Carrizozo vs Nogal

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

Carrizozo and Nogal 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 156 in Nogal). Nogal has the higher median household income ($30,982 vs $26,121 in Carrizozo). Nogal has the higher median home value ($135,400 vs $80,200 in Carrizozo).

Population, income & housing

	Carrizozo	Nogal
Population	959	156
Median age	49.0 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$26,121	$30,982
Median home value	$80,200	$135,400
Median gross rent	$618	—
Housing units	603	73
Homeownership rate	80.7%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carrizozo	Nogal
Population	760 → 959 (+26.2%)	140 → 156 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$29,196 → $26,121 (-10.5%)	$38,571 → $30,982 (-19.7%)
Median home value	$73,600 → $80,200 (+9.0%)	$131,300 → $135,400 (+3.1%)
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

Nogal

Population

140156

Median household income

$38,571$30,982

Median home value

$131,300$135,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carrizozo	Nogal
Under 5	0.0%	13.5%
5 to 17	7.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	9.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.4%	15.4%
35 to 44	12.4%	7.7%
45 to 54	17.3%	16.0%
55 to 64	16.5%	25.0%
65 to 74	14.9%	17.9%
75 and over	6.7%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carrizozo	Nogal
White (non-Hispanic)	21.9%	98.1%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	66.7%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carrizozo	Nogal
No high school diploma	12.7%	0.7%
High school graduate	49.1%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carrizozo	Nogal
Drove alone	87.0%	47.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	51.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carrizozo	Nogal
1-unit, detached	81.8%	58.9%
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%	41.1%

Poverty & households

	Carrizozo	Nogal
Poverty rate	27.7%	41.0%
Average household size	1.76	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	18	31
Median year structure built	1949	1994