Eunice vs Lovington

A side-by-side comparison of Eunice and Lovington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lovington has the higher population (11,444 vs 2,989 in Eunice). Lovington has the higher median household income ($67,284 vs $49,795 in Eunice). Eunice has the higher median home value ($164,900 vs $162,900 in Lovington).

Population, income & housing

	Eunice	Lovington
Population	2,989	11,444
Median age	34.3 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,795	$67,284
Median home value	$164,900	$162,900
Median gross rent	$749	$1,063
Housing units	1,283	4,091
Homeownership rate	76.9%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.5%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eunice	Lovington
Population	3,037 → 2,989 (-1.6%)	11,491 → 11,444 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$62,527 → $49,795 (-20.4%)	$51,620 → $67,284 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$90,600 → $164,900 (+82.0%)	$116,800 → $162,900 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,048 → $749 (-28.5%)	$824 → $1,063 (+29.0%)

Eunice

Population

3,0372,989

Median household income

$62,527$49,795

Median home value

$90,600$164,900

Median gross rent

$1,048$749

Lovington

Population

11,49111,444

Median household income

$51,620$67,284

Median home value

$116,800$162,900

Median gross rent

$824$1,063

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eunice	Lovington
Under 5	6.6%	7.8%
5 to 17	28.2%	24.7%
18 to 24	10.1%	9.0%
25 to 34	7.0%	12.9%
35 to 44	17.2%	18.4%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.4%
55 to 64	7.0%	8.9%
65 to 74	9.9%	4.5%
75 and over	4.0%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eunice	Lovington
White (non-Hispanic)	41.6%	27.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	57.7%	67.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eunice	Lovington
No high school diploma	30.5%	24.5%
High school graduate	27.2%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eunice	Lovington
Drove alone	84.1%	68.0%
Carpooled	10.4%	21.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	9.4%
Other means	3.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eunice	Lovington
1-unit, detached	84.4%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	19.0%

Poverty & households

	Eunice	Lovington
Poverty rate	15.3%	23.4%
Average household size	2.85	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	20	32
Median year structure built	1973	1971