COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thoreau vs Grants
PLACE A
Thoreau, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Grants, New Mexico
Thoreau is 78% smaller than Grants. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Thoreau has grown faster since 2000 (27% vs 0%).
THOREAUGRANTSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,9738,933−78% vs Grants
Population density50601−551
Population growth26.9%-0.2%+27.1 pts
Median age34.837.2−2.4
Male50.1%47.4%+2.6 pts
Female49.9%52.6%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born2.1%4.5%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic5.2%24.2%−19.1 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.1%60.7%−56.6 pts
Asian2.1%0.0%+2.1 pts
Other88.6%14.1%+74.6 pts
Median household income$45,469$47,183−$1,714
Per capita income$19,920$26,010−$6,090
Poverty rate27.5%34.1%−6.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4670.505−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher4.2%19.3%−15.0 pts
Graduate degree1.2%7.7%−6.4 pts
Unemployment rate10.8%6.0%+4.8 pts
Labor force participation45.5%46.0%−0.5 pts
Median home value$95,200$136,500−$41,300
Median gross rent$483$783−$300
Owner-occupied80.2%59.6%+20.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.8%15.5%+4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households41.1%52.6%−11.5 pts
Average commute46.516.4+30.0
Worked from home14.6%11.9%+2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured19.5%5.7%+13.8 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024