ZIP 88260 · Lea County, NM

Three governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 88260: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 88260?
88260 is served by the State of New Mexico, Lea County and Lovington School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of New Mexico spent $33.5 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Lea County spent $160 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Lovington School District spent $63.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 88260?
Of the governments serving 88260, Lea County collected $235 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), State of New Mexico collected $126 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Lovington School District collected $10.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 88260.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Lea County and Lovington School District

Why not this year? Each figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 88260

Lea County$235 million

68% of its $345 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

State of New Mexico$126 million

0.3% of its $40.2 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Lovington School District$10.5 million

15% of its $68.9 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Lea County provides local services like police and parks.

Lea County

$160 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

County taxes83%Fines and other9.8%Local tax money2.4%Federal tax money2.2%State tax money1.8%Fees for services (airport)0.6%
Full Lea County breakdown

What stands out

68%

of Lea County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes83%

Property tax
68%$235 million
Sales tax
15%$52.7 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Airport$295 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.2%$7.6 million

State tax money1.8%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
1.8%$6.3 million

Local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.4%$8.2 million

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$33.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$211 thousand
Lea County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs25%Sent to other local governments19%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

19%

of Lea County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Lea County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$43.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$18.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$18.1 million
  • Fire protection$4.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$926 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$39.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$9.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.5 million
Sent to other local governments
19%$30.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$20.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$10.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$29.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$22.5 million
  • Airports$7.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$9.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.1 million
  • Water supply$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$3.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.0 million
Social services
0.3%$457 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$457 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$126 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$126 thousand
Lea County page →

Your schools

Lovington School District

$63.4 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 92% of this ZIP is in Lovington School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money81%School district taxes15%Federal tax money2.1%Fees for services (school lunches)1.0%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

81%

of Lovington School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

Full Lovington School District breakdown

School district taxes15%

Property tax
15%$10.5 million

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$720 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$669 thousand
  • School lunches$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.1%$1.4 million

State tax money81%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
81%$55.8 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$488 thousand
Lovington School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.0%
Full Lovington School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$62.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$62.7 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$657 thousand
Lovington School District page →

Your state

State of New Mexico

$33.5 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes35%Federal tax money31%Fines and other21%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)11%Local tax money1.5%
Full New Mexico breakdown

What stands out

21%

of New Mexico's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical state government gets 7.3%.

State taxes35%

Other taxes
17%$6.98 billion
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; insurance premium taxes and 17 more
  • Severance taxes$4.71 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$684 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$319 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$293 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$242 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$185 million
  • Other licenses$109 million
  • Public utility taxes$104 million
  • Tobacco taxes$78.6 million
  • Amusement taxes$67.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$51.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$48.5 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$35.5 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$30.0 million
  • Driver's licenses$13.8 million
  • Corporation licenses$5.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4.0 million
  • Public utility licenses$1.6 million
  • Amusement licenses$556 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$4.33 billion
Individual income tax
5.4%$2.17 billion
Business income tax
1.5%$610 million
Property tax
0.3%$126 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$4.36 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 8 more
  • Hospital bills$3.52 billion
  • College tuition$480 million
  • Other service charges$235 million
  • University housing and dining$70.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$18.0 million
  • Housing$17.3 million
  • Road charges$12.8 million
  • Other education charges$9.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money31%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
31%$12.4 billion

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
1.5%$590 million

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$8.53 billion
Fines
0.2%$69.7 million
New Mexico page →

Where the money goes

Social services32%Sent to local governments26%Health and hospitals13%Schools and colleges11%Running the government and other costs8.0%All other spending11%

What stands out

13%

of New Mexico's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full New Mexico breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
32%$10.7 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 1 more
  • Other public welfare$10.7 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$16.3 million
  • Veterans' services$8.5 million
Sent to local governments
26%$8.69 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 18 more
  • Sent to school districts$5.41 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$2.40 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$328 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$192 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$118 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$59.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$56.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$50.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$47.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$7.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$5.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$5.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$4.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$3.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$1.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$982 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$671 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$74 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$4.26 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$3.71 billion
  • Public health$543 million
Schools and colleges
11%$3.59 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$2.42 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$674 million
  • Other education$337 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$151 million
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$2.68 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.51 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$972 million
  • Other government administration$106 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68.5 million
  • Government buildings$24.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$1.52 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$516 million
  • Prisons and jails$424 million
  • Police$221 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$187 million
  • Inspections and regulation$168 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$1.20 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.19 billion
  • Public transit$2.6 million
  • Airports$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$342 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$342 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$290 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$131 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$110 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$110 million
  • Libraries$84 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
New Mexico page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of New Mexico. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Lea County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Lovington School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.