Jal, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Jal is a Census city of 2,364 people across 4.82 square miles of land, in Lea County. 72.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Jal
What Jal is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.82 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land490
- County holding the largest share of its areaLea County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Jal
- Population2,364
- Median age39.6 plus or minus 11.2
- Population under 18576 plus or minus 217
- Share under 1824.4 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Population 65 and over369 plus or minus 131
- Share 65 and over15.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Households859
- Family households615 plus or minus 166
- Share of households that are families71.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Jal
- Per capita income$38,078 plus or minus $11,319
- Civilian labor force1,168 plus or minus 313
- Employed949 plus or minus 272
- Unemployed219 plus or minus 150
- Unemployment rate18.8 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Adults 25 and over1,505 plus or minus 304
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher73.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.0 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.8 percent plus or minus 12.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Jal
- Housing units1,004
- Occupied units859
- Vacant units145 plus or minus 69
- Vacancy rate14.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied623 plus or minus 160
- Renter occupied236 plus or minus 118
- Ownership rate72.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$97,600 plus or minus $23,266
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,318
- Single family units826 plus or minus 182
- Share single family82.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more43 plus or minus 43
- Share in buildings of two or more4.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Mobile homes107 plus or minus 75
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Jal gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute905 plus or minus 276
- Commuting under 15 minutes504 plus or minus 229
- Share commuting under 15 minutes55.7 percent plus or minus 18.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more315 plus or minus 128
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.8 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Drove alone95.4 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Jal (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,140,000
- Average approval$1,140,000
- Median approval$1,140,000
- Largest approval$1,140,000
- Jobs supported12
- Jobs per approval12.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jal, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Jal
- NFIP communityCity of Jal
- NFIP community number350030
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/16/08
The City of Jal participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 350030 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lea County, not Jal
Lea County context, not Jal figures
- Establishments in Lea County1,730
- Covered employment, Lea County33,770
- Average annual pay, Lea County$69,342
- Housing units permitted, Lea County172
Every figure in this section is published for Lea County as a whole and is not a measurement of Jal.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Jal questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Jal, New Mexico?
2,364, in 859 households. Jal city covers 4.82 square miles of land, which is 490 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Jal in?
Lea County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
How much SBA lending goes to Jal businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $1.1 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,140,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jal, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Jal borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Jal. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Jal in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Jal appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Jal, city of, community 350030, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Jal figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lea County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Jal.
Is zoning published for Jal?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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