COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chaparral vs El Paso
PLACE A
Chaparral, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
El Paso, Texas
Chaparral is 97% smaller than El Paso. El Paso earns more, with a median household income $13,728 higher. Chaparral has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 5%).
CHAPARRALEL PASODIFFERENCE
Total population18,186683,012−97% vs El Paso
Population density3082,639−2,331
Population growth13.1%4.6%+8.5 pts
Median age31.634.5−2.9
Male48.3%49.3%−1.1 pts
Female51.7%50.7%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born30.6%22.4%+8.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic5.8%12.0%−6.2 pts
Black0.1%3.2%−3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino92.0%81.2%+10.8 pts
Asian0.4%1.3%−0.9 pts
Other1.7%2.2%−0.5 pts
Median household income$46,017$59,745−$13,728
Per capita income$20,268$29,956−$9,688
Poverty rate27.4%18.4%+9.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4380.475−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%28.1%−17.6 pts
Graduate degree3.2%9.5%−6.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.3%6.0%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation55.4%62.3%−6.9 pts
Median home value$109,300$184,500−$75,200
Median gross rent$853$1,073−$220
Owner-occupied69.4%60.8%+8.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.8%7.5%+7.3 pts
Rent-burdened households30.1%50.1%−20.0 pts
Average commute29.923.4+6.5
Worked from home4.5%8.9%−4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured18.5%20.6%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024