Livingston Wheeler vs Loving

A side-by-side comparison of Livingston Wheeler and Loving: population, income, housing, and more.

Livingston Wheeler and Loving are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Loving has the higher population (1,317 vs 643 in Livingston Wheeler). Loving has the higher median home value ($177,400 vs $164,300 in Livingston Wheeler). Since 2019, Loving's population has grown faster (+6.1% vs -8.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Livingston Wheeler	Loving
Population	643	1,317
Median age	35.1 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$60,203
Median home value	$164,300	$177,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,231
Housing units	244	639
Homeownership rate	77.0%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	3.3%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Livingston Wheeler	Loving
Population	706 → 643 (-8.9%)	1,241 → 1,317 (+6.1%)
Median household income	—	$41,719 → $60,203 (+44.3%)
Median home value	$166,600 → $164,300 (-1.4%)	$106,100 → $177,400 (+67.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$915 → $1,231 (+34.5%)

Livingston Wheeler

Population

706643

Median home value

$166,600$164,300

Loving

Population

1,2411,317

Median household income

$41,719$60,203

Median home value

$106,100$177,400

Median gross rent

$915$1,231

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Livingston Wheeler	Loving
Under 5	18.0%	11.3%
5 to 17	19.8%	16.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.7%
25 to 34	11.4%	9.9%
35 to 44	20.2%	9.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	8.8%
65 to 74	15.1%	12.9%
75 and over	15.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Livingston Wheeler	Loving
White (non-Hispanic)	51.6%	15.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	48.4%	84.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Livingston Wheeler	Loving
No high school diploma	12.8%	19.5%
High school graduate	37.0%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Livingston Wheeler	Loving
Drove alone	93.2%	82.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Livingston Wheeler	Loving
1-unit, detached	56.1%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36.5%	29.4%

Poverty & households

	Livingston Wheeler	Loving
Poverty rate	3.7%	13.1%
Average household size	2.64	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	13	16
Median year structure built	1986	1981