High Rolls vs Tularosa

A side-by-side comparison of High Rolls and Tularosa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Tularosa has the higher population (2,584 vs 1,463 in High Rolls). High Rolls has the higher median household income ($81,827 vs $45,147 in Tularosa). High Rolls has the higher median home value ($245,600 vs $117,600 in Tularosa).

Population, income & housing

	High Rolls	Tularosa
Population	1,463	2,584
Median age	25.2 yrs	25.7 yrs
Median household income	$81,827	$45,147
Median home value	$245,600	$117,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,043
Housing units	510	1,152
Homeownership rate	95.2%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	23.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	High Rolls	Tularosa
Population	910 → 1,463 (+60.8%)	2,944 → 2,584 (-12.2%)
Median household income	$39,674 → $81,827 (+106.2%)	$41,282 → $45,147 (+9.4%)
Median home value	$218,600 → $245,600 (+12.4%)	$103,300 → $117,600 (+13.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$575 → $1,043 (+81.4%)

High Rolls

Population

9101,463

Median household income

$39,674$81,827

Median home value

$218,600$245,600

Tularosa

Population

2,9442,584

Median household income

$41,282$45,147

Median home value

$103,300$117,600

Median gross rent

$575$1,043

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	High Rolls	Tularosa
Under 5	17.3%	6.1%
5 to 17	21.2%	29.7%
18 to 24	11.1%	5.1%
25 to 34	5.5%	19.6%
35 to 44	1.8%	10.4%
45 to 54	8.7%	8.4%
55 to 64	10.4%	9.7%
65 to 74	14.3%	6.3%
75 and over	9.7%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	High Rolls	Tularosa
White (non-Hispanic)	69.0%	32.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.9%	6.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	25.4%	58.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	High Rolls	Tularosa
No high school diploma	3.8%	7.9%
High school graduate	18.8%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	22.4%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	High Rolls	Tularosa
Drove alone	90.8%	83.2%
Carpooled	6.6%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	High Rolls	Tularosa
1-unit, detached	79.6%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.2%
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	20.4%	39.9%

Poverty & households

	High Rolls	Tularosa
Poverty rate	0.0%	20.1%
Average household size	3.69	4.14
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1992	1975