Jemez Springs vs Ponderosa

A side-by-side comparison of Jemez Springs and Ponderosa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jemez Springs has the higher population (318 vs 252 in Ponderosa). Jemez Springs has the higher median household income ($97,500 vs $49,583 in Ponderosa). Since 2019, Jemez Springs's population has grown faster (+11.6% vs -1.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Jemez Springs	Ponderosa
Population	318	252
Median age	56.4 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	$97,500	$49,583
Median home value	$285,300	—
Median gross rent	$1,167	—
Housing units	205	210
Homeownership rate	90.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.2%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jemez Springs	Ponderosa
Population	285 → 318 (+11.6%)	255 → 252 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$92,000 → $97,500 (+6.0%)	$49,297 → $49,583 (+0.6%)
Median home value	$311,100 → $285,300 (-8.3%)	$255,200 → $157,100 (-38.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,150 → $1,167 (+1.5%)	—

Jemez Springs

Population

285318

Median household income

$92,000$97,500

Median home value

$311,100$285,300

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,167

Ponderosa

Population

255252

Median household income

$49,297$49,583

Median home value

$255,200$157,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jemez Springs	Ponderosa
Under 5	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	3.5%	6.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	1.6%
25 to 34	1.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.2%	24.2%
45 to 54	17.9%	19.8%
55 to 64	33.6%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.0%	26.6%
75 and over	16.0%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jemez Springs	Ponderosa
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	45.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	4.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	16.3%
Hispanic or Latino	31.8%	34.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jemez Springs	Ponderosa
No high school diploma	2.9%	10.3%
High school graduate	19.8%	61.6%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.1%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	19.1%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jemez Springs	Ponderosa
Drove alone	57.2%	67.5%
Carpooled	3.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.6%	25.0%
Other means	0.0%	7.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jemez Springs	Ponderosa
1-unit, detached	74.1%	71.0%
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	25.9%	29.0%

Poverty & households

	Jemez Springs	Ponderosa
Poverty rate	18.6%	38.9%
Average household size	2.16	1.75
Mean commute (minutes)	18	33
Median year structure built	1978	1990