Bloomfield vs West Hammond

A side-by-side comparison of Bloomfield and West Hammond: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bloomfield has the higher population (7,391 vs 2,519 in West Hammond). Bloomfield has the higher median household income ($51,212 vs $49,795 in West Hammond). West Hammond has the higher median home value ($185,800 vs $167,800 in Bloomfield).

Population, income & housing

	Bloomfield	West Hammond
Population	7,391	2,519
Median age	29.7 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,212	$49,795
Median home value	$167,800	$185,800
Median gross rent	$831	$1,221
Housing units	2,988	946
Homeownership rate	70.4%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bloomfield	West Hammond
Population	7,846 → 7,391 (-5.8%)	2,777 → 2,519 (-9.3%)
Median household income	$52,030 → $51,212 (-1.6%)	$66,500 → $49,795 (-25.1%)
Median home value	$149,200 → $167,800 (+12.5%)	$166,400 → $185,800 (+11.7%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $831 (+9.3%)	$1,045 → $1,221 (+16.8%)

Bloomfield

Population

7,8467,391

Median household income

$52,030$51,212

Median home value

$149,200$167,800

Median gross rent

$760$831

West Hammond

Population

2,7772,519

Median household income

$66,500$49,795

Median home value

$166,400$185,800

Median gross rent

$1,045$1,221

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bloomfield	West Hammond
Under 5	8.0%	9.0%
5 to 17	21.8%	22.7%
18 to 24	10.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	15.7%	11.5%
35 to 44	6.8%	10.3%
45 to 54	8.3%	6.4%
55 to 64	12.3%	16.1%
65 to 74	8.1%	9.0%
75 and over	8.1%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bloomfield	West Hammond
White (non-Hispanic)	40.0%	48.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19.3%	5.3%
Asian	0.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	36.6%	44.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bloomfield	West Hammond
No high school diploma	18.2%	13.8%
High school graduate	27.3%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	40.1%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bloomfield	West Hammond
Drove alone	94.6%	78.1%
Carpooled	3.2%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	9.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bloomfield	West Hammond
1-unit, detached	47.6%	33.4%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38.6%	66.1%

Poverty & households

	Bloomfield	West Hammond
Poverty rate	24.3%	8.9%
Average household size	2.82	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1985	1991