San Jose vs Tierra Amarilla

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

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

San Jose has the higher population (739 vs 637 in Tierra Amarilla). Since 2019, San Jose's population has grown faster (+8.7% vs -18.8%).

Population, income & housing

	San Jose	Tierra Amarilla
Population	739	637
Median age	39.6 yrs	28.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,019	—
Median home value	$250,400	—
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	315	302
Homeownership rate	74.4%	61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Jose	Tierra Amarilla
Population	680 → 739 (+8.7%)	784 → 637 (-18.8%)
Median household income	$37,054 → $57,019 (+53.9%)	—
Median home value	$151,800 → $250,400 (+65.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$669 → $775 (+15.8%)	—

San Jose

Population

680739

Median household income

$37,054$57,019

Median home value

$151,800$250,400

Median gross rent

$669$775

Tierra Amarilla

Population

784637

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Jose	Tierra Amarilla
Under 5	5.4%	7.8%
5 to 17	13.9%	18.5%
18 to 24	9.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.1%	32.7%
35 to 44	17.5%	19.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	20.7%
65 to 74	6.8%	0.0%
75 and over	6.6%	0.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Jose	Tierra Amarilla
White (non-Hispanic)	10.8%	6.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.2%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	85.9%	93.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Jose	Tierra Amarilla
No high school diploma	12.9%	16.8%
High school graduate	23.1%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	52.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Jose	Tierra Amarilla
Drove alone	86.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	4.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Jose	Tierra Amarilla
1-unit, detached	47.0%	22.8%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	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	48.6%	77.2%

Poverty & households

	San Jose	Tierra Amarilla
Poverty rate	21.2%	46.7%
Average household size	2.71	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	29	37
Median year structure built	1979	1983