Santa Teresa vs University Park

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

Santa Teresa 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.

Santa Teresa has the higher population (5,973 vs 2,699 in University Park). Santa Teresa has the higher median household income ($60,759 vs $25,433 in University Park). Since 2019, Santa Teresa's population has grown faster (+8.3% vs -8.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Santa Teresa	University Park
Population	5,973	2,699
Median age	33.2 yrs	19.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,759	$25,433
Median home value	$216,600	—
Median gross rent	$1,259	$747
Housing units	2,264	565
Homeownership rate	68.7%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.1%	60.2%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	18.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Santa Teresa	University Park
Population	5,515 → 5,973 (+8.3%)	2,945 → 2,699 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$51,529 → $60,759 (+17.9%)	$15,396 → $25,433 (+65.2%)
Median home value	$186,300 → $216,600 (+16.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$849 → $1,259 (+48.3%)	$699 → $747 (+6.9%)

Santa Teresa

Population

5,5155,973

Median household income

$51,529$60,759

Median home value

$186,300$216,600

Median gross rent

$849$1,259

University Park

Population

2,9452,699

Median household income

$15,396$25,433

Median gross rent

$699$747

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Santa Teresa	University Park
Under 5	9.8%	1.5%
5 to 17	13.3%	3.5%
18 to 24	14.5%	85.8%
25 to 34	16.4%	7.7%
35 to 44	9.3%	0.8%
45 to 54	7.8%	0.7%
55 to 64	16.1%	0.0%
65 to 74	6.2%	0.0%
75 and over	6.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Santa Teresa	University Park
White (non-Hispanic)	16.1%	37.9%
Black or African American	0.8%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.9%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	81.2%	51.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Santa Teresa	University Park
No high school diploma	10.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	28.2%	9.2%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	44.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	15.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Santa Teresa	University Park
Drove alone	79.8%	33.0%
Carpooled	15.1%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.0%	50.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.7%
Worked from home	5.1%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Santa Teresa	University Park
1-unit, detached	67.8%	45.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	48.0%
5 to 19 units	18.2%	0.7%
20 or more units	3.8%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Santa Teresa	University Park
Poverty rate	28.9%	40.9%
Average household size	2.78	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	27	11
Median year structure built	1993	1973