Eagle Nest vs Raton

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

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

Raton has the higher population (6,013 vs 270 in Eagle Nest). Raton has the higher median household income ($52,007 vs $47,708 in Eagle Nest). Eagle Nest has the higher median home value ($190,000 vs $148,200 in Raton).

Population, income & housing

	Eagle Nest	Raton
Population	270	6,013
Median age	61.9 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,708	$52,007
Median home value	$190,000	$148,200
Median gross rent	$950	$734
Housing units	368	3,331
Homeownership rate	69.5%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	22.9%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eagle Nest	Raton
Population	271 → 270 (-0.4%)	6,047 → 6,013 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$34,500 → $47,708 (+38.3%)	$31,034 → $52,007 (+67.6%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $190,000 (+59.9%)	$83,700 → $148,200 (+77.1%)
Median gross rent	$931 → $950 (+2.0%)	$723 → $734 (+1.5%)

Eagle Nest

Population

271270

Median household income

$34,500$47,708

Median home value

$118,800$190,000

Median gross rent

$931$950

Raton

Population

6,0476,013

Median household income

$31,034$52,007

Median home value

$83,700$148,200

Median gross rent

$723$734

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eagle Nest	Raton
Under 5	8.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	9.6%	13.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	4.4%	11.7%
35 to 44	3.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	8.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	17.0%	13.8%
65 to 74	22.2%	15.7%
75 and over	20.0%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eagle Nest	Raton
White (non-Hispanic)	71.1%	40.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	25.2%	55.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eagle Nest	Raton
No high school diploma	3.0%	10.2%
High school graduate	31.0%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eagle Nest	Raton
Drove alone	58.1%	80.9%
Carpooled	17.7%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.2%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eagle Nest	Raton
1-unit, detached	75.8%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Eagle Nest	Raton
Poverty rate	25.9%	20.7%
Average household size	1.91	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1969	1959