COMPARING TWO PLACES
Grant County vs Hidalgo County
PLACE A
Grant County, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Grant County is 377% larger than Hidalgo County. Grant County earns more, with a median household income $22,667 higher. Grant County has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -15%).
GRANT COUNTYHIDALGO COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population18,7563,929+377% vs Hidalgo County
Population density301+29
Population growth0.6%-14.6%+15.2 pts
Median age40.542.6−2.1
Male50.8%48.2%+2.6 pts
Female49.2%51.8%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born0.9%7.7%−6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.1%38.1%+53.1 pts
Black2.7%0.0%+2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%57.0%−54.1 pts
Asian0.5%1.0%−0.5 pts
Other2.8%4.0%−1.1 pts
Median household income$71,549$48,882+$22,667
Per capita income$36,762$26,834+$9,928
Poverty rate13.1%23.1%−10.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.436+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%18.3%+3.2 pts
Graduate degree5.2%5.4%−0.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%3.5%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation57.4%53.5%+3.9 pts
Median home value$161,700$111,000+$50,700
Median gross rent$788$814−$26
Owner-occupied80.7%80.8%−0.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.3%33.8%−21.5 pts
Rent-burdened households38.5%54.9%−16.5 pts
Average commute30.522.2+8.3
Worked from home10.3%3.6%+6.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.6%13.3%−6.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025