COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bluewater vs Grants
PLACE A
Bluewater, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Grants, New Mexico
Bluewater is 97% smaller than Grants. Bluewater earns more, with a median household income $75,567 higher.
BLUEWATERGRANTSDIFFERENCE
Total population2758,933−97% vs Grants
Population density23601−578
Population growth–-0.2%–
Median age59.437.2+22.2
Male37.8%47.4%−9.6 pts
Female62.2%52.6%+9.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic45.5%24.2%+21.2 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino46.2%60.7%−14.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other8.4%14.1%−5.7 pts
Median household income$122,750$47,183+$75,567
Per capita income$43,535$26,010+$17,525
Poverty rate0.0%34.1%−34.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2270.505−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%19.3%+11.2 pts
Graduate degree3.3%7.7%−4.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Labor force participation71.3%46.0%+25.3 pts
Median home value$337,900$136,500+$201,400
Median gross rent–$783–
Owner-occupied100.0%59.6%+40.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate58.2%15.5%+42.7 pts
Rent-burdened households–52.6%–
Average commute47.116.4+30.7
Worked from home0.0%11.9%−11.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.6%5.7%+5.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024