COMPARING TWO PLACES
New Mexico vs Delaware
PLACE A
New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Delaware
New Mexico is 108% larger than Delaware. Delaware earns more, with a median household income $20,895 higher. Delaware has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 3%).
NEW MEXICODELAWAREDIFFERENCE
Total population2,120,2461,021,191+108% vs Delaware
Population density17524−506
Population growth2.8%10.2%−7.4 pts
Median age39.441.6−2.2
Male49.7%48.4%+1.3 pts
Female50.3%51.6%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born9.4%10.7%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic36.0%58.1%−22.2 pts
Black1.8%21.4%−19.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino48.4%11.0%+37.4 pts
Asian1.6%4.3%−2.6 pts
Other12.2%5.2%+7.0 pts
Median household income$64,059$84,954−$20,895
Per capita income$36,218$45,375−$9,157
Poverty rate17.8%10.4%+7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.449+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%35.8%−4.8 pts
Graduate degree13.9%15.3%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%5.1%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation57.8%62.1%−4.3 pts
Median home value$248,100$352,000−$103,900
Median gross rent$1,067$1,401−$334
Owner-occupied70.0%73.0%−3.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%13.4%−0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households45.0%46.6%−1.6 pts
Average commute23.526.0−2.5
Worked from home12.2%15.0%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.6%1.8%−1.3 pts
Uninsured9.6%6.3%+3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024