COMPARING TWO PLACES
White Sands vs Chaparral
PLACE A
White Sands, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Chaparral, New Mexico
White Sands is 91% smaller than Chaparral. White Sands earns more, with a median household income $43,548 higher. Chaparral has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -44%).
WHITE SANDSCHAPARRALDIFFERENCE
Total population1,60918,186−91% vs Chaparral
Population density381308+73
Population growth-43.9%13.1%−57.0 pts
Median age22.531.6−9.1
Male56.9%48.3%+8.6 pts
Female43.1%51.7%−8.6 pts
Foreign-born7.1%30.6%−23.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.6%5.8%+58.8 pts
Black3.0%0.1%+2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.2%92.0%−80.8 pts
Asian10.7%0.4%+10.3 pts
Other10.4%1.7%+8.7 pts
Median household income$89,565$46,017+$43,548
Per capita income$33,378$20,268+$13,110
Poverty rate1.9%27.4%−25.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2800.438−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher45.3%10.5%+34.7 pts
Graduate degree24.2%3.2%+21.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Labor force participation87.3%55.4%+31.9 pts
Median home value$75,000$109,300−$34,300
Median gross rent$1,385$853+$532
Owner-occupied0.0%69.4%−69.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.9%14.8%−0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households14.0%30.1%−16.1 pts
Average commute10.629.9−19.3
Worked from home3.0%4.5%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.3%18.5%−17.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024