COMPARING TWO PLACES
Peñasco vs Española
PLACE A
Peñasco, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Española, New Mexico
Peñasco is 95% smaller than Española. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Española has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -20%).
PEÑASCOESPAÑOLADIFFERENCE
Total population54610,458−95% vs Española
Population density4491,272−823
Population growth-19.5%3.0%−22.5 pts
Median age43.835.7+8.1
Male57.3%47.6%+9.7 pts
Female42.7%52.4%−9.7 pts
Foreign-born0.4%14.2%−13.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic12.6%10.5%+2.1 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino86.3%81.6%+4.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other1.1%5.6%−4.5 pts
Median household income$45,833$47,667−$1,834
Per capita income$31,137$27,745+$3,392
Poverty rate18.9%20.4%−1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4950.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%18.3%−1.9 pts
Graduate degree6.7%6.4%+0.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%4.4%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation54.7%56.6%−1.9 pts
Median home value$229,300$210,800+$18,500
Median gross rent$963$829+$134
Owner-occupied71.6%65.2%+6.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.6%14.3%+13.3 pts
Rent-burdened households29.9%40.3%−10.4 pts
Average commute35.330.8+4.5
Worked from home17.8%5.8%+12.0 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.3%+0.2 pts
Uninsured5.1%12.0%−6.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024