De Baca County vs Harding County

A side-by-side comparison of De Baca County and Harding County: population, income, housing, and more.

De Baca County and Harding County are counties in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

De Baca County has the higher population (1,580 vs 748 in Harding County). Harding County has the higher median household income ($41,250 vs $40,804 in De Baca County). De Baca County has the higher median home value ($158,000 vs $86,500 in Harding County).

Population, income & housing

	De Baca County	Harding County
Population	1,580	748
Median age	35.1 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$40,804	$41,250
Median home value	$158,000	$86,500
Median gross rent	$727	$700
Housing units	1,165	489
Homeownership rate	69.1%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	11.7%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Baca County	Harding County
Population	2,040 → 1,580 (-22.5%)	441 → 748 (+69.6%)
Median household income	$31,625 → $40,804 (+29.0%)	$29,375 → $41,250 (+40.4%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $158,000 (+48.6%)	$102,400 → $86,500 (-15.5%)
Median gross rent	$676 → $727 (+7.5%)	$543 → $700 (+28.9%)

De Baca County

Population

2,0401,580

Median household income

$31,625$40,804

Median home value

$106,300$158,000

Median gross rent

$676$727

Harding County

Population

441748

Median household income

$29,375$41,250

Median home value

$102,400$86,500

Median gross rent

$543$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Baca County	Harding County
Under 5	10.3%	2.7%
5 to 17	13.9%	20.5%
18 to 24	6.6%	9.0%
25 to 34	18.9%	5.2%
35 to 44	10.9%	14.2%
45 to 54	5.5%	6.7%
55 to 64	10.1%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.4%	16.8%
75 and over	11.5%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Baca County	Harding County
White (non-Hispanic)	34.1%	46.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	8.7%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	63.5%	40.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Baca County	Harding County
No high school diploma	12.3%	11.2%
High school graduate	23.9%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	55.5%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Baca County	Harding County
Drove alone	84.7%	77.4%
Carpooled	4.3%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	11.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	4.9%
Other means	3.8%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Baca County	Harding County
1-unit, detached	72.6%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.9%	23.1%

Poverty & households

	De Baca County	Harding County
Poverty rate	20.6%	18.7%
Average household size	2.15	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	8	24
Median year structure built	1972	1955