Nenahnezad vs North Light Plant

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

Nenahnezad 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.

North Light Plant has the higher population (573 vs 451 in Nenahnezad). North Light Plant has the higher median home value ($191,400 vs $81,900 in Nenahnezad). Since 2019, North Light Plant's population has grown faster (+93.6% vs -30.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Nenahnezad	North Light Plant
Population	451	573
Median age	40.3 yrs	27.3 yrs
Median household income	$37,212	—
Median home value	$81,900	$191,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,110
Housing units	205	170
Homeownership rate	93.6%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nenahnezad	North Light Plant
Population	644 → 451 (-30.0%)	296 → 573 (+93.6%)
Median household income	$43,250 → $37,212 (-14.0%)	$56,250 → $53,684 (-4.6%)
Median home value	$41,800 → $81,900 (+95.9%)	$127,600 → $191,400 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,125 → $1,110 (-1.3%)

Nenahnezad

Population

644451

Median household income

$43,250$37,212

Median home value

$41,800$81,900

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)

	Nenahnezad	North Light Plant
Under 5	2.0%	2.6%
5 to 17	13.7%	39.3%
18 to 24	19.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.3%	41.4%
35 to 44	7.1%	7.0%
45 to 54	12.9%	4.9%
55 to 64	14.4%	4.9%
65 to 74	15.5%	0.0%
75 and over	3.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nenahnezad	North Light Plant
White (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	17.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	94.2%	9.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	24.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	48.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nenahnezad	North Light Plant
No high school diploma	17.1%	8.4%
High school graduate	43.3%	70.3%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nenahnezad	North Light Plant
Drove alone	85.5%	90.0%
Carpooled	2.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nenahnezad	North Light Plant
1-unit, detached	52.7%	33.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40.0%	66.5%

Poverty & households

	Nenahnezad	North Light Plant
Poverty rate	34.6%	59.3%
Average household size	2.87	4.01
Mean commute (minutes)	20	36
Median year structure built	1982	1991