University Park vs Vado

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

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

Vado has the higher population (3,185 vs 2,699 in University Park). Vado has the higher median household income ($29,844 vs $25,433 in University Park). Since 2019, Vado's population has grown faster (+2.8% vs -8.4%).

Population, income & housing

	University Park	Vado
Population	2,699	3,185
Median age	19.6 yrs	26.4 yrs
Median household income	$25,433	$29,844
Median home value	—	$108,300
Median gross rent	$747	$545
Housing units	565	972
Homeownership rate	0.0%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.2%	4.1%
Unemployment rate	18.0%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	University Park	Vado
Population	2,945 → 2,699 (-8.4%)	3,099 → 3,185 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$15,396 → $25,433 (+65.2%)	$32,093 → $29,844 (-7.0%)
Median home value	—	$108,100 → $108,300 (+0.2%)
Median gross rent	$699 → $747 (+6.9%)	$506 → $545 (+7.7%)

University Park

Population

2,9452,699

Median household income

$15,396$25,433

Median gross rent

$699$747

Vado

Population

3,0993,185

Median household income

$32,093$29,844

Median home value

$108,100$108,300

Median gross rent

$506$545

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	University Park	Vado
Under 5	1.5%	3.2%
5 to 17	3.5%	34.2%
18 to 24	85.8%	10.1%
25 to 34	7.7%	9.3%
35 to 44	0.8%	19.2%
45 to 54	0.7%	10.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	7.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	4.2%
75 and over	0.0%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	University Park	Vado
White (non-Hispanic)	37.9%	5.1%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	51.6%	94.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	University Park	Vado
No high school diploma	0.0%	48.3%
High school graduate	9.2%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	44.6%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	University Park	Vado
Drove alone	33.0%	83.8%
Carpooled	2.7%	15.6%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	50.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	4.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	0.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	University Park	Vado
1-unit, detached	45.1%	28.4%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	48.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	69.8%

Poverty & households

	University Park	Vado
Poverty rate	40.9%	35.7%
Average household size	2.11	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	11	25
Median year structure built	1973	1985