Maxwell vs Raton

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

Maxwell 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 370 in Maxwell). Raton has the higher median household income ($52,007 vs $36,691 in Maxwell). Raton has the higher median home value ($148,200 vs $77,900 in Maxwell).

Population, income & housing

	Maxwell	Raton
Population	370	6,013
Median age	31.0 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$36,691	$52,007
Median home value	$77,900	$148,200
Median gross rent	$545	$734
Housing units	166	3,331
Homeownership rate	63.2%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Maxwell	Raton
Population	312 → 370 (+18.6%)	6,047 → 6,013 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$44,531 → $36,691 (-17.6%)	$31,034 → $52,007 (+67.6%)
Median home value	$66,700 → $77,900 (+16.8%)	$83,700 → $148,200 (+77.1%)
Median gross rent	$423 → $545 (+28.8%)	$723 → $734 (+1.5%)

Maxwell

Population

312370

Median household income

$44,531$36,691

Median home value

$66,700$77,900

Median gross rent

$423$545

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)

	Maxwell	Raton
Under 5	5.4%	4.1%
5 to 17	33.5%	13.3%
18 to 24	4.9%	7.9%
25 to 34	15.1%	11.7%
35 to 44	8.4%	13.9%
45 to 54	3.8%	11.1%
55 to 64	8.9%	13.8%
65 to 74	7.8%	15.7%
75 and over	12.2%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Maxwell	Raton
White (non-Hispanic)	24.9%	40.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	72.2%	55.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Maxwell	Raton
No high school diploma	10.6%	10.2%
High school graduate	38.5%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Maxwell	Raton
Drove alone	66.0%	80.9%
Carpooled	20.0%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Maxwell	Raton
1-unit, detached	64.5%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	21.7%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Maxwell	Raton
Poverty rate	9.5%	20.7%
Average household size	2.78	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	30	17
Median year structure built	1965	1959