Pecos vs Ribera

A side-by-side comparison of Pecos and Ribera: population, income, housing, and more.

Pecos and Ribera are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pecos has the higher population (1,145 vs 324 in Ribera). Pecos has the higher median household income ($69,327 vs $53,250 in Ribera). Pecos has the higher median home value ($260,000 vs $186,700 in Ribera).

Population, income & housing

	Pecos	Ribera
Population	1,145	324
Median age	38.6 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,327	$53,250
Median home value	$260,000	$186,700
Median gross rent	$729	—
Housing units	549	151
Homeownership rate	76.4%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pecos	Ribera
Population	1,468 → 1,145 (-22.0%)	552 → 324 (-41.3%)
Median household income	$32,702 → $69,327 (+112.0%)	$30,657 → $53,250 (+73.7%)
Median home value	$108,800 → $260,000 (+139.0%)	$153,700 → $186,700 (+21.5%)
Median gross rent	$585 → $729 (+24.6%)	—

Pecos

Population

1,4681,145

Median household income

$32,702$69,327

Median home value

$108,800$260,000

Median gross rent

$585$729

Ribera

Population

552324

Median household income

$30,657$53,250

Median home value

$153,700$186,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pecos	Ribera
Under 5	0.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.1%	16.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.7%
25 to 34	24.2%	4.6%
35 to 44	5.9%	15.1%
45 to 54	9.8%	29.9%
55 to 64	15.0%	4.6%
65 to 74	9.5%	2.8%
75 and over	12.1%	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pecos	Ribera
White (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	12.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	6.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	86.8%	76.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pecos	Ribera
No high school diploma	7.9%	5.2%
High school graduate	31.3%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pecos	Ribera
Drove alone	61.2%	52.5%
Carpooled	27.7%	22.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	24.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pecos	Ribera
1-unit, detached	55.9%	9.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	23.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42.1%	66.9%

Poverty & households

	Pecos	Ribera
Poverty rate	10.7%	5.1%
Average household size	2.57	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	40	25
Median year structure built	1988	1978