Barton vs Ponderosa Pine

A side-by-side comparison of Barton and Ponderosa Pine: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Barton has the higher population (1,601 vs 1,091 in Ponderosa Pine). Ponderosa Pine has the higher median household income ($83,864 vs $83,849 in Barton). Barton has the higher median home value ($336,300 vs $295,500 in Ponderosa Pine).

Population, income & housing

	Barton	Ponderosa Pine
Population	1,601	1,091
Median age	48.1 yrs	56.3 yrs
Median household income	$83,849	$83,864
Median home value	$336,300	$295,500
Housing units	628	599
Homeownership rate	88.4%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	46.6%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barton	Ponderosa Pine
Population	1,451 → 1,601 (+10.3%)	1,159 → 1,091 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$70,800 → $83,849 (+18.4%)	$72,292 → $83,864 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$270,100 → $336,300 (+24.5%)	$260,300 → $295,500 (+13.5%)

Barton

Population

1,4511,601

Median household income

$70,800$83,849

Median home value

$270,100$336,300

Ponderosa Pine

Population

1,1591,091

Median household income

$72,292$83,864

Median home value

$260,300$295,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barton	Ponderosa Pine
Under 5	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	29.2%	4.4%
18 to 24	2.7%	6.2%
25 to 34	6.8%	10.9%
35 to 44	8.7%	2.0%
45 to 54	9.6%	14.9%
55 to 64	16.2%	15.2%
65 to 74	22.2%	34.8%
75 and over	4.4%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barton	Ponderosa Pine
White (non-Hispanic)	68.6%	80.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	29.5%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barton	Ponderosa Pine
No high school diploma	5.1%	3.3%
High school graduate	5.3%	15.5%
Some college or associate's	52.6%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	27.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barton	Ponderosa Pine
Drove alone	78.5%	76.7%
Carpooled	3.1%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.3%	15.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barton	Ponderosa Pine
1-unit, detached	75.3%	93.2%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Barton	Ponderosa Pine
Poverty rate	6.9%	10.5%
Average household size	2.69	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1998	1983