Los Luceros vs San Jose

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

Los Luceros 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.

Los Luceros has the higher population (757 vs 739 in San Jose). Since 2019, Los Luceros's population has grown faster (+25.3% vs +8.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Los Luceros	San Jose
Population	757	739
Median age	51.3 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$57,019
Median home value	—	$250,400
Median gross rent	—	$775
Housing units	372	315
Homeownership rate	88.9%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.2%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Los Luceros	San Jose
Population	604 → 757 (+25.3%)	680 → 739 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$44,226 → $51,488 (+16.4%)	$37,054 → $57,019 (+53.9%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $96,900 (-0.6%)	$151,800 → $250,400 (+65.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$669 → $775 (+15.8%)

Los Luceros

Population

604757

Median household income

$44,226$51,488

Median home value

$97,500$96,900

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)

	Los Luceros	San Jose
Under 5	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	14.3%	13.9%
18 to 24	10.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	0.8%	16.1%
35 to 44	7.1%	17.5%
45 to 54	23.9%	10.4%
55 to 64	7.5%	14.2%
65 to 74	24.2%	6.8%
75 and over	11.9%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Los Luceros	San Jose
White (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	10.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	95.1%	85.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Los Luceros	San Jose
No high school diploma	45.0%	12.9%
High school graduate	19.3%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.2%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Los Luceros	San Jose
Drove alone	57.7%	86.3%
Carpooled	26.9%	4.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.9%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Los Luceros	San Jose
1-unit, detached	23.1%	47.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.4%
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	76.9%	48.6%

Poverty & households

	Los Luceros	San Jose
Poverty rate	15.2%	21.2%
Average household size	2.59	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	—	29
Median year structure built	1988	1979