Milan vs Paraje

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

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

Milan has the higher population (2,473 vs 1,405 in Paraje). Milan has the higher median household income ($37,551 vs $30,284 in Paraje). Since 2019, Paraje's population has grown faster (+55.6% vs -32.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Milan	Paraje
Population	2,473	1,405
Median age	39.6 yrs	24.7 yrs
Median household income	$37,551	$30,284
Median home value	$71,300	—
Median gross rent	$828	—
Housing units	1,094	369
Homeownership rate	61.8%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milan	Paraje
Population	3,660 → 2,473 (-32.4%)	903 → 1,405 (+55.6%)
Median household income	$46,203 → $37,551 (-18.7%)	$24,125 → $30,284 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $71,300 (-4.9%)	$55,000 → $40,400 (-26.5%)
Median gross rent	$712 → $828 (+16.3%)	$215 → $213 (-0.9%)

Milan

Population

3,6602,473

Median household income

$46,203$37,551

Median home value

$75,000$71,300

Median gross rent

$712$828

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)

	Milan	Paraje
Under 5	0.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	17.2%	27.5%
18 to 24	10.3%	19.9%
25 to 34	16.4%	8.8%
35 to 44	8.2%	15.3%
45 to 54	20.5%	9.0%
55 to 64	9.4%	8.0%
65 to 74	9.9%	5.3%
75 and over	7.6%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milan	Paraje
White (non-Hispanic)	13.7%	1.6%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27.6%	96.8%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	52.6%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milan	Paraje
No high school diploma	25.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	45.7%	67.0%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milan	Paraje
Drove alone	91.9%	47.5%
Carpooled	6.1%	40.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	6.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milan	Paraje
1-unit, detached	45.2%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	44.2%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Milan	Paraje
Poverty rate	26.3%	51.7%
Average household size	2.57	4.64
Mean commute (minutes)	23	12
Median year structure built	1974	1970