Angustura vs La Plata

A side-by-side comparison of Angustura and La Plata: population, income, housing, and more.

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

La Plata has the higher population (2,185 vs 2,024 in Angustura). La Plata has the higher median household income ($54,801 vs $52,948 in Angustura). Angustura has the higher median home value ($191,300 vs $187,000 in La Plata).

Population, income & housing

	Angustura	La Plata
Population	2,024	2,185
Median age	31.4 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,948	$54,801
Median home value	$191,300	$187,000
Median gross rent	$979	$1,000
Housing units	559	867
Homeownership rate	67.2%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Angustura	La Plata
Population	2,050 → 2,024 (-1.3%)	503 → 2,185 (+334.4%)
Median household income	$46,757 → $52,948 (+13.2%)	$68,654 → $54,801 (-20.2%)
Median home value	$161,800 → $191,300 (+18.2%)	$150,000 → $187,000 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,074 → $979 (-8.8%)	$581 → $1,000 (+72.1%)

Angustura

Population

2,0502,024

Median household income

$46,757$52,948

Median home value

$161,800$191,300

Median gross rent

$1,074$979

La Plata

Population

5032,185

Median household income

$68,654$54,801

Median home value

$150,000$187,000

Median gross rent

$581$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Angustura	La Plata
Under 5	7.6%	3.7%
5 to 17	25.0%	17.9%
18 to 24	7.9%	4.4%
25 to 34	14.5%	10.0%
35 to 44	8.3%	12.2%
45 to 54	8.7%	11.5%
55 to 64	14.5%	14.5%
65 to 74	10.7%	17.1%
75 and over	2.9%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Angustura	La Plata
White (non-Hispanic)	44.4%	63.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	6.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.1%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	54.6%	21.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Angustura	La Plata
No high school diploma	20.7%	13.4%
High school graduate	41.5%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Angustura	La Plata
Drove alone	96.7%	75.0%
Carpooled	0.8%	19.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Angustura	La Plata
1-unit, detached	42.0%	46.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.1%
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	58.0%	53.9%

Poverty & households

	Angustura	La Plata
Poverty rate	24.3%	23.1%
Average household size	3.78	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	15	27
Median year structure built	1988	1991