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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do University Park, NM compare?
| Figure | University Park, NM |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 3,007 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 1,959 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | – |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 31.5% |
| Measure | University Park, NM |
|---|---|
| Total population | 2,782±97 |
| Median age | 20.1±0.5 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 48.2%±5.5 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 40.6%±5.7 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 3.1%±2.2 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 3.4%±2.5 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 4.6%±2.3 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 63.6%±15.2 pts |
| Median household income | $30,156±$13,586 |
| Per capita income | $8,341±$1,009 |
| People below the poverty line | 30.2%±12.9 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 14.0%±5.7 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | not published |
| Median gross rent | $792±$63 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 43.6%±20.7 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 0.0%±22.2 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.0%±7.1 pts |
| Worked from home | 15.4%±5.3 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 36.1%±11.3 pts |
| Public transportation | 2.5%±3.0 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 11.9 min±2.2 |
| No health insurance coverage | 5.8%±2.6 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov