COMPARING TWO PLACES
El Rito vs Española
PLACE A
El Rito, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Española, New Mexico
El Rito is 89% smaller than Española. Española earns more, with a median household income $23,056 higher. Española has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -7%).
EL RITOESPAÑOLADIFFERENCE
Total population1,10210,458−89% vs Española
Population density2681,272−1,004
Population growth-7.3%3.0%−10.3 pts
Median age39.535.7+3.8
Male36.1%47.6%−11.5 pts
Female63.9%52.4%+11.5 pts
Foreign-born19.2%14.2%+5.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%10.5%−10.5 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino95.5%81.6%+13.9 pts
Asian0.1%1.0%−0.9 pts
Other4.4%5.6%−1.1 pts
Median household income$24,611$47,667−$23,056
Per capita income$20,564$27,745−$7,181
Poverty rate54.4%20.4%+34.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3850.456−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%18.3%−5.0 pts
Graduate degree13.4%6.4%+7.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation56.2%56.6%−0.4 pts
Median home value$332,300$210,800+$121,500
Median gross rent$735$829−$94
Owner-occupied100.0%65.2%+34.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.8%14.3%−8.5 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%40.3%+59.7 pts
Average commute22.730.8−8.1
Worked from home21.3%5.8%+15.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured19.3%12.0%+7.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024