COMPARING TWO PLACES
North Carolina vs New Mexico
PLACE A
North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
New Mexico
North Carolina is 406% larger than New Mexico. North Carolina earns more, with a median household income $8,329 higher. North Carolina has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 3%).
NORTH CAROLINANEW MEXICODIFFERENCE
Total population10,730,4042,120,246+406% vs New Mexico
Population density22117+203
Population growth9.5%2.8%+6.6 pts
Median age39.139.4−0.3
Male48.9%49.7%−0.8 pts
Female51.1%50.3%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born9.1%9.4%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%36.0%+24.0 pts
Black20.0%1.8%+18.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.3%48.4%−37.1 pts
Asian3.3%1.6%+1.6 pts
Other5.4%12.2%−6.8 pts
Median household income$72,388$64,059+$8,329
Per capita income$41,385$36,218+$5,167
Poverty rate13.0%17.8%−4.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.477Even
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%31.0%+4.7 pts
Graduate degree13.5%13.9%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%6.0%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation62.8%57.8%+5.0 pts
Median home value$288,900$248,100+$40,800
Median gross rent$1,228$1,067+$161
Owner-occupied66.6%70.0%−3.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%12.5%+0.0 pts
Rent-burdened households44.7%45.0%−0.2 pts
Average commute25.123.5+1.6
Worked from home16.3%12.2%+4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.6%+0.1 pts
Uninsured9.9%9.6%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024