Alcalde vs Velarde

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

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

Velarde has the higher population (248 vs 237 in Alcalde). Velarde has the higher median household income ($63,707 vs $45,781 in Alcalde). Since 2019, Alcalde's population has grown faster (+49.1% vs -17.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Alcalde	Velarde
Population	237	248
Median age	29.6 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$45,781	$63,707
Median home value	$231,300	—
Median gross rent	$1,375	—
Housing units	125	242
Homeownership rate	77.6%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alcalde	Velarde
Population	159 → 237 (+49.1%)	302 → 248 (-17.9%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $45,781 (+40.9%)	$61,227 → $63,707 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$168,300 → $231,300 (+37.4%)	—
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

Velarde

Population

302248

Median household income

$61,227$63,707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alcalde	Velarde
Under 5	15.6%	12.1%
5 to 17	14.3%	6.9%
18 to 24	16.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.6%	5.6%
35 to 44	14.8%	5.6%
45 to 54	9.7%	39.9%
55 to 64	11.8%	8.5%
65 to 74	3.8%	21.4%
75 and over	5.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alcalde	Velarde
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%
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%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alcalde	Velarde
No high school diploma	10.3%	7.0%
High school graduate	38.9%	10.4%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	49.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alcalde	Velarde
Drove alone	61.8%	68.1%
Carpooled	15.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	31.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alcalde	Velarde
1-unit, detached	54.4%	66.1%
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%	33.9%

Poverty & households

	Alcalde	Velarde
Poverty rate	8.0%	38.7%
Average household size	2.79	1.49
Mean commute (minutes)	30	34
Median year structure built	1983	1975