EspaÃ±ola vs La Villita

A side-by-side comparison of EspaÃ±ola and La Villita: population, income, housing, and more.

EspaÃ±ola and La Villita are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

EspaÃ±ola has the higher population (10,472 vs 1,440 in La Villita). La Villita has the higher median household income ($130,357 vs $47,664 in EspaÃ±ola). La Villita has the higher median home value ($259,500 vs $205,100 in EspaÃ±ola).

Population, income & housing

	EspaÃ±ola	La Villita
Population	10,472	1,440
Median age	37.5 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,664	$130,357
Median home value	$205,100	$259,500
Median gross rent	$832	—
Housing units	4,881	389
Homeownership rate	65.6%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	EspaÃ±ola	La Villita
Population	10,102 → 10,472 (+3.7%)	573 → 1,440 (+151.3%)
Median household income	$34,368 → $47,664 (+38.7%)	$42,025 → $130,357 (+210.2%)
Median home value	$160,100 → $205,100 (+28.1%)	$258,400 → $259,500 (+0.4%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $832 (+25.1%)	—

EspaÃ±ola

Population

10,10210,472

Median household income

$34,368$47,664

Median home value

$160,100$205,100

Median gross rent

$665$832

La Villita

Population

5731,440

Median household income

$42,025$130,357

Median home value

$258,400$259,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	EspaÃ±ola	La Villita
Under 5	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.5%	25.3%
18 to 24	11.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.9%	7.2%
35 to 44	10.3%	23.5%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	10.9%	6.5%
65 to 74	10.1%	13.8%
75 and over	8.5%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	EspaÃ±ola	La Villita
White (non-Hispanic)	10.9%	10.5%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	81.7%	89.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	EspaÃ±ola	La Villita
No high school diploma	18.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	34.9%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	EspaÃ±ola	La Villita
Drove alone	85.5%	76.6%
Carpooled	7.4%	23.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	EspaÃ±ola	La Villita
1-unit, detached	47.4%	29.6%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36.2%	70.4%

Poverty & households

	EspaÃ±ola	La Villita
Poverty rate	18.6%	6.5%
Average household size	2.54	4.00
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1978	1988