COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hidalgo County vs Grant County
PLACE A
Hidalgo County, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Grant County, Arkansas
Hidalgo County is 79% smaller than Grant County. Grant County earns more, with a median household income $22,667 higher. Grant County has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -15%).
HIDALGO COUNTYGRANT COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population3,92918,756−79% vs Grant County
Population density130−29
Population growth-14.6%0.6%−15.2 pts
Median age42.640.5+2.1
Male48.2%50.8%−2.6 pts
Female51.8%49.2%+2.6 pts
Foreign-born7.7%0.9%+6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic38.1%91.1%−53.1 pts
Black0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino57.0%2.9%+54.1 pts
Asian1.0%0.5%+0.5 pts
Other4.0%2.8%+1.1 pts
Median household income$48,882$71,549−$22,667
Per capita income$26,834$36,762−$9,928
Poverty rate23.1%13.1%+10.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4360.450−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%21.5%−3.2 pts
Graduate degree5.4%5.2%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%4.5%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation53.5%57.4%−3.9 pts
Median home value$111,000$161,700−$50,700
Median gross rent$814$788+$26
Owner-occupied80.8%80.7%+0.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.8%12.3%+21.5 pts
Rent-burdened households54.9%38.5%+16.5 pts
Average commute22.230.5−8.3
Worked from home3.6%10.3%−6.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.3%6.6%+6.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025