Luna County vs. Hidalgo County

	Luna County (NM)	Hidalgo County (NM)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	23,963	4,240
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.5%	-13.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	25,095	4,898
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	25,095	4,894
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.6%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.0%	22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.1%	22.4%
Female persons, percent	49.7%	50.4%
White alone, percent	93.0%	94.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.7%	1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.3%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	67.6%	57.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	28.9%	39.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,460	321
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	18.5%	7.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	11,310	2,460
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	60.5%	70.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$84,500	$83,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$924	$849
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$263	$325
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$531	$477
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.2%	5.4%
Households, 2014-2018	9,025	1,753
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.64	2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.5%	91.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	51.0%	39.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	72.1%	74.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	57.0%	63.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	68.6%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.2%	14.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.8%	15.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.9%	10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.1%	48.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	42.6%	47.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	32,365	9,562
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	76,311	7,629
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	209,979	157,708
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,385	$32,897
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.9	21.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,377	$36,339
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$16,496	$20,275
Persons in poverty, percent	27.2%	25.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	386	110
Total employment, 2017	4,414	849
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	120,431	20,791
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.0%	-4.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	972	225
All firms, 2012	1,353	250
Men-owned firms, 2012	565	103
Women-owned firms, 2012	463	87
Minority-owned firms, 2012	713	85
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	538	135
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	92	29
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,130	191
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.7%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	36.7%	28.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.7%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	8.5	1.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,965.19	3,436.86

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Luna county (NM) and Hidalgo county (NM) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.