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Lovington, NM
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Lovington is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 11,237 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lovington is the 20th largest community in New Mexico.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.39% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small city, Lovington doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of Lovington has a very low overall level of education: only 9.59% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Lovington in 2022 was $24,748, which is lower middle income relative to New Mexico, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,992 for a family of four. However, Lovington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lovington is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lovington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Lovington, accounting for 67.41% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lovington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lovington include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Dutch.

Lovington also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.94%.

The most common language spoken in Lovington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.


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