De Baca County vs Union County

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

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

Union County has the higher population (4,039 vs 1,580 in De Baca County). Union County has the higher median household income ($45,319 vs $40,804 in De Baca County). De Baca County has the higher median home value ($158,000 vs $135,900 in Union County).

Population, income & housing

	De Baca County	Union County
Population	1,580	4,039
Median age	35.1 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$40,804	$45,319
Median home value	$158,000	$135,900
Median gross rent	$727	$650
Housing units	1,165	2,091
Homeownership rate	69.1%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	11.7%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Baca County	Union County
Population	2,040 → 1,580 (-22.5%)	4,133 → 4,039 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$31,625 → $40,804 (+29.0%)	$35,884 → $45,319 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $158,000 (+48.6%)	$88,000 → $135,900 (+54.4%)
Median gross rent	$676 → $727 (+7.5%)	$557 → $650 (+16.7%)

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

Union County

Population

4,1334,039

Median household income

$35,884$45,319

Median home value

$88,000$135,900

Median gross rent

$557$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Baca County	Union County
Under 5	10.3%	6.8%
5 to 17	13.9%	14.9%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	18.9%	12.2%
35 to 44	10.9%	10.1%
45 to 54	5.5%	11.2%
55 to 64	10.1%	13.8%
65 to 74	12.4%	12.7%
75 and over	11.5%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Baca County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	34.1%	54.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	2.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	63.5%	39.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Baca County	Union County
No high school diploma	12.3%	11.1%
High school graduate	23.9%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	55.5%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Baca County	Union County
Drove alone	84.7%	76.9%
Carpooled	4.3%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	8.3%
Other means	3.8%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Baca County	Union County
1-unit, detached	72.6%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	23.9%	20.1%

Poverty & households

	De Baca County	Union County
Poverty rate	20.6%	19.5%
Average household size	2.15	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	8	17
Median year structure built	1972	1965