Columbus vs Deming

A side-by-side comparison of Columbus and Deming: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Deming has the higher population (14,735 vs 1,147 in Columbus). Deming has the higher median household income ($35,920 vs $24,554 in Columbus). Deming has the higher median home value ($112,800 vs $91,400 in Columbus).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Deming
Population	1,147	14,735
Median age	38.4 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$24,554	$35,920
Median home value	$91,400	$112,800
Median gross rent	$394	$596
Housing units	755	6,888
Homeownership rate	57.6%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Deming
Population	1,118 → 1,147 (+2.6%)	14,139 → 14,735 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$20,926 → $24,554 (+17.3%)	$27,079 → $35,920 (+32.6%)
Median home value	$66,600 → $91,400 (+37.2%)	$95,200 → $112,800 (+18.5%)
Median gross rent	$389 → $394 (+1.3%)	$518 → $596 (+15.1%)

Columbus

Population

1,1181,147

Median household income

$20,926$24,554

Median home value

$66,600$91,400

Median gross rent

$389$394

Deming

Population

14,13914,735

Median household income

$27,079$35,920

Median home value

$95,200$112,800

Median gross rent

$518$596

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Deming
Under 5	3.1%	8.5%
5 to 17	32.3%	16.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	9.5%
45 to 54	11.3%	9.4%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.8%
65 to 74	6.1%	10.6%
75 and over	13.5%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Deming
White (non-Hispanic)	12.9%	22.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	87.1%	72.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Deming
No high school diploma	47.9%	24.1%
High school graduate	15.1%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Deming
Drove alone	58.9%	72.9%
Carpooled	27.1%	20.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	14.0%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Deming
1-unit, detached	41.5%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.9%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	53.0%	22.5%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Deming
Poverty rate	37.6%	26.2%
Average household size	2.69	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1981	1976