Columbus vs Keeler Farm

A side-by-side comparison of Columbus and Keeler Farm: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Keeler Farm has the higher population (1,450 vs 1,147 in Columbus). Keeler Farm has the higher median household income ($43,750 vs $24,554 in Columbus). Keeler Farm has the higher median home value ($121,800 vs $91,400 in Columbus).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Keeler Farm
Population	1,147	1,450
Median age	38.4 yrs	27.8 yrs
Median household income	$24,554	$43,750
Median home value	$91,400	$121,800
Median gross rent	$394	—
Housing units	755	653
Homeownership rate	57.6%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	22.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Keeler Farm
Population	1,118 → 1,147 (+2.6%)	1,706 → 1,450 (-15.0%)
Median household income	$20,926 → $24,554 (+17.3%)	$46,667 → $43,750 (-6.3%)
Median home value	$66,600 → $91,400 (+37.2%)	$90,200 → $121,800 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$389 → $394 (+1.3%)	$535 → $577 (+7.9%)

Columbus

Population

1,1181,147

Median household income

$20,926$24,554

Median home value

$66,600$91,400

Median gross rent

$389$394

Keeler Farm

Population

1,7061,450

Median household income

$46,667$43,750

Median home value

$90,200$121,800

Median gross rent

$535$577

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Keeler Farm
Under 5	3.1%	8.5%
5 to 17	32.3%	32.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.2%
25 to 34	9.6%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.8%
45 to 54	11.3%	13.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	4.1%
65 to 74	6.1%	6.9%
75 and over	13.5%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Keeler Farm
White (non-Hispanic)	12.9%	34.3%
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%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	87.1%	65.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Keeler Farm
No high school diploma	47.9%	28.8%
High school graduate	15.1%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Keeler Farm
Drove alone	58.9%	80.8%
Carpooled	27.1%	19.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Keeler Farm
1-unit, detached	41.5%	28.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	53.0%	68.3%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Keeler Farm
Poverty rate	37.6%	38.8%
Average household size	2.69	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1981	1983