Alcalde vs Gallina

A side-by-side comparison of Alcalde and Gallina: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gallina has the higher population (273 vs 237 in Alcalde). Gallina has the higher median household income ($130,071 vs $45,781 in Alcalde). Gallina has the higher median home value ($264,300 vs $231,300 in Alcalde).

Population, income & housing

	Alcalde	Gallina
Population	237	273
Median age	29.6 yrs	55.7 yrs
Median household income	$45,781	$130,071
Median home value	$231,300	$264,300
Median gross rent	$1,375	—
Housing units	125	135
Homeownership rate	77.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	12.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alcalde	Gallina
Population	159 → 237 (+49.1%)	120 → 273 (+127.5%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $45,781 (+40.9%)	$43,854 → $130,071 (+196.6%)
Median home value	$168,300 → $231,300 (+37.4%)	$175,600 → $264,300 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $1,375 (+99.9%)	—

Alcalde

Population

159237

Median household income

$32,500$45,781

Median home value

$168,300$231,300

Median gross rent

$688$1,375

Gallina

Population

120273

Median household income

$43,854$130,071

Median home value

$175,600$264,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alcalde	Gallina
Under 5	15.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.3%	23.4%
18 to 24	16.9%	9.5%
25 to 34	7.6%	4.4%
35 to 44	14.8%	2.6%
45 to 54	9.7%	7.7%
55 to 64	11.8%	18.3%
65 to 74	3.8%	19.4%
75 and over	5.5%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alcalde	Gallina
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	24.5%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	97.5%	75.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alcalde	Gallina
No high school diploma	10.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	38.9%	74.9%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alcalde	Gallina
Drove alone	61.8%	82.2%
Carpooled	15.7%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.5%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alcalde	Gallina
1-unit, detached	54.4%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	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	43.2%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Alcalde	Gallina
Poverty rate	8.0%	9.5%
Average household size	2.79	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	30	56
Median year structure built	1983	1976