4.8%7.2%9.6%12.0%
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Age Cohorts by Place in Lea County

There are 8 places in Lea County. This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Lea County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lea County.

Children by Place#32

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Lea County, selected places in Lea County, and entities that contain Lea County
0%10%20%30%Count#TatumHobbsLovingtonEuniceHobbs Metro AreaHobbs AreaLea CountyLeaNadineNorth HobbsJalMountainNew MexicoWestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMonument34.355828%34.355828%34.4%280130.711011%30.711011%30.7%11,32111.3k230.634138%30.634138%30.6%3,541330.385117%30.385117%30.4%931430.176991%30.176991%30.2%20,80120.8k30.176991%30.176991%30.2%20,80120.8k30.000000%30.000000%30.0%102528.971012%28.971012%29.0%1,709628.171021%28.171021%28.2%593724.709269%24.709269%24.7%5,732,5615.73M24.091682%24.091682%24.1%501,750502k23.760486%23.760486%23.8%17,834,66617.8M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M19.259259%19.259259%19.3%268

Age Cohorts by County Subdivision in Lea County

There are 5 county subdivisions in Lea County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Lea County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lea County.

Children by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Lea County, selected county subdivisions in Lea County, and entities that contain Lea County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#LovingtonHobbsHobbs Metro AreaHobbs AreaLea CountyLeaTatumEuniceJalMountainNew MexicoWestUnited States of AmericaUnited States30.487332%30.487332%30.5%4,717130.285702%30.285702%30.3%14,08814.1k230.176991%30.176991%30.2%20,80120.8k30.176991%30.176991%30.2%20,80120.8k29.136691%29.136691%29.1%405329.004199%29.004199%29.0%967428.146143%28.146143%28.1%624524.709269%24.709269%24.7%5,732,5615.73M24.091682%24.091682%24.1%501,750502k23.760486%23.760486%23.8%17,834,66617.8M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M

Age Cohorts by County in New Mexico

There are 33 counties in New Mexico. This section compares Lea County to all of the counties in New Mexico and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lea County.

Children by County#50

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Lea County, selected other counties in New Mexico, and entities that contain Lea County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#McKinley CountyMcKinleyHobbs Metro AreaHobbs AreaLea CountyLeaChaves CountyChavesSan Juan CountySan JuanCurry CountyCurryLuna CountyLunaEddy CountyEddySocorro CountySocorroDoña Ana CountyDoña AnaRoosevelt CountyRooseveltSandoval CountySandovalMountainValencia CountyValenciaCibola CountyCibolaRio Arriba CountyRio ArribaNew MexicoOtero CountyOteroWestLos Alamos CountyLos AlamosHidalgo CountyHidalgoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBernalillo CountyBernalilloQuay CountyQuayTorrance CountyTorranceGrant CountyGrantSan Miguel CountySan MiguelGuadalupe CountyGuadalupeMora CountyMoraUnion CountyUnionSanta Fe CountySanta FeTaos CountyTaosColfax CountyColfaxLincoln CountyLincolnDe Baca CountyDe BacaHarding CountyHardingCatron CountyCatronSierra CountySierra30.453555%30.453555%30.5%22,64122.6k130.176991%30.176991%30.2%20,80120.8k30.176991%30.176991%30.2%20,80120.8k227.104100%27.104100%27.1%17,78317.8k327.042444%27.042444%27.0%33,13733.1k426.909228%26.909228%26.9%13,60113.6k526.588703%26.588703%26.6%6,548626.198797%26.198797%26.2%14,76814.8k726.108289%26.108289%26.1%4,523825.618146%25.618146%25.6%54,77854.8k925.073912%25.073912%25.1%4,9191024.746411%24.746411%24.7%34,17934.2k1124.709269%24.709269%24.7%5,732,5615.73M24.654902%24.654902%24.7%18,73618.7k1224.352464%24.352464%24.4%6,6661324.211001%24.211001%24.2%9,6661424.091682%24.091682%24.1%501,750502k23.847060%23.847060%23.8%15,58015.6k1523.760486%23.760486%23.8%17,834,66617.8M23.369656%23.369656%23.4%4,1821623.195763%23.195763%23.2%1,0511723.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.926241%22.926241%22.9%154,701155k1821.437756%21.437756%21.4%1,8341921.353933%21.353933%21.4%3,3312020.942553%20.942553%20.9%6,0482120.444444%20.444444%20.4%5,7962220.362497%20.362497%20.4%9102320.008699%20.008699%20.0%9202419.944082%19.944082%19.9%8562519.509910%19.509910%19.5%28,74228.7k2619.074057%19.074057%19.1%6,2872718.763762%18.763762%18.8%2,3862818.351414%18.351414%18.4%3,6202917.046029%17.046029%17.0%3373016.637168%16.637168%16.6%943115.675218%15.675218%15.7%5563215.495543%15.495543%15.5%1,77333

Age Cohorts by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Lea County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lea County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Children by County#59

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Lea County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lea County
0%10%20%30%Count#Hobbs Metro AreaHobbs AreaLea CountyLeaFresno CountyFresnoSalt Lake CountySalt LakeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoHarris CountyHarrisTarrant CountyTarrantDallas CountyDallasRiverside CountyRiversideBexar CountyBexarBronx CountyBronxMaricopa CountyMaricopaWake CountyWakeMountainMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeSacramento CountySacramentoWayne CountyWayneNew MexicoFairfax CountyFairfaxClark CountyClarkWestFranklin CountyFranklinFairfield CountyFairfieldMontgomery CountyMontgomeryContra Costa CountyContra CostaKings CountyKingsHillsborough CountyHillsboroughUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraTravis CountyTravisOrange CountyOrangeWestchester CountyWestchesterFulton CountyFultonLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesOrange CountyOrangeCook CountyCookSt. Louis CountySt. LouisSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkHennepin CountyHennepinPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaNassau CountyNassauOakland CountyOaklandPima CountyPimaHonolulu CountyHonoluluBroward CountyBrowardCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaAlameda CountyAlamedaKing CountyKingMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexQueens CountyQueensPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachAllegheny CountyAlleghenyNew York CountyNew York30.176991%30.176991%30.2%20,80120.8k30.176991%30.176991%30.2%20,80120.8k28.888866%28.888866%28.9%278,246278k128.329602%28.329602%28.3%309,506310k227.363518%27.363518%27.4%576,482576k327.228891%27.228891%27.2%1,207,3991.21M427.104397%27.104397%27.1%527,866528k526.929187%26.929187%26.9%676,745677k626.401700%26.401700%26.4%613,547614k726.219361%26.219361%26.2%487,339487k825.573137%25.573137%25.6%367,431367k925.043628%25.043628%25.0%1,023,9211.02M1024.990987%24.990987%25.0%249,554250k1124.709269%24.709269%24.7%5,732,5615.73M24.574361%24.574361%24.6%248,637249k1224.468076%24.468076%24.5%233,745234k1324.396471%24.396471%24.4%360,897361k1424.179435%24.179435%24.2%427,394427k1524.091682%24.091682%24.1%501,750502k23.983328%23.983328%24.0%271,704272k1623.862053%23.862053%23.9%493,981494k1723.760486%23.760486%23.8%17,834,66617.8M23.668593%23.668593%23.7%291,625292k1823.577077%23.577077%23.6%222,006222k1923.549379%23.549379%23.5%241,704242k2023.527315%23.527315%23.5%260,665261k2123.337305%23.337305%23.3%608,369608k2223.197227%23.197227%23.2%306,913307k2323.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.087802%23.087802%23.1%435,218435k2423.030006%23.030006%23.0%264,425264k2523.024375%23.024375%23.0%721,172721k2622.943185%22.943185%22.9%222,372222k2722.934276%22.934276%22.9%228,599229k2822.837323%22.837323%22.8%2,296,7852.30M2922.760229%22.760229%22.8%285,881286k3022.694997%22.694997%22.7%1,186,3981.19M3122.432138%22.432138%22.4%224,447224k3222.366565%22.366565%22.4%727,664728k3322.324565%22.324565%22.3%334,451334k3422.273612%22.273612%22.3%269,347269k3522.168125%22.168125%22.2%345,809346k3622.141419%22.141419%22.1%300,415300k3722.121412%22.121412%22.1%273,247273k3821.856045%21.856045%21.9%219,290219k3921.601744%21.601744%21.6%213,209213k4021.598472%21.598472%21.6%402,548403k4121.569623%21.569623%21.6%271,499271k4221.443331%21.443331%21.4%344,212344k4320.896492%20.896492%20.9%434,553435k4420.604500%20.604500%20.6%548,990549k4520.568254%20.568254%20.6%322,430322k4620.470812%20.470812%20.5%472,878473k4719.641010%19.641010%19.6%274,730275k4819.092867%19.092867%19.1%234,911235k4914.639548%14.639548%14.6%239,355239k50

Definitions

The US Census reports extensively on the topics of age and sex, often reporting other topics broken down by age and sex cohorts. This page reports on age and sex alone; charts presenting other topics by age and sex can be found on their topic-specific pages.

  • Children: less than 18 years old
  • College: from 18 to 21 years old
  • 20s: from 22 to 29 years old, to not overlap the college category
  • Younger Adult: from 22 to 39 years old
  • Older Adult: from 40 to 64 years old
  • Senior: more than 64 years old

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