Carrizozo vs Corona

A side-by-side comparison of Carrizozo and Corona: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Carrizozo has the higher population (959 vs 167 in Corona). Corona has the higher median household income ($28,542 vs $26,121 in Carrizozo). Corona has the higher median home value ($85,600 vs $80,200 in Carrizozo).

Population, income & housing

	Carrizozo	Corona
Population	959	167
Median age	49.0 yrs	58.8 yrs
Median household income	$26,121	$28,542
Median home value	$80,200	$85,600
Median gross rent	$618	—
Housing units	603	132
Homeownership rate	80.7%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carrizozo	Corona
Population	760 → 959 (+26.2%)	121 → 167 (+38.0%)
Median household income	$29,196 → $26,121 (-10.5%)	$24,667 → $28,542 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$73,600 → $80,200 (+9.0%)	$58,900 → $85,600 (+45.3%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $618 (+7.5%)	—

Carrizozo

Population

760959

Median household income

$29,196$26,121

Median home value

$73,600$80,200

Median gross rent

$575$618

Corona

Population

121167

Median household income

$24,667$28,542

Median home value

$58,900$85,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carrizozo	Corona
Under 5	0.0%	19.2%
5 to 17	7.7%	7.8%
18 to 24	9.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.4%	15.0%
35 to 44	12.4%	2.4%
45 to 54	17.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	16.5%	29.9%
65 to 74	14.9%	16.2%
75 and over	6.7%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carrizozo	Corona
White (non-Hispanic)	21.9%	76.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	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	8.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	66.7%	20.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carrizozo	Corona
No high school diploma	12.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	49.1%	54.1%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carrizozo	Corona
Drove alone	87.0%	31.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	29.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	38.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carrizozo	Corona
1-unit, detached	81.8%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	25.0%

Poverty & households

	Carrizozo	Corona
Poverty rate	27.7%	19.2%
Average household size	1.76	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1949	1968