COMPARING TWO PLACES
La Bajada vs Santa Fe
PLACE A
La Bajada, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Santa Fe, Texas
La Bajada is 100% smaller than Santa Fe.
LA BAJADASANTA FEDIFFERENCE
Total population1113,913−100% vs Santa Fe
Population density64819−756
Population growth–4.2%–
Median age49.443.0+6.4
Male72.7%48.6%+24.2 pts
Female27.3%51.4%−24.2 pts
Foreign-born63.6%5.3%+58.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%68.3%−68.3 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino100.0%21.6%+78.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
Median household income–$99,190–
Per capita income$33,682$39,305−$5,623
Poverty rate18.2%10.4%+7.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.398+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%15.0%−15.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.5%−8.5 pts
Labor force participation72.7%57.5%+15.2 pts
Median home value$1,031,300$325,800+$705,500
Median gross rent–$1,240–
Owner-occupied100.0%81.3%+18.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate60.0%8.5%+51.5 pts
Rent-burdened households–36.4%–
Average commute–27.5–
Worked from home0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured45.5%18.5%+27.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024