Carnuel vs Paa-Ko

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

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

Carnuel has the higher population (842 vs 612 in Paa-Ko). Paa-Ko has the higher median household income ($217,946 vs $89,432 in Carnuel). Paa-Ko has the higher median home value ($744,500 vs $233,700 in Carnuel).

Population, income & housing

	Carnuel	Paa-Ko
Population	842	612
Median age	56.3 yrs	63.3 yrs
Median household income	$89,432	$217,946
Median home value	$233,700	$744,500
Housing units	414	341
Homeownership rate	93.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%	70.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carnuel	Paa-Ko
Population	1,305 → 842 (-35.5%)	685 → 612 (-10.7%)
Median household income	$62,604 → $89,432 (+42.9%)	$183,750 → $217,946 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$244,400 → $233,700 (-4.4%)	$538,200 → $744,500 (+38.3%)

Carnuel

Population

1,305842

Median household income

$62,604$89,432

Median home value

$244,400$233,700

Paa-Ko

Population

685612

Median household income

$183,750$217,946

Median home value

$538,200$744,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carnuel	Paa-Ko
Under 5	1.9%	3.3%
5 to 17	15.1%	4.7%
18 to 24	1.0%	1.5%
25 to 34	14.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	8.5%
45 to 54	4.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	17.3%	31.7%
65 to 74	20.8%	27.8%
75 and over	12.8%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carnuel	Paa-Ko
White (non-Hispanic)	43.7%	86.3%
Black or African American	3.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	43.9%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carnuel	Paa-Ko
No high school diploma	11.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	32.4%	3.6%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	53.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carnuel	Paa-Ko
Drove alone	74.1%	64.5%
Carpooled	3.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.2%	32.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carnuel	Paa-Ko
1-unit, detached	60.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	9.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Carnuel	Paa-Ko
Poverty rate	13.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.53	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	21	37
Median year structure built	1975	2003