Blanco vs Ojo Amarillo

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

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

Blanco has the higher population (427 vs 380 in Ojo Amarillo). Blanco has the higher median household income ($52,125 vs $21,488 in Ojo Amarillo). Since 2019, Blanco's population has grown faster (+168.6% vs -40.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Blanco	Ojo Amarillo
Population	427	380
Median age	60.5 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,125	$21,488
Median home value	$214,500	—
Median gross rent	—	$789
Housing units	261	188
Homeownership rate	94.4%	55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	21.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blanco	Ojo Amarillo
Population	159 → 427 (+168.6%)	637 → 380 (-40.3%)
Median household income	$50,875 → $52,125 (+2.5%)	$23,889 → $21,488 (-10.1%)
Median home value	$167,900 → $214,500 (+27.8%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$817 → $789 (-3.4%)

Blanco

Population

159427

Median household income

$50,875$52,125

Median home value

$167,900$214,500

Ojo Amarillo

Population

637380

Median household income

$23,889$21,488

Median gross rent

$817$789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blanco	Ojo Amarillo
Under 5	2.3%	9.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	19.2%
18 to 24	2.3%	12.9%
25 to 34	13.1%	9.5%
35 to 44	17.1%	9.2%
45 to 54	4.2%	11.6%
55 to 64	22.7%	2.9%
65 to 74	21.8%	21.1%
75 and over	16.4%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blanco	Ojo Amarillo
White (non-Hispanic)	50.4%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	90.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.8%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	34.9%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blanco	Ojo Amarillo
No high school diploma	5.2%	9.5%
High school graduate	40.0%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blanco	Ojo Amarillo
Drove alone	77.2%	85.4%
Carpooled	7.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blanco	Ojo Amarillo
1-unit, detached	68.6%	98.4%
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%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.4%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Blanco	Ojo Amarillo
Poverty rate	29.5%	65.5%
Average household size	1.84	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1985	1985