What is the population of Loving village?

Loving village has 1,317 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #130 of 527 in New Mexico.

What is the median household income in Loving village?

Median household income in Loving village is $60,203 a year, 23.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Loving village?

Median gross rent is $1,231 a month and the median home value is $177,400, so rent absorbs about 24.5% of median household income.

Is Loving village affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Loving village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

Aerial view of a dense city center, illustrating the US cities ZIP code directory

New Mexico · Census place 44420

Loving, NM population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Loving, New Mexico (Loving, NM — Census place “Loving village”) is 1,317 residents, ranking #130 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $60,203, the median home is worth $177,400 and median gross rent runs $1,231 a month. Looking for the Loving New Mexico ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Loving, NM: 88256.

Population: 1,317Loving village residents
Median household income: $60,203Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $177,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,231Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 35.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 74%Owner-occupied households

Loving ZIP codes (New Mexico)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Loving.

The Loving NM ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

88256

What the numbers mean in Loving village

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Loving village median would spend about 24.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.1% of residents and 74% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Loving village, NM in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Loving village is a small town in New Mexico, with 1,317 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #130 of 527 ranked by population — larger than 75% of them. The median age here is 35.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Loving village earn a median of $60,203 a year, 23.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 11% above the $54,029 median for the 153 New Mexico cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 13.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Loving village is valued at $177,400, 41.5% below the national figure and 7% below the $190,000 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,231 a month, 12.4% below the national figure, or roughly $14,772 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 74% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

Compare with nearby places

Places of similar size in New Mexico.

More New Mexico coverage.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Loving village?: Loving village has 1,317 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #130 of 527 in New Mexico.
What is the median household income in Loving village?: Median household income in Loving village is $60,203 a year, 23.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Loving village?: Median gross rent is $1,231 a month and the median home value is $177,400, so rent absorbs about 24.5% of median household income.
Is Loving village affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Loving village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Loving village data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.