Eunice vs Monument

A side-by-side comparison of Eunice and Monument: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Eunice has the higher population (2,989 vs 437 in Monument). Monument has the higher median home value ($265,900 vs $164,900 in Eunice). Since 2019, Monument's population has grown faster (+226.1% vs -1.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Eunice	Monument
Population	2,989	437
Median age	34.3 yrs	26.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,795	—
Median home value	$164,900	$265,900
Median gross rent	$749	—
Housing units	1,283	124
Homeownership rate	76.9%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eunice	Monument
Population	3,037 → 2,989 (-1.6%)	134 → 437 (+226.1%)
Median household income	$62,527 → $49,795 (-20.4%)	—
Median home value	$90,600 → $164,900 (+82.0%)	$134,100 → $265,900 (+98.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,048 → $749 (-28.5%)	—

Eunice

Population

3,0372,989

Median household income

$62,527$49,795

Median home value

$90,600$164,900

Median gross rent

$1,048$749

Monument

Population

134437

Median home value

$134,100$265,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eunice	Monument
Under 5	6.6%	12.6%
5 to 17	28.2%	28.4%
18 to 24	10.1%	3.0%
25 to 34	7.0%	31.8%
35 to 44	17.2%	2.3%
45 to 54	10.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	7.0%	18.3%
65 to 74	9.9%	1.6%
75 and over	4.0%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eunice	Monument
White (non-Hispanic)	41.6%	3.7%
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	0.8%	15.1%
Hispanic or Latino	57.7%	81.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eunice	Monument
No high school diploma	30.5%	60.8%
High school graduate	27.2%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	15.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eunice	Monument
Drove alone	84.1%	84.3%
Carpooled	10.4%	15.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	0.0%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eunice	Monument
1-unit, detached	84.4%	48.4%
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	15.6%	51.6%

Poverty & households

	Eunice	Monument
Poverty rate	15.3%	10.5%
Average household size	2.85	3.52
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1973	1990