County profile
Lea County, NM
United States · GDP 2024
#363 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 86% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$12.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+13.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
24,911
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,730
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$66.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
74,749
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$68.0k±$5.6k
Bachelor's degree+
15.5%±1.7%
Poverty rate
18.7%±2.6%
Business applications
1,085 · 2025
Retail establishments
240
32.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Mining & energy27%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation15%
Health care15%
Construction14%
Transportation10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
74,749
residents · 2025 · +0.2% since 2020
Income per capita $59.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−4,702
International migration+3,128
Natural change+1,725
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.6B2019
$5.2B2020
$7.7B2021
$11.2B2022
$11.3B2023
$12.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$184.0k±$8.8k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$52/mo
Vacancy rate
13.1%±1.8%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$42.4M
143 units · 1.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
86.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 98Hail 94Lightning 91
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4142016
4282017
4312018
4582019
4752020
5012021
5302022
5592023
5882024
6242025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -32% since 20212112021
1292022
1862023
1722024
1432025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
139.8 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
14.5 km
TXN
Nearest port
758.5 km
Victoria, TX
Nearest commercial airport
21.5 km
LEA COUNTY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$66.7k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Lea?
Lea's economy produced $12.9B in 2024, growing 13.9% year over year — faster than 96% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is mining & energy.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.