Holloman AFB vs La Luz

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

Holloman AFB and La Luz 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 1,683 in La Luz). Holloman AFB has the higher median household income ($51,205 vs $35,324 in La Luz). Since 2019, La Luz's population has grown faster (+37.7% vs -1.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Holloman AFB	La Luz
Population	4,052	1,683
Median age	21.8 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,205	$35,324
Median home value	—	$60,800
Median gross rent	$1,236	$615
Housing units	1,134	827
Homeownership rate	0.0%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	31.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holloman AFB	La Luz
Population	4,096 → 4,052 (-1.1%)	1,222 → 1,683 (+37.7%)
Median household income	$47,240 → $51,205 (+8.4%)	$29,559 → $35,324 (+19.5%)
Median home value	—	$77,500 → $60,800 (-21.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,128 → $1,236 (+9.6%)	$589 → $615 (+4.4%)

Holloman AFB

Population

4,0964,052

Median household income

$47,240$51,205

Median gross rent

$1,128$1,236

La Luz

Population

1,2221,683

Median household income

$29,559$35,324

Median home value

$77,500$60,800

Median gross rent

$589$615

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Holloman AFB	La Luz
Under 5	15.3%	1.5%
5 to 17	10.3%	10.9%
18 to 24	41.0%	24.2%
25 to 34	22.9%	5.0%
35 to 44	8.6%	15.1%
45 to 54	1.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	0.6%	11.7%
65 to 74	0.3%	14.4%
75 and over	0.0%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holloman AFB	La Luz
White (non-Hispanic)	62.2%	42.3%
Black or African American	10.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	2.0%
Asian	3.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	15.5%	49.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holloman AFB	La Luz
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.9%
High school graduate	16.8%	46.3%
Some college or associate's	54.5%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holloman AFB	La Luz
Drove alone	59.5%	64.1%
Carpooled	20.1%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	18.1%	22.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holloman AFB	La Luz
1-unit, detached	27.5%	39.3%
1-unit, attached	58.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	55.9%

Poverty & households

	Holloman AFB	La Luz
Poverty rate	11.6%	15.5%
Average household size	2.64	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	8	13
Median year structure built	1993	1984