Eunice

Population: 2,989
Median household income: $49,795
Median home value: $164,900

Eunice, a community in Lea County, New Mexico, has 2,989 residents. At $49,795, its median household income sits below Lea County's $68,750.

Between 2019 and 2023, Eunice's population declined 1.6% from 3,037 to 2,989, while its median home value rose 82.0% from $90,600 to $164,900.

Owners occupy 76.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,989
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $49,795
Median home value: $164,900
Median gross rent: $749
Housing units: 1,283
Homeownership rate: 76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0372,989

Median household income

$62,527$49,795

Median home value

$90,600$164,900

Median gross rent

$1,048$749

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,037	$62,527	$90,600	$1,048
2020	3,026	$69,000	$109,900	$1,081
2021	3,026	$66,025	$110,000	$1,018
2022	3,020	$68,819	$132,800	$1,091
2023	2,989	$49,795	$164,900	$749

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1728.2%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 347.0%

35 to 4417.2%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 647.0%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	197	6.6%
5 to 17	842	28.2%
18 to 24	302	10.1%
25 to 34	208	7.0%
35 to 44	515	17.2%
45 to 54	299	10.0%
55 to 64	209	7.0%
65 to 74	296	9.9%
75 and over	121	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,242	41.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	23	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,724	57.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.5%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's38.8%

Bachelor's degree2.5%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	503	30.5%
High school graduate	448	27.2%
Some college or associate's	639	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	42	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	977	84.1%
Carpooled	121	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	2.3%
Other means	37	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	700	61.7%
15 to 29 min	104	9.2%
30 to 44 min	174	15.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	157	13.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 15.3% (457 of 2,989)

	Count	Share
Family households	700	66.7%
Nonfamily households	350	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,050	81.8%
Vacant	233	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	807	76.9%
Renter-occupied	243	23.1%

1-unit, detached84.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,083	84.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	200	15.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3525450
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.4361, -103.1490