Kirtland vs North Light Plant

A side-by-side comparison of Kirtland and North Light Plant: population, income, housing, and more.

Kirtland and North Light Plant 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 573 in North Light Plant). Kirtland has the higher median home value ($280,000 vs $191,400 in North Light Plant). Since 2019, North Light Plant's population has grown faster (+93.6% vs -37.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Kirtland	North Light Plant
Population	575	573
Median age	35.3 yrs	27.3 yrs
Median household income	$91,111	—
Median home value	$280,000	$191,400
Median gross rent	$943	$1,110
Housing units	174	170
Homeownership rate	79.7%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kirtland	North Light Plant
Population	917 → 575 (-37.3%)	296 → 573 (+93.6%)
Median household income	$84,583 → $91,111 (+7.7%)	$56,250 → $53,684 (-4.6%)
Median home value	$216,000 → $280,000 (+29.6%)	$127,600 → $191,400 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,025 → $943 (-8.0%)	$1,125 → $1,110 (-1.3%)

Kirtland

Population

917575

Median household income

$84,583$91,111

Median home value

$216,000$280,000

Median gross rent

$1,025$943

North Light Plant

Population

296573

Median household income

$56,250$53,684

Median home value

$127,600$191,400

Median gross rent

$1,125$1,110

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kirtland	North Light Plant
Under 5	5.4%	2.6%
5 to 17	23.5%	39.3%
18 to 24	3.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.9%	41.4%
35 to 44	17.4%	7.0%
45 to 54	3.8%	4.9%
55 to 64	18.3%	4.9%
65 to 74	7.7%	0.0%
75 and over	4.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kirtland	North Light Plant
White (non-Hispanic)	34.3%	17.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36.7%	9.8%
Asian	3.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	24.4%
Hispanic or Latino	22.1%	48.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kirtland	North Light Plant
No high school diploma	4.8%	8.4%
High school graduate	30.4%	70.3%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kirtland	North Light Plant
Drove alone	65.3%	90.0%
Carpooled	25.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kirtland	North Light Plant
1-unit, detached	78.2%	33.5%
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	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	66.5%

Poverty & households

	Kirtland	North Light Plant
Poverty rate	6.4%	59.3%
Average household size	3.64	4.01
Mean commute (minutes)	24	36
Median year structure built	1993	1991