Edgewood vs Nambe

A side-by-side comparison of Edgewood and Nambe: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Edgewood has the higher population (6,122 vs 2,045 in Nambe). Edgewood has the higher median household income ($81,227 vs $45,341 in Nambe). Edgewood has the higher median home value ($278,100 vs $259,700 in Nambe).

Population, income & housing

	Edgewood	Nambe
Population	6,122	2,045
Median age	38.9 yrs	53.0 yrs
Median household income	$81,227	$45,341
Median home value	$278,100	$259,700
Median gross rent	$938	$1,135
Housing units	2,388	1,067
Homeownership rate	91.5%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.9%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edgewood	Nambe
Population	6,071 → 6,122 (+0.8%)	1,820 → 2,045 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$64,931 → $81,227 (+25.1%)	$48,681 → $45,341 (-6.9%)
Median home value	$194,100 → $278,100 (+43.3%)	$256,500 → $259,700 (+1.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,067 → $938 (-12.1%)	$896 → $1,135 (+26.7%)

Edgewood

Population

6,0716,122

Median household income

$64,931$81,227

Median home value

$194,100$278,100

Median gross rent

$1,067$938

Nambe

Population

1,8202,045

Median household income

$48,681$45,341

Median home value

$256,500$259,700

Median gross rent

$896$1,135

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edgewood	Nambe
Under 5	7.9%	3.4%
5 to 17	15.3%	9.1%
18 to 24	3.8%	5.2%
25 to 34	16.1%	12.5%
35 to 44	13.7%	8.9%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.1%
55 to 64	15.8%	17.1%
65 to 74	11.2%	18.0%
75 and over	3.8%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edgewood	Nambe
White (non-Hispanic)	56.2%	16.5%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	13.8%
Asian	0.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.6%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	35.4%	66.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edgewood	Nambe
No high school diploma	5.1%	10.5%
High school graduate	16.7%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edgewood	Nambe
Drove alone	73.2%	76.0%
Carpooled	10.4%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.1%
Worked from home	13.4%	14.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edgewood	Nambe
1-unit, detached	75.8%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	28.6%

Poverty & households

	Edgewood	Nambe
Poverty rate	8.5%	17.7%
Average household size	2.76	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	36	29
Median year structure built	1996	1982