Being a small city, Lovington does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Lovington have a very low rate of college education: just 8.24% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Lovington in 2022 was $24,636, which is middle income relative to New Mexico, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,544 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 69.05% 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, British, and Norwegian.
In addition, Lovington has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.76%).
The most common language spoken in Lovington is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Native American languages.
