PeÃ±asco vs Red River

A side-by-side comparison of PeÃ±asco and Red River: population, income, housing, and more.

PeÃ±asco and Red River are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

PeÃ±asco has the higher population (613 vs 456 in Red River). Red River has the higher median home value ($432,400 vs $219,600 in PeÃ±asco). Since 2019, Red River's population has grown faster (-1.9% vs -8.1%).

Population, income & housing

	PeÃ±asco	Red River
Population	613	456
Median age	42.0 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$38,750	—
Median home value	$219,600	$432,400
Median gross rent	$900	$935
Housing units	312	984
Homeownership rate	70.6%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	PeÃ±asco	Red River
Population	667 → 613 (-8.1%)	465 → 456 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$31,000 → $38,750 (+25.0%)	—
Median home value	$151,700 → $219,600 (+44.8%)	$259,700 → $432,400 (+66.5%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $900 (+89.5%)	$792 → $935 (+18.1%)

PeÃ±asco

Population

667613

Median household income

$31,000$38,750

Median home value

$151,700$219,600

Median gross rent

$475$900

Red River

Population

465456

Median home value

$259,700$432,400

Median gross rent

$792$935

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	PeÃ±asco	Red River
Under 5	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.7%	13.2%
18 to 24	5.9%	2.0%
25 to 34	8.8%	4.2%
35 to 44	23.8%	31.6%
45 to 54	9.1%	5.5%
55 to 64	15.5%	19.3%
65 to 74	6.9%	16.0%
75 and over	12.2%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	PeÃ±asco	Red River
White (non-Hispanic)	11.6%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	87.4%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	PeÃ±asco	Red River
No high school diploma	9.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	42.9%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	PeÃ±asco	Red River
Drove alone	49.8%	34.4%
Carpooled	5.3%	22.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	24.7%	26.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.2%	16.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	PeÃ±asco	Red River
1-unit, detached	61.5%	42.1%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	30.5%
20 or more units	0.3%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	29.2%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	PeÃ±asco	Red River
Poverty rate	23.3%	9.0%
Average household size	2.69	1.46
Mean commute (minutes)	29	4
Median year structure built	1969	1979