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Area median family income (HUD) in Lea County

Area median family income (HUD) in Lea County was $92,200 in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 15.4% from 2025. That is the 9th highest of 33 counties in 2026.

2026, USD92,200
Change on 2025+15.4%
Rank9th of 33Counties in New Mexico ranked
Series high92,2002026
Series low47,1002010

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Area median family income (HUD) in Lea County, 2010 to 2026

40K50K60K70K80K90K100K2010201320162019202220262010: 47,100 USD2011: 48,600 USD2012: 49,200 USD2013: 52,100 USD2014: 60,700 USD2015: 62,400 USD2016: 67,900 USD2017: 68,400 USD2018: 66,900 USD2019: 65,900 USD2020: 64,300 USD2021: 61,600 USD2022: 86,800 USD2023: 65,200 USD2024: 73,800 USD2025: 79,900 USD2026: 92,200 USD40K60K80K100K2010201620262010: 47,100 USD2011: 48,600 USD2012: 49,200 USD2013: 52,100 USD2014: 60,700 USD2015: 62,400 USD2016: 67,900 USD2017: 68,400 USD2018: 66,900 USD2019: 65,900 USD2020: 64,300 USD2021: 61,600 USD2022: 86,800 USD2023: 65,200 USD2024: 73,800 USD2025: 79,900 USD2026: 92,200 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-04-16.
All 17 values
PeriodUSD
202692,200
202579,900
202473,800
202365,200
202286,800
202161,600
202064,300
201965,900
201866,900
201768,400
201667,900
201562,400
201460,700
201352,100
201249,200
201148,600
201047,100

Lea County compared with nearby places

Bernalillo County: 100,400 USDCatron County: 70,200 USDChaves County: 65,600 USDCibola County: 62,600 USDColfax County: 64,700 USDCurry County: 79,000 USDDe Baca County: 89,500 USDDoña Ana County: 79,900 USDEddy County: 100,100 USDGrant County: 68,400 USDGuadalupe County: 60,500 USDHarding County: 95,500 USDHidalgo County: 71,200 USDLea County: 92,200 USDLincoln County: 73,800 USDLos Alamos County: 182,500 USDLuna County: 48,300 USDMcKinley County: 56,400 USDMora County: 57,700 USDOtero County: 71,000 USDQuay County: 60,400 USDRio Arriba County: 73,700 USDRoosevelt County: 69,700 USDSandoval County: 100,400 USDSan Juan County: 80,300 USDSan Miguel County: 74,300 USDSanta Fe County: 118,600 USDSierra County: 71,300 USDSocorro County: 50,000 USDTaos County: 80,500 USDTorrance County: 100,400 USDUnion County: 66,700 USDValencia County: 100,400 USD
  • Under 61K
  • 61K to 69K
  • 69K to 74K
  • 74K to 80K
  • 80K to 100K
  • 100K and over
Area median family income (HUD), 2026, USD. Lea County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year.

More on how it is measured
  • HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments.
  • Often called AMI.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Area median family income (HUD), Lea County, 2010 to 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Area median family income (HUD), Lea County, 2010 to 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hud-area-median-family-income/lea-county-new-mexico. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Area median family income (HUD), Lea County, 2010 to 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hud-area-median-family-income/lea-county-new-mexico.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Area median family income (HUD), Lea County, 2010 to 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/hud-area-median-family-income/lea-county-new-mexico (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars: Area median family income (HUD), Lea County, 2010 to 2026}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hud-area-median-family-income/lea-county-new-mexico. Publisher attribution: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the area median family income (HUD) in Lea County?

Area median family income (HUD) in Lea County was $92,200 in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 15.4% from 2025. That is the 9th highest of 33 counties in 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest area median family income (HUD) in Lea County?

$92,200 in 2026, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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