COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thoreau vs Gallup
PLACE A
Thoreau, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Gallup, New Mexico
Thoreau is 90% smaller than Gallup. Gallup earns more, with a median household income $12,834 higher. Thoreau has grown faster since 2000 (27% vs 1%).
THOREAUGALLUPDIFFERENCE
Total population1,97319,969−90% vs Gallup
Population density50989−939
Population growth26.9%1.0%+25.9 pts
Median age34.834.4+0.4
Male50.1%47.4%+2.7 pts
Female49.9%52.6%−2.7 pts
Foreign-born2.1%5.6%−3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic5.2%17.9%−12.7 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.1%23.8%−19.7 pts
Asian2.1%3.4%−1.3 pts
Other88.6%53.7%+34.9 pts
Median household income$45,469$58,303−$12,834
Per capita income$19,920$25,302−$5,382
Poverty rate27.5%26.8%+0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4670.470Even
Bachelor's degree or higher4.2%23.5%−19.3 pts
Graduate degree1.2%9.9%−8.7 pts
Unemployment rate10.8%5.7%+5.2 pts
Labor force participation45.5%52.4%−6.9 pts
Median home value$95,200$165,200−$70,000
Median gross rent$483$927−$444
Owner-occupied80.2%52.1%+28.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.8%7.3%+12.5 pts
Rent-burdened households41.1%42.9%−1.7 pts
Average commute46.520.5+26.0
Worked from home14.6%5.4%+9.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Uninsured19.5%10.2%+9.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024