COMPARING TWO PLACES
Newcomb vs Durango
PLACE A
Newcomb, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Durango, Colorado
Newcomb is 98% smaller than Durango. Durango earns more, with a median household income $43,289 higher. Newcomb has grown faster since 2000 (46% vs 13%).
NEWCOMBDURANGODIFFERENCE
Total population41519,733−98% vs Durango
Population density431,338−1,295
Population growth45.7%12.9%+32.8 pts
Median age43.238.3+4.9
Male52.5%50.8%+1.7 pts
Female47.5%49.2%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born3.1%2.0%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic6.0%78.4%−72.4 pts
Black0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%8.7%−5.8 pts
Asian3.4%0.8%+2.6 pts
Other87.7%11.6%+76.1 pts
Median household income$35,313$78,602−$43,289
Per capita income$22,684$48,642−$25,958
Poverty rate25.1%13.0%+12.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5170.461+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%60.4%−43.1 pts
Graduate degree12.5%22.7%−10.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%3.1%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation50.0%67.6%−17.6 pts
Median home value$18,600$668,400−$649,800
Median gross rent$603$1,636−$1,033
Owner-occupied69.0%53.0%+16.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.9%7.5%+17.4 pts
Rent-burdened households4.4%52.4%−47.9 pts
Average commute42.114.3+27.8
Worked from home10.9%15.0%−4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured17.3%6.5%+10.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024