Atoka vs La Huerta

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

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

La Huerta has the higher population (1,673 vs 1,038 in Atoka). La Huerta has the higher median household income ($83,672 vs $69,959 in Atoka). La Huerta has the higher median home value ($421,600 vs $119,100 in Atoka).

Population, income & housing

	Atoka	La Huerta
Population	1,038	1,673
Median age	31.3 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$69,959	$83,672
Median home value	$119,100	$421,600
Median gross rent	$1,136	—
Housing units	449	612
Homeownership rate	85.6%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	37.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atoka	La Huerta
Population	1,193 → 1,038 (-13.0%)	1,608 → 1,673 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$60,679 → $69,959 (+15.3%)	$84,632 → $83,672 (-1.1%)
Median home value	$149,700 → $119,100 (-20.4%)	$297,200 → $421,600 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,003 → $1,136 (+13.3%)	$856 → $750 (-12.4%)

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

La Huerta

Population

1,6081,673

Median household income

$84,632$83,672

Median home value

$297,200$421,600

Median gross rent

$856$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atoka	La Huerta
Under 5	8.9%	1.8%
5 to 17	17.4%	37.0%
18 to 24	3.0%	0.8%
25 to 34	26.3%	8.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	19.7%
45 to 54	4.0%	10.2%
55 to 64	27.9%	10.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	7.7%
75 and over	1.9%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atoka	La Huerta
White (non-Hispanic)	32.3%	89.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	67.7%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atoka	La Huerta
No high school diploma	8.7%	4.3%
High school graduate	18.1%	15.9%
Some college or associate's	59.4%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atoka	La Huerta
Drove alone	68.1%	94.6%
Carpooled	30.8%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atoka	La Huerta
1-unit, detached	26.5%	94.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	73.5%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Atoka	La Huerta
Poverty rate	4.6%	6.0%
Average household size	2.45	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1995	1989