COMPARING TWO PLACES
Truth or Consequences vs Deming
PLACE A
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Deming, New Mexico
Truth or Consequences is 60% smaller than Deming. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Deming has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -7%).
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCESDEMINGDIFFERENCE
Total population5,94914,944−60% vs Deming
Population density212894−682
Population growth-6.5%-0.7%−5.9 pts
Median age44.635.2+9.4
Male48.3%51.1%−2.8 pts
Female51.7%48.9%+2.8 pts
Foreign-born3.1%17.5%−14.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%22.6%+37.5 pts
Black0.3%1.5%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino35.4%71.9%−36.5 pts
Asian0.3%1.7%−1.4 pts
Other4.0%2.3%+1.7 pts
Median household income$33,788$34,165−$377
Per capita income$21,566$22,185−$619
Poverty rate31.7%30.9%+0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4670.460Even
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%15.9%+2.5 pts
Graduate degree7.2%4.5%+2.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%2.7%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation44.3%44.4%−0.1 pts
Median home value$124,600$127,400−$2,800
Median gross rent$714$586+$128
Owner-occupied58.2%65.8%−7.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.1%19.3%+8.9 pts
Rent-burdened households38.9%42.2%−3.3 pts
Average commute11.517.4−5.9
Worked from home6.7%3.3%+3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured5.0%10.3%−5.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025