COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bent vs Chaparral
PLACE A
Bent, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Chaparral, New Mexico
Bent is 100% smaller than Chaparral. Chaparral earns more, with a median household income $18,428 higher. Bent has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs 13%).
BENTCHAPARRALDIFFERENCE
Total population1018,186−100% vs Chaparral
Population density2308−306
Population growth26.1%13.1%+12.9 pts
Median age54.331.6+22.7
Male60.0%48.3%+11.7 pts
Female40.0%51.7%−11.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%30.6%−30.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino100.0%92.0%+8.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Median household income$27,589$46,017−$18,428
Per capita income$14,705$20,268−$5,563
Poverty rate0.0%27.4%−27.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2780.438−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher60.0%10.5%+49.5 pts
Graduate degree60.0%3.2%+56.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Labor force participation0.0%55.4%−55.4 pts
Median home value$93,700$109,300−$15,600
Median gross rent–$853–
Owner-occupied100.0%69.4%+30.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate94.6%14.8%+79.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%30.1%−30.1 pts
Average commute–29.9–
Worked from home0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%18.5%−18.5 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024