Crystal vs Newcomb

A side-by-side comparison of Crystal and Newcomb: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Newcomb has the higher population (369 vs 302 in Crystal). Crystal has the higher median home value ($75,800 vs $18,400 in Newcomb). Since 2019, Newcomb's population has grown faster (+2.8% vs -12.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Crystal	Newcomb
Population	302	369
Median age	35.7 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$28,333
Median home value	$75,800	$18,400
Median gross rent	—	$617
Housing units	95	184
Homeownership rate	91.5%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crystal	Newcomb
Population	345 → 302 (-12.5%)	359 → 369 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$40,750 → $33,125 (-18.7%)	$37,000 → $28,333 (-23.4%)
Median home value	$53,100 → $75,800 (+42.7%)	$43,700 → $18,400 (-57.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$569 → $617 (+8.4%)

Crystal

Population

345302

Median household income

$40,750$33,125

Median home value

$53,100$75,800

Newcomb

Population

359369

Median household income

$37,000$28,333

Median home value

$43,700$18,400

Median gross rent

$569$617

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crystal	Newcomb
Under 5	3.6%	1.6%
5 to 17	18.9%	12.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	14.9%
25 to 34	16.9%	11.7%
35 to 44	10.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	18.9%	17.6%
55 to 64	9.3%	11.4%
65 to 74	4.6%	9.2%
75 and over	10.3%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crystal	Newcomb
White (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	5.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	92.4%	86.7%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crystal	Newcomb
No high school diploma	12.7%	19.4%
High school graduate	36.3%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crystal	Newcomb
Drove alone	86.7%	64.6%
Carpooled	10.2%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	6.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crystal	Newcomb
1-unit, detached	95.8%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	21.2%

Poverty & households

	Crystal	Newcomb
Poverty rate	29.8%	27.1%
Average household size	4.17	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	33	41
Median year structure built	1990	1987