COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rowe vs Los Alamos
PLACE A
Rowe, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Rowe is 96% smaller than Los Alamos. Los Alamos earns more, with a median household income $25,042 higher. Los Alamos has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -27%).
ROWELOS ALAMOSDIFFERENCE
Total population51613,317−96% vs Los Alamos
Population density841,199−1,114
Population growth-26.7%9.7%−36.4 pts
Median age36.338.8−2.5
Male74.6%53.6%+21.0 pts
Female25.4%46.4%−21.0 pts
Foreign-born10.9%11.5%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%69.5%−69.5 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino100.0%17.9%+82.1 pts
Asian0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Other0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Median household income$115,976$141,018−$25,042
Per capita income$28,256$76,146−$47,890
Poverty rate0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1670.390−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%69.8%−69.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%46.5%−46.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation68.7%68.6%+0.1 pts
Median home value$199,300$501,800−$302,500
Median gross rent–$1,359–
Owner-occupied100.0%66.5%+33.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.9%3.5%+0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%29.4%−29.4 pts
Average commute14.512.4+2.1
Worked from home28.9%16.8%+12.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured3.7%3.4%+0.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024