Anton Chico vs Santa Rosa

A side-by-side comparison of Anton Chico and Santa Rosa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Santa Rosa has the higher population (2,447 vs 235 in Anton Chico). Since 2019, Anton Chico's population has grown faster (+89.5% vs -27.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Anton Chico	Santa Rosa
Population	235	2,447
Median age	65.3 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$41,995
Median home value	—	$101,800
Median gross rent	—	$538
Housing units	132	1,038
Homeownership rate	100.0%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anton Chico	Santa Rosa
Population	124 → 235 (+89.5%)	3,379 → 2,447 (-27.6%)
Median household income	$18,769 → $21,979 (+17.1%)	$27,917 → $41,995 (+50.4%)
Median home value	$109,800 → $134,400 (+22.4%)	$83,300 → $101,800 (+22.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$398 → $538 (+35.2%)

Anton Chico

Population

124235

Median household income

$18,769$21,979

Median home value

$109,800$134,400

Santa Rosa

Population

3,3792,447

Median household income

$27,917$41,995

Median home value

$83,300$101,800

Median gross rent

$398$538

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anton Chico	Santa Rosa
Under 5	6.8%	4.5%
5 to 17	26.0%	19.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	17.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	26.4%	10.1%
75 and over	27.7%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anton Chico	Santa Rosa
White (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	14.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	5.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	97.0%	76.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anton Chico	Santa Rosa
No high school diploma	43.7%	13.5%
High school graduate	36.7%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anton Chico	Santa Rosa
Drove alone	100.0%	85.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anton Chico	Santa Rosa
1-unit, detached	65.9%	49.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	34.1%	31.3%

Poverty & households

	Anton Chico	Santa Rosa
Poverty rate	27.7%	19.1%
Average household size	2.14	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	1970	1977