El Rancho vs Tesuque

A side-by-side comparison of El Rancho and Tesuque: population, income, housing, and more.

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

El Rancho has the higher population (1,432 vs 1,087 in Tesuque). El Rancho has the higher median household income ($78,594 vs $52,273 in Tesuque). Tesuque has the higher median home value ($877,600 vs $257,100 in El Rancho).

Population, income & housing

	El Rancho	Tesuque
Population	1,432	1,087
Median age	39.2 yrs	67.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,594	$52,273
Median home value	$257,100	$877,600
Median gross rent	$1,080	$1,095
Housing units	658	847
Homeownership rate	77.2%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.1%	70.3%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	13.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	El Rancho	Tesuque
Population	1,183 → 1,432 (+21.0%)	1,008 → 1,087 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $78,594 (+39.7%)	$67,583 → $52,273 (-22.7%)
Median home value	$223,900 → $257,100 (+14.8%)	$684,800 → $877,600 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	$857 → $1,080 (+26.0%)	$1,143 → $1,095 (-4.2%)

El Rancho

Population

1,1831,432

Median household income

$56,250$78,594

Median home value

$223,900$257,100

Median gross rent

$857$1,080

Tesuque

Population

1,0081,087

Median household income

$67,583$52,273

Median home value

$684,800$877,600

Median gross rent

$1,143$1,095

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	El Rancho	Tesuque
Under 5	10.1%	0.8%
5 to 17	13.5%	3.4%
18 to 24	6.7%	0.9%
25 to 34	13.3%	6.1%
35 to 44	14.7%	3.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.6%
55 to 64	12.1%	17.3%
65 to 74	10.5%	34.5%
75 and over	8.6%	23.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	El Rancho	Tesuque
White (non-Hispanic)	22.4%	79.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	74.0%	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	El Rancho	Tesuque
No high school diploma	3.9%	1.6%
High school graduate	28.7%	6.8%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17.8%	37.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	El Rancho	Tesuque
Drove alone	85.2%	66.8%
Carpooled	7.9%	4.2%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	26.6%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	El Rancho	Tesuque
1-unit, detached	54.3%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40.7%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	El Rancho	Tesuque
Poverty rate	19.1%	18.1%
Average household size	2.43	1.60
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1982	1976