Barton vs Kirtland AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Barton and Kirtland AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

Barton and Kirtland AFB are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kirtland AFB has the higher population (3,421 vs 1,601 in Barton). Barton has the higher median household income ($83,849 vs $79,301 in Kirtland AFB). Since 2019, Barton's population has grown faster (+10.3% vs -20.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Barton	Kirtland AFB
Population	1,601	3,421
Median age	48.1 yrs	23.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,849	$79,301
Median home value	$336,300	—
Median gross rent	—	$1,788
Housing units	628	1,276
Homeownership rate	88.4%	2.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	44.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	13.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barton	Kirtland AFB
Population	1,451 → 1,601 (+10.3%)	4,279 → 3,421 (-20.1%)
Median household income	$70,800 → $83,849 (+18.4%)	$61,645 → $79,301 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$270,100 → $336,300 (+24.5%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$1,399 → $1,788 (+27.8%)

Barton

Population

1,4511,601

Median household income

$70,800$83,849

Median home value

$270,100$336,300

Kirtland AFB

Population

4,2793,421

Median household income

$61,645$79,301

Median gross rent

$1,399$1,788

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barton	Kirtland AFB
Under 5	0.0%	14.9%
5 to 17	29.2%	16.8%
18 to 24	2.7%	23.6%
25 to 34	6.8%	22.4%
35 to 44	8.7%	13.5%
45 to 54	9.6%	6.3%
55 to 64	16.2%	0.0%
65 to 74	22.2%	1.5%
75 and over	4.4%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barton	Kirtland AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	68.6%	49.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	12.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	29.5%	26.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barton	Kirtland AFB
No high school diploma	5.1%	2.2%
High school graduate	5.3%	9.3%
Some college or associate's	52.6%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	18.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barton	Kirtland AFB
Drove alone	78.5%	78.6%
Carpooled	3.1%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	18.3%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barton	Kirtland AFB
1-unit, detached	75.3%	39.6%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	38.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	21.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Barton	Kirtland AFB
Poverty rate	6.9%	12.9%
Average household size	2.69	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	31	9
Median year structure built	1998	2002