Flora Vista vs La Plata

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

Flora Vista 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.

Flora Vista has the higher population (2,215 vs 2,185 in La Plata). La Plata has the higher median household income ($54,801 vs $43,799 in Flora Vista). Flora Vista has the higher median home value ($195,200 vs $187,000 in La Plata).

Population, income & housing

	Flora Vista	La Plata
Population	2,215	2,185
Median age	55.1 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$43,799	$54,801
Median home value	$195,200	$187,000
Median gross rent	$1,474	$1,000
Housing units	1,155	867
Homeownership rate	80.6%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Flora Vista	La Plata
Population	1,688 → 2,215 (+31.2%)	503 → 2,185 (+334.4%)
Median household income	$52,727 → $43,799 (-16.9%)	$68,654 → $54,801 (-20.2%)
Median home value	$184,300 → $195,200 (+5.9%)	$150,000 → $187,000 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,326 → $1,474 (+11.2%)	$581 → $1,000 (+72.1%)

Flora Vista

Population

1,6882,215

Median household income

$52,727$43,799

Median home value

$184,300$195,200

Median gross rent

$1,326$1,474

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)

	Flora Vista	La Plata
Under 5	7.5%	3.7%
5 to 17	7.9%	17.9%
18 to 24	2.3%	4.4%
25 to 34	7.4%	10.0%
35 to 44	14.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.2%	11.5%
55 to 64	32.2%	14.5%
65 to 74	9.7%	17.1%
75 and over	8.4%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Flora Vista	La Plata
White (non-Hispanic)	69.6%	63.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.4%	6.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.2%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	21.4%	21.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Flora Vista	La Plata
No high school diploma	18.5%	13.4%
High school graduate	23.8%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	48.2%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Flora Vista	La Plata
Drove alone	92.2%	75.0%
Carpooled	0.5%	19.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Flora Vista	La Plata
1-unit, detached	43.8%	46.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	55.3%	53.9%

Poverty & households

	Flora Vista	La Plata
Poverty rate	21.9%	23.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1990	1991