Glen Acres vs Virden

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

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

Glen Acres has the higher population (306 vs 192 in Virden). Virden has the higher median household income ($112,500 vs $100,982 in Glen Acres). Virden has the higher median home value ($203,800 vs $138,400 in Glen Acres).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Acres	Virden
Population	306	192
Median age	40.3 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$100,982	$112,500
Median home value	$138,400	$203,800
Housing units	73	102
Homeownership rate	83.6%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	11.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Acres	Virden
Population	171 → 306 (+78.9%)	127 → 192 (+51.2%)
Median household income	$87,727 → $100,982 (+15.1%)	$59,167 → $112,500 (+90.1%)
Median home value	$86,700 → $138,400 (+59.6%)	$108,600 → $203,800 (+87.7%)
Median gross rent	$773 → $838 (+8.4%)	—

Glen Acres

Population

171306

Median household income

$87,727$100,982

Median home value

$86,700$138,400

Median gross rent

$773$838

Virden

Population

127192

Median household income

$59,167$112,500

Median home value

$108,600$203,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Acres	Virden
Under 5	4.2%	2.1%
5 to 17	17.0%	23.4%
18 to 24	26.1%	3.6%
25 to 34	1.3%	5.2%
35 to 44	25.8%	6.8%
45 to 54	4.2%	33.3%
55 to 64	11.4%	7.8%
65 to 74	6.5%	10.9%
75 and over	3.3%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Acres	Virden
White (non-Hispanic)	9.8%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	90.2%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Acres	Virden
No high school diploma	11.8%	2.9%
High school graduate	52.2%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Acres	Virden
Drove alone	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	6.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Acres	Virden
1-unit, detached	32.9%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	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	61.6%	24.5%

Poverty & households

	Glen Acres	Virden
Poverty rate	24.5%	10.4%
Average household size	4.19	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1987	1998