Atoka vs Carlsbad

A side-by-side comparison of Atoka and Carlsbad: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Carlsbad has the higher population (31,813 vs 1,038 in Atoka). Carlsbad has the higher median household income ($78,277 vs $69,959 in Atoka). Carlsbad has the higher median home value ($187,900 vs $119,100 in Atoka).

Population, income & housing

	Atoka	Carlsbad
Population	1,038	31,813
Median age	31.3 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$69,959	$78,277
Median home value	$119,100	$187,900
Median gross rent	$1,136	$1,206
Housing units	449	14,336
Homeownership rate	85.6%	71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atoka	Carlsbad
Population	1,193 → 1,038 (-13.0%)	29,158 → 31,813 (+9.1%)
Median household income	$60,679 → $69,959 (+15.3%)	$69,193 → $78,277 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$149,700 → $119,100 (-20.4%)	$141,300 → $187,900 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,003 → $1,136 (+13.3%)	$1,012 → $1,206 (+19.2%)

Atoka

Population

1,1931,038

Median household income

$60,679$69,959

Median home value

$149,700$119,100

Median gross rent

$1,003$1,136

Carlsbad

Population

29,15831,813

Median household income

$69,193$78,277

Median home value

$141,300$187,900

Median gross rent

$1,012$1,206

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atoka	Carlsbad
Under 5	8.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	17.4%	15.9%
18 to 24	3.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	26.3%	14.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.5%
45 to 54	4.0%	9.9%
55 to 64	27.9%	13.0%
65 to 74	10.5%	9.9%
75 and over	1.9%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atoka	Carlsbad
White (non-Hispanic)	32.3%	39.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	67.7%	53.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atoka	Carlsbad
No high school diploma	8.7%	17.9%
High school graduate	18.1%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	59.4%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atoka	Carlsbad
Drove alone	68.1%	80.8%
Carpooled	30.8%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	1.1%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atoka	Carlsbad
1-unit, detached	26.5%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	73.5%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Atoka	Carlsbad
Poverty rate	4.6%	13.0%
Average household size	2.45	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1995	1970