COMPARING TWO PLACES
Newcomb vs Gallup
PLACE A
Newcomb, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Gallup, New Mexico
Newcomb is 98% smaller than Gallup. Gallup earns more, with a median household income $22,990 higher. Newcomb has grown faster since 2000 (46% vs 1%).
NEWCOMBGALLUPDIFFERENCE
Total population41519,969−98% vs Gallup
Population density43989−946
Population growth45.7%1.0%+44.7 pts
Median age43.234.4+8.8
Male52.5%47.4%+5.2 pts
Female47.5%52.6%−5.2 pts
Foreign-born3.1%5.6%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic6.0%17.9%−11.9 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%23.8%−20.9 pts
Asian3.4%3.4%−0.0 pts
Other87.7%53.7%+34.0 pts
Median household income$35,313$58,303−$22,990
Per capita income$22,684$25,302−$2,618
Poverty rate25.1%26.8%−1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5170.470+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%23.5%−6.2 pts
Graduate degree12.5%9.9%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%5.7%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation50.0%52.4%−2.4 pts
Median home value$18,600$165,200−$146,600
Median gross rent$603$927−$324
Owner-occupied69.0%52.1%+16.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.9%7.3%+17.6 pts
Rent-burdened households4.4%42.9%−38.4 pts
Average commute42.120.5+21.6
Worked from home10.9%5.4%+5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Uninsured17.3%10.2%+7.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024