Loving vs Morningside

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

Loving and Morningside 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 352 in Morningside). Since 2019, Loving's population has grown faster (+6.1% vs -55.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Loving	Morningside
Population	1,317	352
Median age	35.2 yrs	21.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,203	—
Median home value	$177,400	—
Median gross rent	$1,231	—
Housing units	639	111
Homeownership rate	74.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loving	Morningside
Population	1,241 → 1,317 (+6.1%)	787 → 352 (-55.3%)
Median household income	$41,719 → $60,203 (+44.3%)	$11,927 → $12,000 (+0.6%)
Median home value	$106,100 → $177,400 (+67.2%)	$9,999 → $9,999 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$915 → $1,231 (+34.5%)	—

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

Morningside

Population

787352

Median household income

$11,927$12,000

Median home value

$9,999$9,999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Loving	Morningside
Under 5	11.3%	10.2%
5 to 17	16.8%	22.2%
18 to 24	11.7%	28.7%
25 to 34	9.9%	16.5%
35 to 44	9.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	8.8%	22.4%
65 to 74	12.9%	0.0%
75 and over	6.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loving	Morningside
White (non-Hispanic)	15.6%	0.0%
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	84.4%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loving	Morningside
No high school diploma	19.5%	19.0%
High school graduate	35.3%	81.0%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loving	Morningside
Drove alone	82.2%	0.0%
Carpooled	10.8%	100.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	0.0%
Other means	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loving	Morningside
1-unit, detached	67.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Loving	Morningside
Poverty rate	13.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.76	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1981	—