COMPARING TWO PLACES
La Joya vs Palmview
PLACE A
La Joya, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Palmview, Texas
La Joya is 99% smaller than Palmview. Palmview has grown faster since 2000 (190% vs -2%).
LA JOYAPALMVIEWDIFFERENCE
Total population15915,878−99% vs Palmview
Population density1702,095−1,925
Population growth-2.4%189.9%−192.4 pts
Median age42.538.8+3.7
Male100.0%49.6%+50.4 pts
Female0.0%50.4%−50.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%32.3%−32.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino100.0%92.3%+7.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Median household income–$43,963–
Per capita income$28,142$20,918+$7,224
Poverty rate40.3%30.8%+9.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1290.483−0.4
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%13.0%−13.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Labor force participation76.0%50.0%+26.0 pts
Median home value–$113,600–
Median gross rent–$678–
Owner-occupied100.0%76.2%+23.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate59.5%16.4%+43.1 pts
Rent-burdened households–46.2%–
Average commute–20.4–
Worked from home0.0%9.6%−9.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%31.4%−31.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024