COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lamy vs Española
PLACE A
Lamy, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Española, New Mexico
Lamy is 97% smaller than Española. Lamy earns more, with a median household income $20,568 higher. Española has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -4%).
LAMYESPAÑOLADIFFERENCE
Total population29410,458−97% vs Española
Population density1141,272−1,158
Population growth-3.7%3.0%−6.6 pts
Median age64.135.7+28.4
Male41.8%47.6%−5.8 pts
Female58.2%52.4%+5.8 pts
Foreign-born8.5%14.2%−5.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.7%10.5%+41.2 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.9%81.6%−67.7 pts
Asian8.5%1.0%+7.5 pts
Other25.9%5.6%+20.3 pts
Median household income$68,235$47,667+$20,568
Per capita income$38,389$27,745+$10,644
Poverty rate0.0%20.4%−20.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3480.456−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher41.5%18.3%+23.1 pts
Graduate degree12.4%6.4%+6.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation88.0%56.6%+31.4 pts
Median home value$592,600$210,800+$381,800
Median gross rent$850$829+$21
Owner-occupied64.1%65.2%−1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.3%14.3%+2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%40.3%−40.3 pts
Average commute44.530.8+13.7
Worked from home27.2%5.8%+21.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%12.0%−12.0 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024