Hernandez vs Los Luceros

A side-by-side comparison of Hernandez and Los Luceros: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hernandez has the higher population (802 vs 757 in Los Luceros). Since 2019, Los Luceros's population has grown faster (+25.3% vs +6.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Hernandez	Los Luceros
Population	802	757
Median age	51.1 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	$24,259	—
Median home value	$181,900	—
Median gross rent	$748	—
Housing units	512	372
Homeownership rate	65.6%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	0.2%
Unemployment rate	15.2%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hernandez	Los Luceros
Population	751 → 802 (+6.8%)	604 → 757 (+25.3%)
Median household income	$35,000 → $24,259 (-30.7%)	$44,226 → $51,488 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$160,900 → $181,900 (+13.1%)	$97,500 → $96,900 (-0.6%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $748 (-0.3%)	—

Hernandez

Population

751802

Median household income

$35,000$24,259

Median home value

$160,900$181,900

Median gross rent

$750$748

Los Luceros

Population

604757

Median household income

$44,226$51,488

Median home value

$97,500$96,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hernandez	Los Luceros
Under 5	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.5%	14.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	5.7%	0.8%
35 to 44	9.0%	7.1%
45 to 54	33.7%	23.9%
55 to 64	10.5%	7.5%
65 to 74	14.2%	24.2%
75 and over	10.3%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hernandez	Los Luceros
White (non-Hispanic)	11.1%	4.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.4%	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	1.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	85.2%	95.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hernandez	Los Luceros
No high school diploma	36.5%	45.0%
High school graduate	25.9%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	0.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hernandez	Los Luceros
Drove alone	71.8%	57.7%
Carpooled	16.0%	26.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	5.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	14.9%
Other means	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hernandez	Los Luceros
1-unit, detached	32.0%	23.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	66.4%	76.9%

Poverty & households

	Hernandez	Los Luceros
Poverty rate	32.2%	15.2%
Average household size	1.78	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1975	1988