Lee Acres vs West Hammond

A side-by-side comparison of Lee Acres and West Hammond: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lee Acres has the higher population (4,463 vs 2,519 in West Hammond). Lee Acres has the higher median household income ($50,846 vs $49,795 in West Hammond). West Hammond has the higher median home value ($185,800 vs $182,200 in Lee Acres).

Population, income & housing

	Lee Acres	West Hammond
Population	4,463	2,519
Median age	38.4 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,846	$49,795
Median home value	$182,200	$185,800
Median gross rent	$1,137	$1,221
Housing units	1,836	946
Homeownership rate	79.4%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lee Acres	West Hammond
Population	5,735 → 4,463 (-22.2%)	2,777 → 2,519 (-9.3%)
Median household income	$42,917 → $50,846 (+18.5%)	$66,500 → $49,795 (-25.1%)
Median home value	$148,700 → $182,200 (+22.5%)	$166,400 → $185,800 (+11.7%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,137 (+27.8%)	$1,045 → $1,221 (+16.8%)

Lee Acres

Population

5,7354,463

Median household income

$42,917$50,846

Median home value

$148,700$182,200

Median gross rent

$890$1,137

West Hammond

Population

2,7772,519

Median household income

$66,500$49,795

Median home value

$166,400$185,800

Median gross rent

$1,045$1,221

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lee Acres	West Hammond
Under 5	0.5%	9.0%
5 to 17	28.7%	22.7%
18 to 24	4.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.5%
35 to 44	9.7%	10.3%
45 to 54	7.0%	6.4%
55 to 64	13.5%	16.1%
65 to 74	12.9%	9.0%
75 and over	10.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lee Acres	West Hammond
White (non-Hispanic)	47.7%	48.0%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22.8%	5.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	24.5%	44.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lee Acres	West Hammond
No high school diploma	17.6%	13.8%
High school graduate	36.1%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lee Acres	West Hammond
Drove alone	74.6%	78.1%
Carpooled	4.3%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	9.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.7%	6.3%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lee Acres	West Hammond
1-unit, detached	36.4%	33.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	63.3%	66.1%

Poverty & households

	Lee Acres	West Hammond
Poverty rate	26.8%	8.9%
Average household size	2.66	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1992	1991