Atoka vs Livingston Wheeler

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

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

Atoka has the higher population (1,038 vs 643 in Livingston Wheeler). Livingston Wheeler has the higher median home value ($164,300 vs $119,100 in Atoka). Since 2019, Livingston Wheeler's population has grown faster (-8.9% vs -13.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Atoka	Livingston Wheeler
Population	1,038	643
Median age	31.3 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$69,959	—
Median home value	$119,100	$164,300
Median gross rent	$1,136	—
Housing units	449	244
Homeownership rate	85.6%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atoka	Livingston Wheeler
Population	1,193 → 1,038 (-13.0%)	706 → 643 (-8.9%)
Median household income	$60,679 → $69,959 (+15.3%)	—
Median home value	$149,700 → $119,100 (-20.4%)	$166,600 → $164,300 (-1.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,003 → $1,136 (+13.3%)	—

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

Livingston Wheeler

Population

706643

Median home value

$166,600$164,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atoka	Livingston Wheeler
Under 5	8.9%	18.0%
5 to 17	17.4%	19.8%
18 to 24	3.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	26.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	20.2%
45 to 54	4.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	27.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	10.5%	15.1%
75 and over	1.9%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atoka	Livingston Wheeler
White (non-Hispanic)	32.3%	51.6%
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%	48.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atoka	Livingston Wheeler
No high school diploma	8.7%	12.8%
High school graduate	18.1%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	59.4%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atoka	Livingston Wheeler
Drove alone	68.1%	93.2%
Carpooled	30.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atoka	Livingston Wheeler
1-unit, detached	26.5%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.4%
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%	36.5%

Poverty & households

	Atoka	Livingston Wheeler
Poverty rate	4.6%	3.7%
Average household size	2.45	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	17	13
Median year structure built	1995	1986