Becenti vs Haystack

A side-by-side comparison of Becenti and Haystack: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Haystack has the higher population (347 vs 274 in Becenti). Haystack has the higher median home value ($109,300 vs $53,200 in Becenti). Since 2019, Haystack's population has grown faster (+62.1% vs +12.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Becenti	Haystack
Population	274	347
Median age	33.1 yrs	57.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$19,074
Median home value	$53,200	$109,300
Median gross rent	$692	—
Housing units	71	131
Homeownership rate	77.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	13.3%	22.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Becenti	Haystack
Population	243 → 274 (+12.8%)	214 → 347 (+62.1%)
Median household income	$43,250 → $33,906 (-21.6%)	$58,333 → $19,074 (-67.3%)
Median home value	$84,300 → $53,200 (-36.9%)	$37,500 → $109,300 (+191.5%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $692 (+10.7%)	—

Becenti

Population

243274

Median household income

$43,250$33,906

Median home value

$84,300$53,200

Median gross rent

$625$692

Haystack

Population

214347

Median household income

$58,333$19,074

Median home value

$37,500$109,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Becenti	Haystack
Under 5	1.8%	0.3%
5 to 17	28.8%	16.4%
18 to 24	4.0%	4.9%
25 to 34	20.4%	0.9%
35 to 44	14.2%	9.2%
45 to 54	8.4%	1.4%
55 to 64	14.2%	59.4%
65 to 74	4.7%	4.3%
75 and over	3.3%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Becenti	Haystack
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	100.0%	93.7%
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%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Becenti	Haystack
No high school diploma	6.1%	77.2%
High school graduate	39.7%	12.1%
Some college or associate's	54.2%	6.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	1.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Becenti	Haystack
Drove alone	88.9%	65.9%
Carpooled	5.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	34.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Becenti	Haystack
1-unit, detached	100.0%	26.7%
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	0.0%	73.3%

Poverty & households

	Becenti	Haystack
Poverty rate	29.2%	70.9%
Average household size	4.49	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	30	—
Median year structure built	1986	1994