Arroyo Seco vs Questa

A side-by-side comparison of Arroyo Seco and Questa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Questa has the higher population (2,112 vs 2,107 in Arroyo Seco). Arroyo Seco has the higher median household income ($69,917 vs $41,071 in Questa). Arroyo Seco has the higher median home value ($525,500 vs $225,300 in Questa).

Population, income & housing

	Arroyo Seco	Questa
Population	2,107	2,112
Median age	57.9 yrs	52.7 yrs
Median household income	$69,917	$41,071
Median home value	$525,500	$225,300
Median gross rent	$1,687	—
Housing units	1,216	1,148
Homeownership rate	80.6%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arroyo Seco	Questa
Population	1,794 → 2,107 (+17.4%)	1,997 → 2,112 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$44,386 → $69,917 (+57.5%)	$35,922 → $41,071 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$251,800 → $525,500 (+108.7%)	$122,900 → $225,300 (+83.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$784 → $920 (+17.3%)

Arroyo Seco

Population

1,7942,107

Median household income

$44,386$69,917

Median home value

$251,800$525,500

Questa

Population

1,9972,112

Median household income

$35,922$41,071

Median home value

$122,900$225,300

Median gross rent

$784$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Questa
Under 5	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 17	11.1%	12.4%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.1%
25 to 34	27.7%	4.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.8%
45 to 54	1.5%	11.8%
55 to 64	23.9%	19.7%
65 to 74	26.4%	5.7%
75 and over	3.8%	21.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Questa
White (non-Hispanic)	40.5%	16.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	59.5%	81.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arroyo Seco	Questa
No high school diploma	5.2%	4.1%
High school graduate	12.8%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	45.7%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Questa
Drove alone	83.5%	69.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.5%	20.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Questa
1-unit, detached	87.4%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	28.2%

Poverty & households

	Arroyo Seco	Questa
Poverty rate	5.6%	11.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1986	1978