Hernandez vs San Jose

A side-by-side comparison of Hernandez and San Jose: population, income, housing, and more.

Hernandez and San Jose 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 739 in San Jose). San Jose has the higher median household income ($57,019 vs $24,259 in Hernandez). San Jose has the higher median home value ($250,400 vs $181,900 in Hernandez).

Population, income & housing

	Hernandez	San Jose
Population	802	739
Median age	51.1 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$24,259	$57,019
Median home value	$181,900	$250,400
Median gross rent	$748	$775
Housing units	512	315
Homeownership rate	65.6%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	15.2%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hernandez	San Jose
Population	751 → 802 (+6.8%)	680 → 739 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$35,000 → $24,259 (-30.7%)	$37,054 → $57,019 (+53.9%)
Median home value	$160,900 → $181,900 (+13.1%)	$151,800 → $250,400 (+65.0%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $748 (-0.3%)	$669 → $775 (+15.8%)

Hernandez

Population

751802

Median household income

$35,000$24,259

Median home value

$160,900$181,900

Median gross rent

$750$748

San Jose

Population

680739

Median household income

$37,054$57,019

Median home value

$151,800$250,400

Median gross rent

$669$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hernandez	San Jose
Under 5	3.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	7.5%	13.9%
18 to 24	6.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	5.7%	16.1%
35 to 44	9.0%	17.5%
45 to 54	33.7%	10.4%
55 to 64	10.5%	14.2%
65 to 74	14.2%	6.8%
75 and over	10.3%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hernandez	San Jose
White (non-Hispanic)	11.1%	10.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.4%	3.2%
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%	85.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hernandez	San Jose
No high school diploma	36.5%	12.9%
High school graduate	25.9%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hernandez	San Jose
Drove alone	71.8%	86.3%
Carpooled	16.0%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	6.2%
Other means	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hernandez	San Jose
1-unit, detached	32.0%	47.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	4.4%
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%	48.6%

Poverty & households

	Hernandez	San Jose
Poverty rate	32.2%	21.2%
Average household size	1.78	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1975	1979