COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lamy vs Los Alamos
PLACE A
Lamy, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Lamy is 98% smaller than Los Alamos. Los Alamos earns more, with a median household income $72,783 higher. Los Alamos has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -4%).
LAMYLOS ALAMOSDIFFERENCE
Total population29413,317−98% vs Los Alamos
Population density1141,199−1,085
Population growth-3.7%9.7%−13.3 pts
Median age64.138.8+25.3
Male41.8%53.6%−11.7 pts
Female58.2%46.4%+11.7 pts
Foreign-born8.5%11.5%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.7%69.5%−17.8 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.9%17.9%−3.9 pts
Asian8.5%6.3%+2.2 pts
Other25.9%5.5%+20.3 pts
Median household income$68,235$141,018−$72,783
Per capita income$38,389$76,146−$37,757
Poverty rate0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3480.390−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher41.5%69.8%−28.4 pts
Graduate degree12.4%46.5%−34.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation88.0%68.6%+19.4 pts
Median home value$592,600$501,800+$90,800
Median gross rent$850$1,359−$509
Owner-occupied64.1%66.5%−2.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.3%3.5%+12.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%29.4%−29.4 pts
Average commute44.512.4+32.1
Worked from home27.2%16.8%+10.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024