Ojo Caliente vs Vadito

A side-by-side comparison of Ojo Caliente and Vadito: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Vadito has the higher population (340 vs 91 in Ojo Caliente). Since 2019, Ojo Caliente's population has grown faster (+40.0% vs +7.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Ojo Caliente	Vadito
Population	91	340
Median age	—	41.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$57,083
Median home value	—	$143,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,000
Housing units	91	144
Homeownership rate	100.0%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	100.0%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	—	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ojo Caliente	Vadito
Population	65 → 91 (+40.0%)	315 → 340 (+7.9%)
Median household income	—	$32,250 → $57,083 (+77.0%)
Median home value	—	$117,000 → $143,800 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$838 → $1,000 (+19.3%)

Ojo Caliente

Population

6591

Vadito

Population

315340

Median household income

$32,250$57,083

Median home value

$117,000$143,800

Median gross rent

$838$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ojo Caliente	Vadito
Under 5	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	17.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	16.2%
55 to 64	100.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	0.0%	11.2%
75 and over	0.0%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ojo Caliente	Vadito
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	13.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
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	0.0%	86.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ojo Caliente	Vadito
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.6%
High school graduate	0.0%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	100.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ojo Caliente	Vadito
Drove alone	—	65.9%
Carpooled	—	24.8%
Public transit	—	0.8%
Walked	—	4.7%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	3.9%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ojo Caliente	Vadito
1-unit, detached	100.0%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	36.1%

Poverty & households

	Ojo Caliente	Vadito
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.6%
Average household size	—	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	—	46
Median year structure built	—	1973