Atoka vs Morningside

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

Atoka and Morningside 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 352 in Morningside). Since 2019, Atoka's population has grown faster (-13.0% vs -55.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Atoka	Morningside
Population	1,038	352
Median age	31.3 yrs	21.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,959	—
Median home value	$119,100	—
Median gross rent	$1,136	—
Housing units	449	111
Homeownership rate	85.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atoka	Morningside
Population	1,193 → 1,038 (-13.0%)	787 → 352 (-55.3%)
Median household income	$60,679 → $69,959 (+15.3%)	$11,927 → $12,000 (+0.6%)
Median home value	$149,700 → $119,100 (-20.4%)	$9,999 → $9,999 (+0.0%)
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

Morningside

Population

787352

Median household income

$11,927$12,000

Median home value

$9,999$9,999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atoka	Morningside
Under 5	8.9%	10.2%
5 to 17	17.4%	22.2%
18 to 24	3.0%	28.7%
25 to 34	26.3%	16.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	4.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	27.9%	22.4%
65 to 74	10.5%	0.0%
75 and over	1.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atoka	Morningside
White (non-Hispanic)	32.3%	0.0%
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%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atoka	Morningside
No high school diploma	8.7%	19.0%
High school graduate	18.1%	81.0%
Some college or associate's	59.4%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atoka	Morningside
Drove alone	68.1%	0.0%
Carpooled	30.8%	100.0%
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	Morningside
1-unit, detached	26.5%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Atoka	Morningside
Poverty rate	4.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.45	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1995	—