Holloman AFB vs Tularosa

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

Holloman AFB and Tularosa 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 2,584 in Tularosa). Holloman AFB has the higher median household income ($51,205 vs $45,147 in Tularosa). Since 2019, Holloman AFB's population has grown faster (-1.1% vs -12.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Holloman AFB	Tularosa
Population	4,052	2,584
Median age	21.8 yrs	25.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,205	$45,147
Median home value	—	$117,600
Median gross rent	$1,236	$1,043
Housing units	1,134	1,152
Homeownership rate	0.0%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	23.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holloman AFB	Tularosa
Population	4,096 → 4,052 (-1.1%)	2,944 → 2,584 (-12.2%)
Median household income	$47,240 → $51,205 (+8.4%)	$41,282 → $45,147 (+9.4%)
Median home value	—	$103,300 → $117,600 (+13.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,128 → $1,236 (+9.6%)	$575 → $1,043 (+81.4%)

Holloman AFB

Population

4,0964,052

Median household income

$47,240$51,205

Median gross rent

$1,128$1,236

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)

	Holloman AFB	Tularosa
Under 5	15.3%	6.1%
5 to 17	10.3%	29.7%
18 to 24	41.0%	5.1%
25 to 34	22.9%	19.6%
35 to 44	8.6%	10.4%
45 to 54	1.0%	8.4%
55 to 64	0.6%	9.7%
65 to 74	0.3%	6.3%
75 and over	0.0%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holloman AFB	Tularosa
White (non-Hispanic)	62.2%	32.3%
Black or African American	10.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	6.7%
Asian	3.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	15.5%	58.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holloman AFB	Tularosa
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.9%
High school graduate	16.8%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	54.5%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holloman AFB	Tularosa
Drove alone	59.5%	83.2%
Carpooled	20.1%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	18.1%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holloman AFB	Tularosa
1-unit, detached	27.5%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	58.1%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	39.9%

Poverty & households

	Holloman AFB	Tularosa
Poverty rate	11.6%	20.1%
Average household size	2.64	4.14
Mean commute (minutes)	8	24
Median year structure built	1993	1975