COMPARING TWO PLACES
New Mexico vs Massachusetts
PLACE A
New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Massachusetts
New Mexico is 70% smaller than Massachusetts. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $39,901 higher.
NEW MEXICOMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE
Total population2,120,2467,044,056−70% vs Massachusetts
Population density17903−886
Population growth2.8%7.4%−4.5 pts
Median age39.440.0−0.6
Male49.7%48.9%+0.8 pts
Female50.3%51.1%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born9.4%18.0%−8.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic36.0%66.6%−30.6 pts
Black1.8%6.4%−4.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino48.4%13.3%+35.1 pts
Asian1.6%7.3%−5.6 pts
Other12.2%6.5%+5.7 pts
Median household income$64,059$103,960−$39,901
Per capita income$36,218$57,897−$21,679
Poverty rate17.8%10.0%+7.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.489−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%47.3%−16.3 pts
Graduate degree13.9%21.8%−7.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%5.2%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation57.8%67.0%−9.2 pts
Median home value$248,100$562,100−$314,000
Median gross rent$1,067$1,762−$695
Owner-occupied70.0%62.5%+7.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%8.1%+4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households45.0%48.9%−3.9 pts
Average commute23.529.1−5.6
Worked from home12.2%18.6%−6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.6%6.5%−6.0 pts
Uninsured9.6%2.6%+7.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024