Loving, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Loving, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,925. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet LOVING-NM · Loving, NM 1 ZIPs · 1,925 pop · #22939/25278 · Eddy County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $45,714
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22939/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Carlsbad
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,925
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $211,000

Nearest income peer: Carlsbad, NM (+ $32,448 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Loving

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Loving on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Loving, NM sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

9th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,925
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$45,714
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($45,714 average) · poverty 22.5%. The primary code (88256) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Loving as a pure owner town.

Within New Mexico, Clayton is the closest lower-income city and Zuni the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Loving.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 88256, is all of Loving

There is no split to weigh here: 88256 holds every one of Loving's 1,925 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Loving's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 38 establishments, 575 employees , annual payroll $61,585k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 88256 (38 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (10) · also Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Loving, NM

These ZIP codes sit in Eddy County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Loving. See the Eddy County roll-up →

Every one of the 3 cities sharing Eddy County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Loving, Carlsbad, Artesia and Hope among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Hope marks the far end of that range at $83,250, 82% above Loving.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
88256 1,925 $45,714 38 2

Loving roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Loving, .