Ribera vs Villanueva

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

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

Ribera has the higher population (324 vs 250 in Villanueva). Ribera has the higher median household income ($53,250 vs $28,665 in Villanueva). Ribera has the higher median home value ($186,700 vs $114,500 in Villanueva).

Population, income & housing

	Ribera	Villanueva
Population	324	250
Median age	46.2 yrs	69.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,250	$28,665
Median home value	$186,700	$114,500
Housing units	151	258
Homeownership rate	75.9%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ribera	Villanueva
Population	552 → 324 (-41.3%)	309 → 250 (-19.1%)
Median household income	$30,657 → $53,250 (+73.7%)	$15,032 → $28,665 (+90.7%)
Median home value	$153,700 → $186,700 (+21.5%)	$86,800 → $114,500 (+31.9%)

Ribera

Population

552324

Median household income

$30,657$53,250

Median home value

$153,700$186,700

Villanueva

Population

309250

Median household income

$15,032$28,665

Median home value

$86,800$114,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ribera	Villanueva
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	12.7%	18.8%
25 to 34	4.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	15.1%	12.0%
45 to 54	29.9%	3.6%
55 to 64	4.6%	2.8%
65 to 74	2.8%	33.6%
75 and over	14.2%	29.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ribera	Villanueva
White (non-Hispanic)	12.7%	0.0%
Black or African American	10.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	17.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	4.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	76.5%	78.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ribera	Villanueva
No high school diploma	5.2%	25.1%
High school graduate	20.3%	10.8%
Some college or associate's	74.5%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ribera	Villanueva
Drove alone	52.5%	49.3%
Carpooled	22.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	24.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	50.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ribera	Villanueva
1-unit, detached	9.9%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	23.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	66.9%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Ribera	Villanueva
Poverty rate	5.1%	10.4%
Average household size	2.15	1.63
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1978	1938