Las Tusas vs San Rafael

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

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

Las Tusas has the higher population (716 vs 620 in San Rafael). San Rafael has the higher median household income ($65,966 vs $56,109 in Las Tusas). Las Tusas has the higher median home value ($140,100 vs $120,300 in San Rafael).

Population, income & housing

	Las Tusas	San Rafael
Population	716	620
Median age	72.1 yrs	59.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,109	$65,966
Median home value	$140,100	$120,300
Housing units	634	396
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.2%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	36.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Las Tusas	San Rafael
Population	406 → 716 (+76.4%)	1,413 → 620 (-56.1%)
Median household income	$48,878 → $56,109 (+14.8%)	$67,125 → $65,966 (-1.7%)
Median home value	$126,700 → $140,100 (+10.6%)	$78,100 → $120,300 (+54.0%)

Las Tusas

Population

406716

Median household income

$48,878$56,109

Median home value

$126,700$140,100

San Rafael

Population

1,413620

Median household income

$67,125$65,966

Median home value

$78,100$120,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Las Tusas	San Rafael
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	22.5%	15.8%
18 to 24	11.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	4.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	43.1%
65 to 74	40.1%	30.0%
75 and over	22.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Las Tusas	San Rafael
White (non-Hispanic)	66.2%	57.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33.8%	12.4%
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%	30.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Las Tusas	San Rafael
No high school diploma	14.3%	32.4%
High school graduate	24.5%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	13.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	61.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Las Tusas	San Rafael
Drove alone	100.0%	0.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	100.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Las Tusas	San Rafael
1-unit, detached	52.4%	51.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	47.6%	48.7%

Poverty & households

	Las Tusas	San Rafael
Poverty rate	55.4%	12.4%
Average household size	2.03	2.53
Median year structure built	1990	1976