Blanco vs Kirtland

A side-by-side comparison of Blanco and Kirtland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kirtland has the higher population (575 vs 427 in Blanco). Kirtland has the higher median household income ($91,111 vs $52,125 in Blanco). Kirtland has the higher median home value ($280,000 vs $214,500 in Blanco).

Population, income & housing

	Blanco	Kirtland
Population	427	575
Median age	60.5 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,125	$91,111
Median home value	$214,500	$280,000
Median gross rent	—	$943
Housing units	261	174
Homeownership rate	94.4%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blanco	Kirtland
Population	159 → 427 (+168.6%)	917 → 575 (-37.3%)
Median household income	$50,875 → $52,125 (+2.5%)	$84,583 → $91,111 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$167,900 → $214,500 (+27.8%)	$216,000 → $280,000 (+29.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,025 → $943 (-8.0%)

Blanco

Population

159427

Median household income

$50,875$52,125

Median home value

$167,900$214,500

Kirtland

Population

917575

Median household income

$84,583$91,111

Median home value

$216,000$280,000

Median gross rent

$1,025$943

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blanco	Kirtland
Under 5	2.3%	5.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	23.5%
18 to 24	2.3%	3.0%
25 to 34	13.1%	16.9%
35 to 44	17.1%	17.4%
45 to 54	4.2%	3.8%
55 to 64	22.7%	18.3%
65 to 74	21.8%	7.7%
75 and over	16.4%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blanco	Kirtland
White (non-Hispanic)	50.4%	34.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	36.7%
Asian	0.0%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.8%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	34.9%	22.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blanco	Kirtland
No high school diploma	5.2%	4.8%
High school graduate	40.0%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blanco	Kirtland
Drove alone	77.2%	65.3%
Carpooled	7.1%	25.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blanco	Kirtland
1-unit, detached	68.6%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	31.4%	19.5%

Poverty & households

	Blanco	Kirtland
Poverty rate	29.5%	6.4%
Average household size	1.84	3.64
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1985	1993