Population 106 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Loco Hills
Household size in Loco Hills
| Period | Loco Hills | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.89 | 2.71 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.79 | 2.77 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.72 | 2.71 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.42 | 2.63 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.53 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
Households in Loco Hills are large by national standards, averaging 3.42 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Household size has climbed from 2.89 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 Loco Hills
| Period | Loco Hills | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 33.8 | 37.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.0 | 38.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.1 | 39.3 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 31.4 | 40.5 | 40.1 |
| Change | −2.4 | +3.2 | +2.3 |
Loco Hills is young: half of its residents are under 31.4, 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 Loco Hills
| Period | Loco Hills | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.0% | 14.2% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.6% | 14.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 1.6% | 13.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.2% | 14.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +7.2 pts | +0.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Loco Hills as they are nationally: 11.2%, against 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in New Mexico as a whole (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 Loco Hills
Renters in Loco Hills
| Period | Loco Hills | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.5% | 30.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 27.5% | 31.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 11.2% | 32.3% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 24.3% | 30.0% | 34.8% |
| Change | +10.7 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 24.3% of households in Loco Hills rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 64.2% 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 Loco Hills
| Period | Loco Hills | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.1% | 13.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.4% | 14.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 16.6% | 15.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.2% | 11.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | −19.8 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 5.2% of homes in Loco Hills are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
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 Loco Hills
| Period | Loco Hills | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1985 | 1981 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1984 | 1982 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1993 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Change | +20 | +4 | +6 |
Loco Hills has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1993, 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 Loco Hills
| Period | Loco Hills | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $677 | $777 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $588 | $866 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,031 | $943 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,337 | $1,188 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$660 | +$411 | +$606 |
Rent in Loco Hills runs $1,337 a month at the median, utilities included, below the U.S. median of $1,571. Still, rents here are higher than in New Mexico overall ($1,188). Rent takes 21.2% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
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 Loco Hills
Bachelor's degrees in Loco Hills
| Period | Loco Hills | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.7% | 25.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.0% | 25.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 15.4% | 26.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 28.2% | 30.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +25.5 pts | +5.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
Nearly three in ten adults 25 and older in Loco Hills (28.2%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, below the national share of 35.6%. The picture is much the same across New Mexico.
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 Loco Hills
| Period | Loco Hills | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 72.2% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 70.3% | 83.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 78.6% | 85.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 81.7% | 87.5% | 89.3% |
| Change | +9.5 pts | +5.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
More than one in six adults in Loco Hills never finished high school, well above the national share: only 81.7% 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 Loco Hills
| Period | Loco Hills | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.4% | 7.3% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.1% | 9.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.3% | 6.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 13.9% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | +5.5 pts | −1.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Loco Hills runs well above the national rate: 13.9% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 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).
Loco Hills 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loco Hills | 3.42 | 31.4 | 11.2% | 24.3% | 5.2% | 1993 | $1,337 | 28.2% | 81.7% | 13.9% |
| Maljamar | 2.96 | 32.3 | 11.8% | 10.2% | 17.5% | 1985 | $925 | 17.4% | 78.1% | 0.6% |
| Riverside | 2.60 | 34.5 | 13.6% | 31.9% | 10.6% | 1999 | $1,407 | 20.3% | 89.4% | 9.0% |
| Atoka | 2.54 | 33.4 | 10.5% | 23.1% | 7.6% | 1994 | $1,167 | 16.4% | 92.6% | 2.6% |
| Artesia | 2.60 | 33.5 | 18.7% | 29.4% | 12.3% | 1981 | $1,271 | 18.8% | 84.5% | 5.3% |
| Lake Arthur | 3.29 | 30.9 | 18.6% | 20.9% | 11.3% | 1991 | $945 | 17.3% | 83.2% | 10.6% |
| Caprock | 2.93 | 32.5 | 10.8% | 9.9% | 17.7% | 1985 | $951 | 18.0% | 77.8% | 0.0% |
| Lovington | 3.42 | 30.0 | 16.9% | 24.1% | 14.3% | 1973 | $1,091 | 13.3% | 76.0% | 8.5% |
| Hope | 3.33 | 31.7 | 13.9% | 22.8% | 7.3% | 1992 | $1,189 | 24.4% | 82.0% | 12.7% |
| Humble City | 3.77 | 30.1 | 8.5% | 2.3% | 8.1% | 2012 | $1,436 | 12.2% | 76.4% | 5.2% |
| North Hobbs | 3.23 | 31.4 | 11.5% | 17.5% | 10.2% | 1991 | $1,404 | 19.3% | 82.8% | 5.3% |
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 Loco Hills. 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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