Animas vs Virden

A side-by-side comparison of Animas and Virden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Virden has the higher population (192 vs 191 in Animas). Virden has the higher median household income ($112,500 vs $100,500 in Animas). Virden has the higher median home value ($203,800 vs $137,500 in Animas).

Population, income & housing

	Animas	Virden
Population	191	192
Median age	37.1 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$100,500	$112,500
Median home value	$137,500	$203,800
Housing units	113	102
Homeownership rate	80.0%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	11.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Animas	Virden
Population	114 → 191 (+67.5%)	127 → 192 (+51.2%)
Median household income	$96,250 → $100,500 (+4.4%)	$59,167 → $112,500 (+90.1%)
Median home value	$133,100 → $137,500 (+3.3%)	$108,600 → $203,800 (+87.7%)

Animas

Population

114191

Median household income

$96,250$100,500

Median home value

$133,100$137,500

Virden

Population

127192

Median household income

$59,167$112,500

Median home value

$108,600$203,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Animas	Virden
Under 5	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	20.9%	23.4%
18 to 24	6.3%	3.6%
25 to 34	20.9%	5.2%
35 to 44	20.4%	6.8%
45 to 54	9.4%	33.3%
55 to 64	1.6%	7.8%
65 to 74	20.4%	10.9%
75 and over	0.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Animas	Virden
White (non-Hispanic)	57.6%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	16.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.8%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Animas	Virden
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.9%
High school graduate	23.7%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	48.2%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Animas	Virden
Drove alone	89.8%	78.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	0.0%
Other means	6.5%	6.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Animas	Virden
1-unit, detached	59.3%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40.7%	24.5%

Poverty & households

	Animas	Virden
Poverty rate	2.6%	10.4%
Average household size	3.18	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1981	1998