Las Tusas vs Paraje

A side-by-side comparison of Las Tusas and Paraje: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Paraje has the higher population (1,405 vs 716 in Las Tusas). Las Tusas has the higher median household income ($56,109 vs $30,284 in Paraje). Since 2019, Las Tusas's population has grown faster (+76.4% vs +55.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Las Tusas	Paraje
Population	716	1,405
Median age	72.1 yrs	24.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,109	$30,284
Median home value	$140,100	—
Housing units	634	369
Homeownership rate	100.0%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.2%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Las Tusas	Paraje
Population	406 → 716 (+76.4%)	903 → 1,405 (+55.6%)
Median household income	$48,878 → $56,109 (+14.8%)	$24,125 → $30,284 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$126,700 → $140,100 (+10.6%)	$55,000 → $40,400 (-26.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$215 → $213 (-0.9%)

Las Tusas

Population

406716

Median household income

$48,878$56,109

Median home value

$126,700$140,100

Paraje

Population

9031,405

Median household income

$24,125$30,284

Median home value

$55,000$40,400

Median gross rent

$215$213

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Las Tusas	Paraje
Under 5	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 17	22.5%	27.5%
18 to 24	11.3%	19.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	15.3%
45 to 54	4.1%	9.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	8.0%
65 to 74	40.1%	5.3%
75 and over	22.1%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Las Tusas	Paraje
White (non-Hispanic)	66.2%	1.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33.8%	96.8%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Las Tusas	Paraje
No high school diploma	14.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	24.5%	67.0%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	61.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Las Tusas	Paraje
Drove alone	100.0%	47.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	40.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	6.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Las Tusas	Paraje
1-unit, detached	52.4%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47.6%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Las Tusas	Paraje
Poverty rate	55.4%	51.7%
Average household size	2.03	4.64
Mean commute (minutes)	—	12
Median year structure built	1990	1970