COMPARING TWO PLACES
Vado vs Sunland Park
PLACE A
Vado, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Sunland Park, New Mexico
Vado is 84% smaller than Sunland Park. Sunland Park earns more, with a median household income $25,403 higher. Sunland Park has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs -8%).
VADOSUNLAND PARKDIFFERENCE
Total population2,89518,268−84% vs Sunland Park
Population density9721,240−268
Population growth-8.3%18.4%−26.7 pts
Median age28.130.9−2.8
Male51.5%46.0%+5.5 pts
Female48.5%54.0%−5.5 pts
Foreign-born32.5%24.0%+8.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic5.7%5.1%+0.5 pts
Black0.4%0.9%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino93.9%93.6%+0.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Median household income$37,411$62,814−$25,403
Per capita income$16,224$22,655−$6,431
Poverty rate25.7%22.4%+3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3850.436−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher3.7%21.8%−18.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%4.6%+3.6 pts
Labor force participation67.6%63.2%+4.4 pts
Median home value$104,400$215,200−$110,800
Median gross rent$756$920−$164
Owner-occupied69.3%79.5%−10.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.3%7.8%−4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%43.5%−3.5 pts
Average commute24.431.9−7.5
Worked from home2.3%4.9%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured17.9%14.0%+3.9 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024