COMPARING TWO PLACES
La Jara vs Bernalillo
PLACE A
La Jara, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Bernalillo, New Mexico
La Jara is 98% smaller than Bernalillo. Bernalillo earns more, with a median household income $47,831 higher. Bernalillo has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -14%).
LA JARABERNALILLODIFFERENCE
Total population1769,159−98% vs Bernalillo
Population density121,742−1,730
Population growth-14.5%7.9%−22.4 pts
Median age68.043.9+24.1
Male59.7%49.3%+10.4 pts
Female40.3%50.7%−10.4 pts
Foreign-born31.8%14.7%+17.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic34.1%28.4%+5.7 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino49.4%66.0%−16.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other16.5%5.2%+11.3 pts
Median household income$16,049$63,880−$47,831
Per capita income$13,785$33,691−$19,906
Poverty rate82.4%15.9%+66.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5620.442+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher38.1%22.5%+15.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Labor force participation0.6%52.7%−52.2 pts
Median home value$13,400$255,500−$242,100
Median gross rent$530$902−$372
Owner-occupied72.4%76.9%−4.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate45.0%6.8%+38.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%35.4%−35.4 pts
Average commute16.527.1−10.6
Worked from home0.0%18.1%−18.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured0.6%9.8%−9.2 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024