Arroyo Seco vs Talpa

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

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

Arroyo Seco has the higher population (2,107 vs 1,126 in Talpa). Arroyo Seco has the higher median household income ($69,917 vs $59,323 in Talpa). Arroyo Seco has the higher median home value ($525,500 vs $356,300 in Talpa).

Population, income & housing

	Arroyo Seco	Talpa
Population	2,107	1,126
Median age	57.9 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$69,917	$59,323
Median home value	$525,500	$356,300
Median gross rent	$1,687	—
Housing units	1,216	735
Homeownership rate	80.6%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	55.7%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arroyo Seco	Talpa
Population	1,794 → 2,107 (+17.4%)	934 → 1,126 (+20.6%)
Median household income	$44,386 → $69,917 (+57.5%)	$32,388 → $59,323 (+83.2%)
Median home value	$251,800 → $525,500 (+108.7%)	$319,300 → $356,300 (+11.6%)

Arroyo Seco

Population

1,7942,107

Median household income

$44,386$69,917

Median home value

$251,800$525,500

Talpa

Population

9341,126

Median household income

$32,388$59,323

Median home value

$319,300$356,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Talpa
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	5.6%	7.5%
25 to 34	27.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.5%
45 to 54	1.5%	13.2%
55 to 64	23.9%	23.6%
65 to 74	26.4%	10.8%
75 and over	3.8%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Talpa
White (non-Hispanic)	40.5%	55.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	59.5%	37.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arroyo Seco	Talpa
No high school diploma	5.2%	12.1%
High school graduate	12.8%	3.3%
Some college or associate's	45.7%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	32.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Talpa
Drove alone	83.5%	63.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.5%	18.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arroyo Seco	Talpa
1-unit, detached	87.4%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Arroyo Seco	Talpa
Poverty rate	5.6%	7.6%
Average household size	2.39	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1986	1988