Algodones vs PeÃ±a Blanca

A side-by-side comparison of Algodones and PeÃ±a Blanca: population, income, housing, and more.

Algodones and PeÃ±a Blanca are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Algodones has the higher population (1,198 vs 701 in PeÃ±a Blanca). PeÃ±a Blanca has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $63,750 in Algodones). Algodones has the higher median home value ($236,500 vs $166,500 in PeÃ±a Blanca).

Population, income & housing

	Algodones	PeÃ±a Blanca
Population	1,198	701
Median age	54.8 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$73,750
Median home value	$236,500	$166,500
Median gross rent	—	$938
Housing units	587	313
Homeownership rate	84.5%	94.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Algodones	PeÃ±a Blanca
Population	704 → 1,198 (+70.2%)	731 → 701 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$42,283 → $63,750 (+50.8%)	$38,563 → $73,750 (+91.2%)
Median home value	$289,200 → $236,500 (-18.2%)	$132,800 → $166,500 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$540 → $829 (+53.5%)	$724 → $938 (+29.6%)

Algodones

Population

7041,198

Median household income

$42,283$63,750

Median home value

$289,200$236,500

Median gross rent

$540$829

PeÃ±a Blanca

Population

731701

Median household income

$38,563$73,750

Median home value

$132,800$166,500

Median gross rent

$724$938

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Algodones	PeÃ±a Blanca
Under 5	2.1%	1.3%
5 to 17	10.0%	20.3%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.0%
25 to 34	5.5%	6.3%
35 to 44	8.2%	16.0%
45 to 54	17.9%	20.8%
55 to 64	20.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	21.0%	9.1%
75 and over	7.9%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Algodones	PeÃ±a Blanca
White (non-Hispanic)	19.7%	13.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	67.5%	80.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Algodones	PeÃ±a Blanca
No high school diploma	12.3%	6.5%
High school graduate	26.0%	52.0%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Algodones	PeÃ±a Blanca
Drove alone	67.3%	76.9%
Carpooled	7.9%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.5%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Algodones	PeÃ±a Blanca
1-unit, detached	70.7%	34.5%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.4%	63.6%

Poverty & households

	Algodones	PeÃ±a Blanca
Poverty rate	16.6%	8.1%
Average household size	2.19	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	34	37
Median year structure built	1980	1988