Nambe vs Pojoaque

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

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

Pojoaque has the higher population (2,274 vs 2,045 in Nambe). Pojoaque has the higher median household income ($68,188 vs $45,341 in Nambe). Nambe has the higher median home value ($259,700 vs $154,300 in Pojoaque).

Population, income & housing

	Nambe	Pojoaque
Population	2,045	2,274
Median age	53.0 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$45,341	$68,188
Median home value	$259,700	$154,300
Median gross rent	$1,135	$945
Housing units	1,067	1,019
Homeownership rate	84.6%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nambe	Pojoaque
Population	1,820 → 2,045 (+12.4%)	2,027 → 2,274 (+12.2%)
Median household income	$48,681 → $45,341 (-6.9%)	$46,481 → $68,188 (+46.7%)
Median home value	$256,500 → $259,700 (+1.2%)	$154,700 → $154,300 (-0.3%)
Median gross rent	$896 → $1,135 (+26.7%)	$792 → $945 (+19.3%)

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

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)

	Nambe	Pojoaque
Under 5	3.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	9.1%	15.0%
18 to 24	5.2%	14.5%
25 to 34	12.5%	11.2%
35 to 44	8.9%	11.0%
45 to 54	13.1%	13.8%
55 to 64	17.1%	14.4%
65 to 74	18.0%	8.3%
75 and over	12.8%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nambe	Pojoaque
White (non-Hispanic)	16.5%	13.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13.8%	19.4%
Asian	0.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	66.3%	64.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nambe	Pojoaque
No high school diploma	10.5%	10.3%
High school graduate	35.3%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nambe	Pojoaque
Drove alone	76.0%	77.3%
Carpooled	7.6%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.9%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	14.9%	8.3%
Other means	0.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nambe	Pojoaque
1-unit, detached	68.0%	43.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	9.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	28.6%	41.5%

Poverty & households

	Nambe	Pojoaque
Poverty rate	17.7%	12.0%
Average household size	2.11	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1982	1994