Boles Acres vs Holloman AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Boles Acres and Holloman AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Holloman AFB has the higher population (4,052 vs 1,967 in Boles Acres). Boles Acres has the higher median household income ($65,673 vs $51,205 in Holloman AFB). Since 2019, Holloman AFB's population has grown faster (-1.1% vs -9.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Boles Acres	Holloman AFB
Population	1,967	4,052
Median age	52.2 yrs	21.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,673	$51,205
Median home value	$194,500	—
Median gross rent	—	$1,236
Housing units	869	1,134
Homeownership rate	95.2%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boles Acres	Holloman AFB
Population	2,173 → 1,967 (-9.5%)	4,096 → 4,052 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$52,034 → $65,673 (+26.2%)	$47,240 → $51,205 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$156,300 → $194,500 (+24.4%)	—
Median gross rent	$582 → $571 (-1.9%)	$1,128 → $1,236 (+9.6%)

Boles Acres

Population

2,1731,967

Median household income

$52,034$65,673

Median home value

$156,300$194,500

Median gross rent

$582$571

Holloman AFB

Population

4,0964,052

Median household income

$47,240$51,205

Median gross rent

$1,128$1,236

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boles Acres	Holloman AFB
Under 5	1.7%	15.3%
5 to 17	10.5%	10.3%
18 to 24	5.2%	41.0%
25 to 34	11.9%	22.9%
35 to 44	15.1%	8.6%
45 to 54	7.6%	1.0%
55 to 64	24.9%	0.6%
65 to 74	9.7%	0.3%
75 and over	13.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boles Acres	Holloman AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	66.0%	62.2%
Black or African American	2.2%	10.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.6%
Asian	0.9%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	6.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.0%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	23.7%	15.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boles Acres	Holloman AFB
No high school diploma	7.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.4%	16.8%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	54.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boles Acres	Holloman AFB
Drove alone	76.5%	59.5%
Carpooled	8.0%	20.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	18.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.9%	1.9%
Other means	5.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boles Acres	Holloman AFB
1-unit, detached	46.7%	27.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	58.1%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50.5%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Boles Acres	Holloman AFB
Poverty rate	11.7%	11.6%
Average household size	2.64	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	31	8
Median year structure built	1992	1993