Jal

Population: 2,069
Median household income: $60,703
Median home value: $105,400

Jal, a community in Lea County, New Mexico, has 2,069 residents. The median household income of $60,703 is below the Lea County median ($68,750).

Between 2019 and 2023, Jal's population grew 9.1% from 1,896 to 2,069, while its median home value rose 48.9% from $70,800 to $105,400.

The median resident is 43.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,069
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $60,703
Median home value: $105,400
Median gross rent: $1,155
Housing units: 947
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 18.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8962,069

Median household income

$54,716$60,703

Median home value

$70,800$105,400

Median gross rent

$677$1,155

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,896	$54,716	$70,800	$677
2020	1,856	$55,000	$78,200	$724
2021	2,110	$57,731	$88,200	$703
2022	2,258	$56,731	$112,800	$750
2023	2,069	$60,703	$105,400	$1,155

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5419.5%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	42	2.0%
5 to 17	449	21.7%
18 to 24	196	9.5%
25 to 34	158	7.6%
35 to 44	214	10.3%
45 to 54	404	19.5%
55 to 64	311	15.0%
65 to 74	155	7.5%
75 and over	140	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	816	39.4%
Black or African American	24	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,211	58.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.3%

High school graduate19.3%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	391	28.3%
High school graduate	267	19.3%
Some college or associate's	462	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	74	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	188	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone93.2%

Carpooled1.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	801	93.2%
Carpooled	16	1.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	4.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	429	52.5%
15 to 29 min	75	9.2%
30 to 44 min	193	23.6%
45 to 59 min	74	9.1%
60+ min	46	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 21.8% (451 of 2,069)

	Count	Share
Family households	532	67.4%
Nonfamily households	257	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	789	83.3%
Vacant	158	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	556	70.5%
Renter-occupied	233	29.5%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	770	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	41	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	136	14.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3535040
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.82 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.1148, -103.1900

Jal