Ojo Amarillo vs Sheep Springs

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

Ojo Amarillo and Sheep Springs 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 Sheep Springs). Sheep Springs has the higher median household income ($28,750 vs $21,488 in Ojo Amarillo). Since 2019, Sheep Springs's population has grown faster (+47.6% vs -40.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Ojo Amarillo	Sheep Springs
Population	380	369
Median age	33.3 yrs	28.6 yrs
Median household income	$21,488	$28,750
Median home value	—	$97,500
Median gross rent	$789	$825
Housing units	188	99
Homeownership rate	55.9%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	6.2%
Unemployment rate	21.2%	17.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ojo Amarillo	Sheep Springs
Population	637 → 380 (-40.3%)	250 → 369 (+47.6%)
Median household income	$23,889 → $21,488 (-10.1%)	$31,563 → $28,750 (-8.9%)
Median home value	—	$58,100 → $97,500 (+67.8%)
Median gross rent	$817 → $789 (-3.4%)	$366 → $825 (+125.4%)

Ojo Amarillo

Population

637380

Median household income

$23,889$21,488

Median gross rent

$817$789

Sheep Springs

Population

250369

Median household income

$31,563$28,750

Median home value

$58,100$97,500

Median gross rent

$366$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ojo Amarillo	Sheep Springs
Under 5	9.5%	8.9%
5 to 17	19.2%	22.2%
18 to 24	12.9%	12.2%
25 to 34	9.5%	22.5%
35 to 44	9.2%	5.4%
45 to 54	11.6%	8.7%
55 to 64	2.9%	14.9%
65 to 74	21.1%	3.0%
75 and over	4.2%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ojo Amarillo	Sheep Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	90.8%	97.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ojo Amarillo	Sheep Springs
No high school diploma	9.5%	9.6%
High school graduate	39.6%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	50.9%	42.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ojo Amarillo	Sheep Springs
Drove alone	85.4%	86.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	0.0%
Other means	4.5%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ojo Amarillo	Sheep Springs
1-unit, detached	98.4%	93.9%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Ojo Amarillo	Sheep Springs
Poverty rate	65.5%	35.0%
Average household size	2.66	4.56
Mean commute (minutes)	31	43
Median year structure built	1985	1984