Guadalupe County vs Mora County

A side-by-side comparison of Guadalupe County and Mora County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Guadalupe County has the higher population (4,379 vs 4,176 in Mora County). Mora County has the higher median household income ($50,178 vs $40,149 in Guadalupe County). Mora County has the higher median home value ($119,900 vs $107,200 in Guadalupe County).

Population, income & housing

	Guadalupe County	Mora County
Population	4,379	4,176
Median age	41.6 yrs	58.5 yrs
Median household income	$40,149	$50,178
Median home value	$107,200	$119,900
Median gross rent	$515	$785
Housing units	2,156	2,938
Homeownership rate	78.4%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Guadalupe County	Mora County
Population	4,353 → 4,379 (+0.6%)	4,536 → 4,176 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$24,798 → $40,149 (+61.9%)	$28,446 → $50,178 (+76.4%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $107,200 (+26.1%)	$112,300 → $119,900 (+6.8%)
Median gross rent	$395 → $515 (+30.4%)	$703 → $785 (+11.7%)

Guadalupe County

Population

4,3534,379

Median household income

$24,798$40,149

Median home value

$85,000$107,200

Median gross rent

$395$515

Mora County

Population

4,5364,176

Median household income

$28,446$50,178

Median home value

$112,300$119,900

Median gross rent

$703$785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Guadalupe County	Mora County
Under 5	3.4%	2.6%
5 to 17	18.0%	11.2%
18 to 24	4.6%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.8%
35 to 44	16.0%	5.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	8.4%
55 to 64	14.0%	19.3%
65 to 74	12.3%	21.8%
75 and over	8.3%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Guadalupe County	Mora County
White (non-Hispanic)	16.9%	22.0%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.2%	1.7%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	74.5%	76.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Guadalupe County	Mora County
No high school diploma	16.8%	6.2%
High school graduate	42.3%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Guadalupe County	Mora County
Drove alone	83.5%	50.4%
Carpooled	5.8%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	16.1%
Other means	1.8%	10.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Guadalupe County	Mora County
1-unit, detached	61.5%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.9%	28.9%

Poverty & households

	Guadalupe County	Mora County
Poverty rate	23.0%	18.8%
Average household size	2.67	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	19	47
Median year structure built	1975	1982