Population 4,108 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Lee Acres
Household size in Lee Acres
| Period | Lee Acres | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.18 | 2.71 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.53 | 2.77 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.82 | 2.71 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.09 | 2.63 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.09 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
Lee Acres is a place of big households: 3.09 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has dropped from 3.18 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Lee Acres
| Period | Lee Acres | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.6 | 37.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 33.0 | 38.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 42.4 | 39.3 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 34.3 | 40.5 | 40.1 |
| Change | −4.3 | +3.2 | +2.3 |
Lee Acres is young: half of its residents are under 34.3, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Lee Acres
| Period | Lee Acres | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 24.3% | 14.2% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 17.8% | 14.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 13.0% | 13.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.7% | 14.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −11.6 pts | +0.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in eight households in Lee Acres (12.7%), a bit above the national share of 11.6%. Even so, single parents are less common here than in New Mexico overall (14.4%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Lee Acres
Renters in Lee Acres
| Period | Lee Acres | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 23.0% | 30.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 25.7% | 31.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 26.6% | 32.3% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 27.7% | 30.0% | 34.8% |
| Change | +4.6 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than a quarter of households in Lee Acres rent their homes (27.7%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. New Mexico as a whole looks much the same. Among homeowners, 70.4% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Lee Acres
| Period | Lee Acres | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.5% | 13.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.8% | 14.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.4% | 15.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.5% | 11.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | +1.1 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
More homes sit empty in Lee Acres than nationally: 13.5%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Lee Acres
| Period | Lee Acres | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1982 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1985 | 1981 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1986 | 1982 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1992 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Change | +10 | +4 | +6 |
Lee Acres has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1992, versus 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Lee Acres
| Period | Lee Acres | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $622 | $777 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $767 | $866 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $940 | $943 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $977 | $1,188 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$355 | +$411 | +$606 |
The median renter in Lee Acres pays $977 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 23.7% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Lee Acres
Bachelor's degrees in Lee Acres
| Period | Lee Acres | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.5% | 25.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.9% | 25.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.4% | 26.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.4% | 30.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | −0.1 pts | +5.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Lee Acres have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 10.4%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Lee Acres
| Period | Lee Acres | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 80.1% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 77.3% | 83.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 78.5% | 85.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 79.5% | 87.5% | 89.3% |
| Change | −0.6 pts | +5.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in five adults in Lee Acres never finished high school, well above the national share: only 79.5% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Lee Acres
| Period | Lee Acres | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.8% | 7.3% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.5% | 9.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.7% | 6.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 13.6% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | +10.9 pts | −1.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Lee Acres: 13.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Lee Acres compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Acres | 3.09 | 34.3 | 12.7% | 27.7% | 13.5% | 1992 | $977 | 10.4% | 79.5% | 13.6% |
| Tinian | 2.57 | 42.8 | 14.9% | 35.8% | 14.8% | 1991 | $837 | 8.2% | 77.2% | 2.8% |
| Bloomfield | 3.01 | 35.7 | 16.0% | 25.1% | 13.4% | 1990 | $1,026 | 15.4% | 84.3% | 6.4% |
| DeSmet | 2.80 | 38.7 | 14.3% | 33.3% | 9.5% | 1984 | $1,162 | 25.6% | 89.8% | 4.8% |
| Farmington | 2.77 | 38.4 | 13.4% | 33.7% | 9.2% | 1984 | $1,198 | 25.5% | 90.4% | 4.4% |
| Flora Vista | 3.28 | 40.3 | 10.6% | 18.8% | 20.5% | 1989 | $1,131 | 14.3% | 86.3% | 1.6% |
| Napi Headquarters | 2.72 | 30.7 | 16.4% | 73.0% | 10.1% | 1993 | $439 | 8.8% | 80.3% | 1.9% |
| Aztec | 2.80 | 42.3 | 12.8% | 24.0% | 14.4% | 1987 | $905 | 17.4% | 86.9% | 5.3% |
| Kirtland | 4.04 | 35.3 | 21.2% | 22.4% | 14.5% | 1992 | $789 | 13.9% | 89.7% | 12.5% |
| Blanco | 2.92 | 48.6 | 10.2% | 16.3% | 17.9% | 1990 | $1,154 | 14.7% | 88.6% | 5.0% |
| Cedar Hill | 2.62 | 52.4 | 11.4% | 18.0% | 12.7% | 1993 | $942 | 23.1% | 88.5% | 7.6% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Lee Acres. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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