COMPARING TWO PLACES
Questa vs Los Alamos
PLACE A
Questa, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Questa is 86% smaller than Los Alamos. Los Alamos earns more, with a median household income $93,710 higher. Los Alamos has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -2%).
QUESTALOS ALAMOSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,80913,317−86% vs Los Alamos
Population density2561,199−943
Population growth-1.6%9.7%−11.2 pts
Median age51.838.8+13.0
Male54.4%53.6%+0.8 pts
Female45.6%46.4%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born2.1%11.5%−9.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic17.9%69.5%−51.6 pts
Black0.5%0.8%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino71.2%17.9%+53.4 pts
Asian1.9%6.3%−4.4 pts
Other8.4%5.5%+2.9 pts
Median household income$47,308$141,018−$93,710
Per capita income$29,058$76,146−$47,088
Poverty rate17.5%4.1%+13.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4320.390+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%69.8%−48.4 pts
Graduate degree7.1%46.5%−39.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%0.8%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation50.7%68.6%−17.9 pts
Median home value$233,500$501,800−$268,300
Median gross rent$703$1,359−$656
Owner-occupied67.9%66.5%+1.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.0%3.5%+14.5 pts
Rent-burdened households50.9%29.4%+21.6 pts
Average commute20.012.4+7.6
Worked from home15.5%16.8%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work1.2%1.4%−0.2 pts
Uninsured13.8%3.4%+10.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024