Jaconita vs La Tierra

A side-by-side comparison of Jaconita and La Tierra: population, income, housing, and more.

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

La Tierra has the higher population (329 vs 272 in Jaconita). La Tierra has the higher median home value ($976,200 vs $227,900 in Jaconita). Since 2019, La Tierra's population has grown faster (+178.8% vs -15.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Jaconita	La Tierra
Population	272	329
Median age	59.7 yrs	72.5 yrs
Median household income	$97,500	—
Median home value	$227,900	$976,200
Median gross rent	$950	—
Housing units	133	242
Homeownership rate	92.3%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	68.9%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jaconita	La Tierra
Population	323 → 272 (-15.8%)	118 → 329 (+178.8%)
Median household income	$33,646 → $97,500 (+189.8%)	$108,750 → $228,550 (+110.2%)
Median home value	$255,800 → $227,900 (-10.9%)	$926,500 → $976,200 (+5.4%)
Median gross rent	$963 → $950 (-1.3%)	—

Jaconita

Population

323272

Median household income

$33,646$97,500

Median home value

$255,800$227,900

Median gross rent

$963$950

La Tierra

Population

118329

Median household income

$108,750$228,550

Median home value

$926,500$976,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jaconita	La Tierra
Under 5	1.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.1%	14.9%
18 to 24	5.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	15.1%	14.0%
55 to 64	26.8%	6.7%
65 to 74	19.5%	35.0%
75 and over	7.0%	29.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jaconita	La Tierra
White (non-Hispanic)	32.0%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	57.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jaconita	La Tierra
No high school diploma	3.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	32.1%	3.2%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	53.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	15.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jaconita	La Tierra
Drove alone	86.3%	81.1%
Carpooled	6.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	18.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jaconita	La Tierra
1-unit, detached	79.7%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Jaconita	La Tierra
Poverty rate	7.0%	17.6%
Average household size	2.09	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1987	1999