COMPARING TWO PLACES
Paraje vs Grants
PLACE A
Paraje, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Grants, New Mexico
Paraje is 85% smaller than Grants. Grants earns more, with a median household income $13,944 higher. Grants has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -9%).
PARAJEGRANTSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,3338,933−85% vs Grants
Population density239601−362
Population growth-9.3%-0.2%−9.1 pts
Median age40.737.2+3.5
Male36.1%47.4%−11.4 pts
Female63.9%52.6%+11.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic1.4%24.2%−22.8 pts
Black0.3%1.0%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%60.7%−58.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other95.9%14.1%+81.8 pts
Median household income$33,239$47,183−$13,944
Per capita income$11,370$26,010−$14,640
Poverty rate61.7%34.1%+27.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3210.505−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher34.7%19.3%+15.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Labor force participation35.8%46.0%−10.1 pts
Median home value$40,400$136,500−$96,100
Median gross rent$213$783−$570
Owner-occupied100.0%59.6%+40.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.3%15.5%−8.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%52.6%−52.6 pts
Average commute12.216.4−4.2
Worked from home11.0%11.9%−0.8 pts
Public transit to work1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Uninsured0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024