ZIP 88260 · Lovington
Who lives in ZIP code 88260 (Lovington, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lovington, NM · Lea County
uszips 2026
People15,160
Median age33.6
Household income$75,476
Home value$175,781
Median rent$1,024/mo
Poverty21.7%
College degree+13.4%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hobbs, NM (micro)
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,608
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.1% are 65 or older; 68.5% are adults.
Household income
35.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,042.
Education (adults 25+)
24.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
65.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.6%
- Never married
- 33.0%
- Divorced
- 13.1%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 3.86
- Dual-income families
- 44.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.3%
- Rent burden
- 31.7%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- 11.5%
- Farmers
- 2.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.4%
- Veterans
- 2.8%
- With a disability
- 14.0%
- No health insurance
- 14.3%
- Limited English
- 9.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.