COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ribera vs Las Vegas
PLACE A
Ribera, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Ribera is 99% smaller than Las Vegas. Ribera earns more, with a median household income $11,201 higher. Las Vegas has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -25%).
RIBERALAS VEGASDIFFERENCE
Total population16212,574−99% vs Las Vegas
Population density641,458−1,394
Population growth-24.5%-4.3%−20.3 pts
Median age50.143.1+7.0
Male60.5%46.7%+13.8 pts
Female39.5%53.3%−13.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic2.5%16.5%−14.1 pts
Black20.4%1.1%+19.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino77.2%76.3%+0.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Median household income$56,326$45,125+$11,201
Per capita income$34,923$26,501+$8,422
Poverty rate9.0%32.0%−22.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2870.483−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%28.3%−28.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%12.3%−12.3 pts
Unemployment rate25.0%4.8%+20.2 pts
Labor force participation78.4%51.1%+27.3 pts
Median home value$186,700$155,300+$31,400
Median gross rent–$792–
Owner-occupied57.1%57.0%+0.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.7%14.4%+12.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%50.5%−50.5 pts
Average commute21.916.8+5.1
Worked from home0.0%9.3%−9.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured6.5%7.7%−1.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024