Cochiti vs PeÃ±a Blanca

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

Cochiti 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.

PeÃ±a Blanca has the higher population (701 vs 481 in Cochiti). PeÃ±a Blanca has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $44,688 in Cochiti). Cochiti has the higher median home value ($207,600 vs $166,500 in PeÃ±a Blanca).

Population, income & housing

	Cochiti	PeÃ±a Blanca
Population	481	701
Median age	42.8 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$44,688	$73,750
Median home value	$207,600	$166,500
Median gross rent	—	$938
Housing units	192	313
Homeownership rate	91.7%	94.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cochiti	PeÃ±a Blanca
Population	445 → 481 (+8.1%)	731 → 701 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $44,688 (+19.2%)	$38,563 → $73,750 (+91.2%)
Median home value	$93,300 → $207,600 (+122.5%)	$132,800 → $166,500 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$724 → $938 (+29.6%)

Cochiti

Population

445481

Median household income

$37,500$44,688

Median home value

$93,300$207,600

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)

	Cochiti	PeÃ±a Blanca
Under 5	5.8%	1.3%
5 to 17	17.5%	20.3%
18 to 24	5.8%	8.0%
25 to 34	18.1%	6.3%
35 to 44	3.1%	16.0%
45 to 54	13.1%	20.8%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.3%
65 to 74	7.7%	9.1%
75 and over	14.8%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cochiti	PeÃ±a Blanca
White (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	13.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	91.5%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	80.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cochiti	PeÃ±a Blanca
No high school diploma	1.8%	6.5%
High school graduate	55.7%	52.0%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cochiti	PeÃ±a Blanca
Drove alone	69.2%	76.9%
Carpooled	4.3%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.6%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cochiti	PeÃ±a Blanca
1-unit, detached	83.3%	34.5%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	63.6%

Poverty & households

	Cochiti	PeÃ±a Blanca
Poverty rate	10.8%	8.1%
Average household size	3.32	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	26	37
Median year structure built	1976	1988