Hatch vs University Park

A side-by-side comparison of Hatch and University Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Hatch and University Park are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

University Park has the higher population (2,699 vs 1,663 in Hatch). Hatch has the higher median household income ($40,625 vs $25,433 in University Park). Since 2019, University Park's population has grown faster (-8.4% vs -14.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Hatch	University Park
Population	1,663	2,699
Median age	26.8 yrs	19.6 yrs
Median household income	$40,625	$25,433
Median home value	$110,700	—
Median gross rent	$509	$747
Housing units	531	565
Homeownership rate	78.8%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	60.2%
Unemployment rate	17.4%	18.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hatch	University Park
Population	1,955 → 1,663 (-14.9%)	2,945 → 2,699 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$24,167 → $40,625 (+68.1%)	$15,396 → $25,433 (+65.2%)
Median home value	$83,100 → $110,700 (+33.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$494 → $509 (+3.0%)	$699 → $747 (+6.9%)

Hatch

Population

1,9551,663

Median household income

$24,167$40,625

Median home value

$83,100$110,700

Median gross rent

$494$509

University Park

Population

2,9452,699

Median household income

$15,396$25,433

Median gross rent

$699$747

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hatch	University Park
Under 5	5.1%	1.5%
5 to 17	28.7%	3.5%
18 to 24	11.1%	85.8%
25 to 34	10.6%	7.7%
35 to 44	15.7%	0.8%
45 to 54	7.9%	0.7%
55 to 64	6.3%	0.0%
65 to 74	9.0%	0.0%
75 and over	5.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hatch	University Park
White (non-Hispanic)	15.3%	37.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.9%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	84.7%	51.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hatch	University Park
No high school diploma	45.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	29.3%	9.2%
Some college or associate's	12.3%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	44.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	15.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hatch	University Park
Drove alone	82.9%	33.0%
Carpooled	9.2%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	5.5%	50.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.7%
Worked from home	2.3%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hatch	University Park
1-unit, detached	65.7%	45.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	48.0%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	26.2%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Hatch	University Park
Poverty rate	28.1%	40.9%
Average household size	3.35	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	17	11
Median year structure built	1974	1973