COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sacramento vs Chaparral
PLACE A
Sacramento, California
VS
PLACE B
Chaparral, New Mexico
Sacramento is 2850% larger than Chaparral. Sacramento earns more, with a median household income $41,304 higher.
SACRAMENTOCHAPARRALDIFFERENCE
Total population536,44918,186+2850% vs Chaparral
Population density5,438308+5,130
Population growth12.5%13.1%−0.6 pts
Median age36.031.6+4.4
Male49.3%48.3%+1.0 pts
Female50.7%51.7%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born22.3%30.6%−8.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic29.3%5.8%+23.5 pts
Black11.8%0.1%+11.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.4%92.0%−62.6 pts
Asian20.1%0.4%+19.7 pts
Other9.4%1.7%+7.7 pts
Median household income$87,321$46,017+$41,304
Per capita income$43,376$20,268+$23,108
Poverty rate13.9%27.4%−13.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4470.438Even
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%10.5%+26.5 pts
Graduate degree14.1%3.2%+10.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%6.3%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation65.0%55.4%+9.6 pts
Median home value$506,300$109,300+$397,000
Median gross rent$1,779$853+$926
Owner-occupied51.7%69.4%−17.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.7%14.8%−9.1 pts
Rent-burdened households53.5%30.1%+23.5 pts
Average commute25.329.9−4.7
Worked from home19.7%4.5%+15.2 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
Uninsured5.4%18.5%−13.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024