Pajarito Mesa vs Tijeras

A side-by-side comparison of Pajarito Mesa and Tijeras: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Tijeras has the higher population (483 vs 129 in Pajarito Mesa). Since 2019, Tijeras's population has grown faster (-20.8% vs -51.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Pajarito Mesa	Tijeras
Population	129	483
Median age	18.5 yrs	51.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$75,398
Median home value	—	$250,000
Median gross rent	—	$919
Housing units	57	206
Homeownership rate	100.0%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pajarito Mesa	Tijeras
Population	266 → 129 (-51.5%)	610 → 483 (-20.8%)
Median household income	$8,860 → $11,036 (+24.6%)	$61,250 → $75,398 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$44,200 → $55,900 (+26.5%)	$168,900 → $250,000 (+48.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$894 → $919 (+2.8%)

Pajarito Mesa

Population

266129

Median household income

$8,860$11,036

Median home value

$44,200$55,900

Tijeras

Population

610483

Median household income

$61,250$75,398

Median home value

$168,900$250,000

Median gross rent

$894$919

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pajarito Mesa	Tijeras
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	42.6%	19.3%
18 to 24	14.7%	1.9%
25 to 34	16.3%	13.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	7.0%
45 to 54	26.4%	15.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	22.6%
75 and over	0.0%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pajarito Mesa	Tijeras
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	41.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	56.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pajarito Mesa	Tijeras
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	61.8%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pajarito Mesa	Tijeras
Drove alone	100.0%	60.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	16.3%
Other means	0.0%	13.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pajarito Mesa	Tijeras
1-unit, detached	66.7%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.3%	22.8%

Poverty & households

	Pajarito Mesa	Tijeras
Poverty rate	45.0%	17.7%
Average household size	3.39	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	—	41
Median year structure built	1986	1981