COMPARING TWO PLACES
Virden vs Safford
PLACE A
Virden, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Safford, Arizona
Virden is 99% smaller than Safford. Virden earns more, with a median household income $60,447 higher. Safford has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -17%).
VIRDENSAFFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population11810,279−99% vs Safford
Population density5591,108−549
Population growth-17.1%5.9%−23.0 pts
Median age54.231.0+23.2
Male27.4%49.6%−22.2 pts
Female72.6%50.4%+22.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.1%47.7%+45.5 pts
Black0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.9%47.1%−40.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Median household income$126,094$65,647+$60,447
Per capita income$21,596$28,474−$6,878
Poverty rate12.0%14.1%−2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2900.413−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%18.1%+19.1 pts
Graduate degree0.8%5.2%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%4.3%+4.6 pts
Labor force participation56.0%61.4%−5.3 pts
Median home value$207,600$199,800+$7,800
Median gross rent$880$1,048−$168
Owner-occupied95.4%71.5%+23.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.9%12.0%+5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%34.2%−34.2 pts
Average commute19.122.6−3.5
Worked from home0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured0.0%11.2%−11.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025