Eagle Nest vs Maxwell

A side-by-side comparison of Eagle Nest and Maxwell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Maxwell has the higher population (370 vs 270 in Eagle Nest). Eagle Nest has the higher median household income ($47,708 vs $36,691 in Maxwell). Eagle Nest has the higher median home value ($190,000 vs $77,900 in Maxwell).

Population, income & housing

	Eagle Nest	Maxwell
Population	270	370
Median age	61.9 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,708	$36,691
Median home value	$190,000	$77,900
Median gross rent	$950	$545
Housing units	368	166
Homeownership rate	69.5%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	22.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eagle Nest	Maxwell
Population	271 → 270 (-0.4%)	312 → 370 (+18.6%)
Median household income	$34,500 → $47,708 (+38.3%)	$44,531 → $36,691 (-17.6%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $190,000 (+59.9%)	$66,700 → $77,900 (+16.8%)
Median gross rent	$931 → $950 (+2.0%)	$423 → $545 (+28.8%)

Eagle Nest

Population

271270

Median household income

$34,500$47,708

Median home value

$118,800$190,000

Median gross rent

$931$950

Maxwell

Population

312370

Median household income

$44,531$36,691

Median home value

$66,700$77,900

Median gross rent

$423$545

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eagle Nest	Maxwell
Under 5	8.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	9.6%	33.5%
18 to 24	7.0%	4.9%
25 to 34	4.4%	15.1%
35 to 44	3.3%	8.4%
45 to 54	8.1%	3.8%
55 to 64	17.0%	8.9%
65 to 74	22.2%	7.8%
75 and over	20.0%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eagle Nest	Maxwell
White (non-Hispanic)	71.1%	24.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	25.2%	72.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eagle Nest	Maxwell
No high school diploma	3.0%	10.6%
High school graduate	31.0%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eagle Nest	Maxwell
Drove alone	58.1%	66.0%
Carpooled	17.7%	20.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.2%	13.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eagle Nest	Maxwell
1-unit, detached	75.8%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	21.7%

Poverty & households

	Eagle Nest	Maxwell
Poverty rate	25.9%	9.5%
Average household size	1.91	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	19	30
Median year structure built	1969	1965