Picacho Hills vs University Park

A side-by-side comparison of Picacho Hills and University Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

University Park has the higher population (2,699 vs 1,995 in Picacho Hills). Picacho Hills has the higher median household income ($124,250 vs $25,433 in University Park). Since 2019, Picacho Hills's population has grown faster (+12.7% vs -8.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Picacho Hills	University Park
Population	1,995	2,699
Median age	67.2 yrs	19.6 yrs
Median household income	$124,250	$25,433
Median home value	$438,600	—
Median gross rent	—	$747
Housing units	898	565
Homeownership rate	96.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.4%	60.2%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	18.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Picacho Hills	University Park
Population	1,770 → 1,995 (+12.7%)	2,945 → 2,699 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$90,054 → $124,250 (+38.0%)	$15,396 → $25,433 (+65.2%)
Median home value	$371,700 → $438,600 (+18.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,673 → $1,606 (-4.0%)	$699 → $747 (+6.9%)

Picacho Hills

Population

1,7701,995

Median household income

$90,054$124,250

Median home value

$371,700$438,600

Median gross rent

$1,673$1,606

University Park

Population

2,9452,699

Median household income

$15,396$25,433

Median gross rent

$699$747

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Picacho Hills	University Park
Under 5	5.7%	1.5%
5 to 17	3.9%	3.5%
18 to 24	8.5%	85.8%
25 to 34	2.9%	7.7%
35 to 44	10.1%	0.8%
45 to 54	1.1%	0.7%
55 to 64	12.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	28.4%	0.0%
75 and over	26.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Picacho Hills	University Park
White (non-Hispanic)	74.7%	37.9%
Black or African American	0.8%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	2.9%
Asian	6.6%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	51.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Picacho Hills	University Park
No high school diploma	1.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	12.4%	9.2%
Some college or associate's	16.8%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	33.5%	44.6%
Graduate or professional degree	35.9%	15.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Picacho Hills	University Park
Drove alone	73.4%	33.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	1.9%	50.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.7%
Worked from home	20.3%	7.9%
Other means	4.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Picacho Hills	University Park
1-unit, detached	93.8%	45.1%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	48.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Picacho Hills	University Park
Poverty rate	5.9%	40.9%
Average household size	2.36	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	28	11
Median year structure built	2005	1973