PeÃ±asco vs Talpa

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

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

Talpa has the higher population (1,126 vs 613 in PeÃ±asco). Talpa has the higher median household income ($59,323 vs $38,750 in PeÃ±asco). Talpa has the higher median home value ($356,300 vs $219,600 in PeÃ±asco).

Population, income & housing

	PeÃ±asco	Talpa
Population	613	1,126
Median age	42.0 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$38,750	$59,323
Median home value	$219,600	$356,300
Median gross rent	$900	—
Housing units	312	735
Homeownership rate	70.6%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	55.7%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	PeÃ±asco	Talpa
Population	667 → 613 (-8.1%)	934 → 1,126 (+20.6%)
Median household income	$31,000 → $38,750 (+25.0%)	$32,388 → $59,323 (+83.2%)
Median home value	$151,700 → $219,600 (+44.8%)	$319,300 → $356,300 (+11.6%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $900 (+89.5%)	—

PeÃ±asco

Population

667613

Median household income

$31,000$38,750

Median home value

$151,700$219,600

Median gross rent

$475$900

Talpa

Population

9341,126

Median household income

$32,388$59,323

Median home value

$319,300$356,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	PeÃ±asco	Talpa
Under 5	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.7%	17.6%
18 to 24	5.9%	7.5%
25 to 34	8.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	23.8%	14.5%
45 to 54	9.1%	13.2%
55 to 64	15.5%	23.6%
65 to 74	6.9%	10.8%
75 and over	12.2%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	PeÃ±asco	Talpa
White (non-Hispanic)	11.6%	55.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	87.4%	37.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	PeÃ±asco	Talpa
No high school diploma	9.4%	12.1%
High school graduate	42.9%	3.3%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	32.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	PeÃ±asco	Talpa
Drove alone	49.8%	63.0%
Carpooled	5.3%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	24.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.2%	18.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	PeÃ±asco	Talpa
1-unit, detached	61.5%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.2%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	PeÃ±asco	Talpa
Poverty rate	23.3%	7.6%
Average household size	2.69	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	29	16
Median year structure built	1969	1988