Newcomb vs Ojo Amarillo

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

Newcomb 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.

Ojo Amarillo has the higher population (380 vs 369 in Newcomb). Newcomb has the higher median household income ($28,333 vs $21,488 in Ojo Amarillo). Since 2019, Newcomb's population has grown faster (+2.8% vs -40.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Newcomb	Ojo Amarillo
Population	369	380
Median age	44.5 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$28,333	$21,488
Median home value	$18,400	—
Median gross rent	$617	$789
Housing units	184	188
Homeownership rate	76.1%	55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	21.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newcomb	Ojo Amarillo
Population	359 → 369 (+2.8%)	637 → 380 (-40.3%)
Median household income	$37,000 → $28,333 (-23.4%)	$23,889 → $21,488 (-10.1%)
Median home value	$43,700 → $18,400 (-57.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$569 → $617 (+8.4%)	$817 → $789 (-3.4%)

Newcomb

Population

359369

Median household income

$37,000$28,333

Median home value

$43,700$18,400

Median gross rent

$569$617

Ojo Amarillo

Population

637380

Median household income

$23,889$21,488

Median gross rent

$817$789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newcomb	Ojo Amarillo
Under 5	1.6%	9.5%
5 to 17	12.2%	19.2%
18 to 24	14.9%	12.9%
25 to 34	11.7%	9.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	9.2%
45 to 54	17.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.4%	2.9%
65 to 74	9.2%	21.1%
75 and over	9.5%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newcomb	Ojo Amarillo
White (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	86.7%	90.8%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newcomb	Ojo Amarillo
No high school diploma	19.4%	9.5%
High school graduate	33.5%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newcomb	Ojo Amarillo
Drove alone	64.6%	85.4%
Carpooled	9.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	10.1%
Other means	6.3%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newcomb	Ojo Amarillo
1-unit, detached	69.0%	98.4%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.2%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Newcomb	Ojo Amarillo
Poverty rate	27.1%	65.5%
Average household size	2.72	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	41	31
Median year structure built	1987	1985