Edgewood vs Pojoaque

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

Edgewood and Pojoaque 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 2,274 in Pojoaque). Edgewood has the higher median household income ($81,227 vs $68,188 in Pojoaque). Edgewood has the higher median home value ($278,100 vs $154,300 in Pojoaque).

Population, income & housing

	Edgewood	Pojoaque
Population	6,122	2,274
Median age	38.9 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$81,227	$68,188
Median home value	$278,100	$154,300
Median gross rent	$938	$945
Housing units	2,388	1,019
Homeownership rate	91.5%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.9%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edgewood	Pojoaque
Population	6,071 → 6,122 (+0.8%)	2,027 → 2,274 (+12.2%)
Median household income	$64,931 → $81,227 (+25.1%)	$46,481 → $68,188 (+46.7%)
Median home value	$194,100 → $278,100 (+43.3%)	$154,700 → $154,300 (-0.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,067 → $938 (-12.1%)	$792 → $945 (+19.3%)

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

Pojoaque

Population

2,0272,274

Median household income

$46,481$68,188

Median home value

$154,700$154,300

Median gross rent

$792$945

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edgewood	Pojoaque
Under 5	7.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.3%	15.0%
18 to 24	3.8%	14.5%
25 to 34	16.1%	11.2%
35 to 44	13.7%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.8%
55 to 64	15.8%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.2%	8.3%
75 and over	3.8%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edgewood	Pojoaque
White (non-Hispanic)	56.2%	13.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	19.4%
Asian	0.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	35.4%	64.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edgewood	Pojoaque
No high school diploma	5.1%	10.3%
High school graduate	16.7%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edgewood	Pojoaque
Drove alone	73.2%	77.3%
Carpooled	10.4%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.1%	3.1%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.2%
Worked from home	13.4%	8.3%
Other means	0.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edgewood	Pojoaque
1-unit, detached	75.8%	43.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	41.5%

Poverty & households

	Edgewood	Pojoaque
Poverty rate	8.5%	12.0%
Average household size	2.76	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	36	22
Median year structure built	1996	1994