Carnuel vs Isleta

A side-by-side comparison of Carnuel and Isleta: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Isleta has the higher population (909 vs 842 in Carnuel). Carnuel has the higher median household income ($89,432 vs $37,224 in Isleta). Carnuel has the higher median home value ($233,700 vs $159,900 in Isleta).

Population, income & housing

	Carnuel	Isleta
Population	842	909
Median age	56.3 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$89,432	$37,224
Median home value	$233,700	$159,900
Housing units	414	439
Homeownership rate	93.7%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carnuel	Isleta
Population	1,305 → 842 (-35.5%)	688 → 909 (+32.1%)
Median household income	$62,604 → $89,432 (+42.9%)	$22,097 → $37,224 (+68.5%)
Median home value	$244,400 → $233,700 (-4.4%)	$58,300 → $159,900 (+174.3%)

Carnuel

Population

1,305842

Median household income

$62,604$89,432

Median home value

$244,400$233,700

Isleta

Population

688909

Median household income

$22,097$37,224

Median home value

$58,300$159,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carnuel	Isleta
Under 5	1.9%	8.5%
5 to 17	15.1%	11.8%
18 to 24	1.0%	2.6%
25 to 34	14.7%	16.2%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.6%
45 to 54	4.9%	20.6%
55 to 64	17.3%	5.3%
65 to 74	20.8%	12.9%
75 and over	12.8%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carnuel	Isleta
White (non-Hispanic)	43.7%	0.0%
Black or African American	3.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	81.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	43.9%	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carnuel	Isleta
No high school diploma	11.0%	26.8%
High school graduate	32.4%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carnuel	Isleta
Drove alone	74.1%	80.1%
Carpooled	3.8%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	3.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.2%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carnuel	Isleta
1-unit, detached	60.4%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	9.4%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.5%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Carnuel	Isleta
Poverty rate	13.7%	15.2%
Average household size	2.53	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1975	1981