Guadalupe County vs Union County

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

Guadalupe 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.

Guadalupe County has the higher population (4,379 vs 4,039 in Union County). Union County has the higher median household income ($45,319 vs $40,149 in Guadalupe County). Union County has the higher median home value ($135,900 vs $107,200 in Guadalupe County).

Population, income & housing

	Guadalupe County	Union County
Population	4,379	4,039
Median age	41.6 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$40,149	$45,319
Median home value	$107,200	$135,900
Median gross rent	$515	$650
Housing units	2,156	2,091
Homeownership rate	78.4%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Guadalupe County	Union County
Population	4,353 → 4,379 (+0.6%)	4,133 → 4,039 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$24,798 → $40,149 (+61.9%)	$35,884 → $45,319 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $107,200 (+26.1%)	$88,000 → $135,900 (+54.4%)
Median gross rent	$395 → $515 (+30.4%)	$557 → $650 (+16.7%)

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

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)

	Guadalupe County	Union County
Under 5	3.4%	6.8%
5 to 17	18.0%	14.9%
18 to 24	4.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.2%
35 to 44	16.0%	10.1%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.2%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.8%
65 to 74	12.3%	12.7%
75 and over	8.3%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Guadalupe County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	16.9%	54.0%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.2%	2.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	74.5%	39.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Guadalupe County	Union County
No high school diploma	16.8%	11.1%
High school graduate	42.3%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Guadalupe County	Union County
Drove alone	83.5%	76.9%
Carpooled	5.8%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	8.3%
Other means	1.8%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Guadalupe County	Union County
1-unit, detached	61.5%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	26.9%	20.1%

Poverty & households

	Guadalupe County	Union County
Poverty rate	23.0%	19.5%
Average household size	2.67	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1975	1965