Ponderosa vs San Ysidro

A side-by-side comparison of Ponderosa and San Ysidro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ponderosa has the higher population (252 vs 190 in San Ysidro). Since 2019, Ponderosa's population has grown faster (-1.2% vs -25.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Ponderosa	San Ysidro
Population	252	190
Median age	54.2 yrs	51.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,583	—
Median home value	—	$245,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,518
Housing units	210	130
Homeownership rate	100.0%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ponderosa	San Ysidro
Population	255 → 252 (-1.2%)	254 → 190 (-25.2%)
Median household income	$49,297 → $49,583 (+0.6%)	—
Median home value	$255,200 → $157,100 (-38.4%)	$119,600 → $245,200 (+105.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$878 → $1,518 (+72.9%)

Ponderosa

Population

255252

Median household income

$49,297$49,583

Median home value

$255,200$157,100

San Ysidro

Population

254190

Median home value

$119,600$245,200

Median gross rent

$878$1,518

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ponderosa	San Ysidro
Under 5	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	6.3%	7.4%
18 to 24	1.6%	2.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	17.4%
35 to 44	24.2%	10.0%
45 to 54	19.8%	18.4%
55 to 64	14.3%	24.2%
65 to 74	26.6%	10.0%
75 and over	7.1%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ponderosa	San Ysidro
White (non-Hispanic)	45.6%	20.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	15.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	16.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	34.1%	64.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ponderosa	San Ysidro
No high school diploma	10.3%	10.2%
High school graduate	61.6%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	15.5%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ponderosa	San Ysidro
Drove alone	67.5%	87.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.0%	8.5%
Other means	7.5%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ponderosa	San Ysidro
1-unit, detached	71.0%	52.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.0%	44.6%

Poverty & households

	Ponderosa	San Ysidro
Poverty rate	38.9%	41.3%
Average household size	1.75	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	33	36
Median year structure built	1990	1973