Hidalgo County vs Mora County

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

Hidalgo 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.

Mora County has the higher population (4,176 vs 4,097 in Hidalgo County). Mora County has the higher median household income ($50,178 vs $49,076 in Hidalgo County). Mora County has the higher median home value ($119,900 vs $114,000 in Hidalgo County).

Population, income & housing

	Hidalgo County	Mora County
Population	4,097	4,176
Median age	42.3 yrs	58.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,076	$50,178
Median home value	$114,000	$119,900
Median gross rent	$803	$785
Housing units	2,219	2,938
Homeownership rate	75.3%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hidalgo County	Mora County
Population	4,297 → 4,097 (-4.7%)	4,536 → 4,176 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$42,526 → $49,076 (+15.4%)	$28,446 → $50,178 (+76.4%)
Median home value	$86,000 → $114,000 (+32.6%)	$112,300 → $119,900 (+6.8%)
Median gross rent	$501 → $803 (+60.3%)	$703 → $785 (+11.7%)

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

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)

	Hidalgo County	Mora County
Under 5	5.6%	2.6%
5 to 17	15.9%	11.2%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.3%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	5.2%
45 to 54	9.5%	8.4%
55 to 64	14.7%	19.3%
65 to 74	13.4%	21.8%
75 and over	9.0%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hidalgo County	Mora County
White (non-Hispanic)	38.3%	22.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	1.7%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	57.2%	76.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hidalgo County	Mora County
No high school diploma	15.1%	6.2%
High school graduate	37.7%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hidalgo County	Mora County
Drove alone	82.7%	50.4%
Carpooled	8.3%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	16.1%
Other means	1.2%	10.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hidalgo County	Mora County
1-unit, detached	59.7%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	1.2%
20 or more units	2.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.1%	28.9%

Poverty & households

	Hidalgo County	Mora County
Poverty rate	20.5%	18.8%
Average household size	2.67	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	23	47
Median year structure built	1977	1982