Guadalupe County vs Sierra County

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

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

Sierra County has the higher population (11,511 vs 4,379 in Guadalupe County). Guadalupe County has the higher median household income ($40,149 vs $37,840 in Sierra County). Sierra County has the higher median home value ($144,800 vs $107,200 in Guadalupe County).

Population, income & housing

	Guadalupe County	Sierra County
Population	4,379	11,511
Median age	41.6 yrs	57.3 yrs
Median household income	$40,149	$37,840
Median home value	$107,200	$144,800
Median gross rent	$515	$695
Housing units	2,156	8,139
Homeownership rate	78.4%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Guadalupe County	Sierra County
Population	4,353 → 4,379 (+0.6%)	11,031 → 11,511 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$24,798 → $40,149 (+61.9%)	$29,755 → $37,840 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $107,200 (+26.1%)	$117,400 → $144,800 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	$395 → $515 (+30.4%)	$537 → $695 (+29.4%)

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

Sierra County

Population

11,03111,511

Median household income

$29,755$37,840

Median home value

$117,400$144,800

Median gross rent

$537$695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Guadalupe County	Sierra County
Under 5	3.4%	3.6%
5 to 17	18.0%	11.9%
18 to 24	4.6%	4.5%
25 to 34	12.2%	7.8%
35 to 44	16.0%	10.1%
45 to 54	11.2%	10.4%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	12.3%	20.0%
75 and over	8.3%	17.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Guadalupe County	Sierra County
White (non-Hispanic)	16.9%	63.8%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.2%	2.4%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	74.5%	29.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Guadalupe County	Sierra County
No high school diploma	16.8%	9.8%
High school graduate	42.3%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Guadalupe County	Sierra County
Drove alone	83.5%	73.8%
Carpooled	5.8%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	3.7%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	7.2%
Other means	1.8%	5.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Guadalupe County	Sierra County
1-unit, detached	61.5%	46.5%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	26.9%	42.5%

Poverty & households

	Guadalupe County	Sierra County
Poverty rate	23.0%	24.9%
Average household size	2.67	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1975	1983