North Acomita Village vs South Acomita Village

A side-by-side comparison of North Acomita Village and South Acomita Village: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Acomita Village has the higher population (338 vs 214 in South Acomita Village). Since 2019, South Acomita Village's population has grown faster (+478.4% vs +23.8%).

Population, income & housing

	North Acomita Village	South Acomita Village
Population	338	214
Median age	36.4 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,000	—
Median home value	$52,700	—
Housing units	106	52
Homeownership rate	91.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Acomita Village	South Acomita Village
Population	273 → 338 (+23.8%)	37 → 214 (+478.4%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $43,000 (+18.6%)	$15,357 → $32,434 (+111.2%)
Median home value	$60,800 → $52,700 (-13.3%)	$88,000 → $113,200 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$689 → $667 (-3.2%)	—

North Acomita Village

Population

273338

Median household income

$36,250$43,000

Median home value

$60,800$52,700

Median gross rent

$689$667

South Acomita Village

Population

37214

Median household income

$15,357$32,434

Median home value

$88,000$113,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Acomita Village	South Acomita Village
Under 5	8.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	26.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	3.0%	34.1%
35 to 44	21.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.1%	7.0%
55 to 64	12.7%	20.6%
65 to 74	9.5%	12.1%
75 and over	0.0%	15.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Acomita Village	South Acomita Village
White (non-Hispanic)	7.1%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	89.1%	81.3%
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%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Acomita Village	South Acomita Village
No high school diploma	8.8%	19.3%
High school graduate	37.8%	56.3%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Acomita Village	South Acomita Village
Drove alone	75.9%	90.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Acomita Village	South Acomita Village
1-unit, detached	66.0%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	19.2%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	North Acomita Village	South Acomita Village
Poverty rate	56.5%	0.0%
Average household size	4.43	5.22
Median year structure built	1978	1986