De Baca County vs Hidalgo County

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

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

Hidalgo County has the higher population (4,097 vs 1,580 in De Baca County). Hidalgo County has the higher median household income ($49,076 vs $40,804 in De Baca County). De Baca County has the higher median home value ($158,000 vs $114,000 in Hidalgo County).

Population, income & housing

	De Baca County	Hidalgo County
Population	1,580	4,097
Median age	35.1 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$40,804	$49,076
Median home value	$158,000	$114,000
Median gross rent	$727	$803
Housing units	1,165	2,219
Homeownership rate	69.1%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	11.7%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Baca County	Hidalgo County
Population	2,040 → 1,580 (-22.5%)	4,297 → 4,097 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$31,625 → $40,804 (+29.0%)	$42,526 → $49,076 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $158,000 (+48.6%)	$86,000 → $114,000 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	$676 → $727 (+7.5%)	$501 → $803 (+60.3%)

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

Hidalgo County

Population

4,2974,097

Median household income

$42,526$49,076

Median home value

$86,000$114,000

Median gross rent

$501$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Baca County	Hidalgo County
Under 5	10.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.9%	15.9%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.1%
25 to 34	18.9%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.5%
45 to 54	5.5%	9.5%
55 to 64	10.1%	14.7%
65 to 74	12.4%	13.4%
75 and over	11.5%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Baca County	Hidalgo County
White (non-Hispanic)	34.1%	38.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	63.5%	57.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Baca County	Hidalgo County
No high school diploma	12.3%	15.1%
High school graduate	23.9%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	55.5%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Baca County	Hidalgo County
Drove alone	84.7%	82.7%
Carpooled	4.3%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	4.8%
Other means	3.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Baca County	Hidalgo County
1-unit, detached	72.6%	59.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	23.9%	33.1%

Poverty & households

	De Baca County	Hidalgo County
Poverty rate	20.6%	20.5%
Average household size	2.15	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	8	23
Median year structure built	1972	1977