PeÃ±asco vs Vadito

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

PeÃ±asco and Vadito 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 340 in Vadito). Vadito has the higher median household income ($57,083 vs $38,750 in PeÃ±asco). PeÃ±asco has the higher median home value ($219,600 vs $143,800 in Vadito).

Population, income & housing

	PeÃ±asco	Vadito
Population	613	340
Median age	42.0 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$38,750	$57,083
Median home value	$219,600	$143,800
Median gross rent	$900	$1,000
Housing units	312	144
Homeownership rate	70.6%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	PeÃ±asco	Vadito
Population	667 → 613 (-8.1%)	315 → 340 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$31,000 → $38,750 (+25.0%)	$32,250 → $57,083 (+77.0%)
Median home value	$151,700 → $219,600 (+44.8%)	$117,000 → $143,800 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $900 (+89.5%)	$838 → $1,000 (+19.3%)

PeÃ±asco

Population

667613

Median household income

$31,000$38,750

Median home value

$151,700$219,600

Median gross rent

$475$900

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)

	PeÃ±asco	Vadito
Under 5	4.1%	3.5%
5 to 17	13.7%	17.1%
18 to 24	5.9%	10.3%
25 to 34	8.8%	10.3%
35 to 44	23.8%	13.5%
45 to 54	9.1%	16.2%
55 to 64	15.5%	14.7%
65 to 74	6.9%	11.2%
75 and over	12.2%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	PeÃ±asco	Vadito
White (non-Hispanic)	11.6%	13.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	87.4%	86.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	PeÃ±asco	Vadito
No high school diploma	9.4%	13.6%
High school graduate	42.9%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	PeÃ±asco	Vadito
Drove alone	49.8%	65.9%
Carpooled	5.3%	24.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	24.7%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.2%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	PeÃ±asco	Vadito
1-unit, detached	61.5%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.2%	36.1%

Poverty & households

	PeÃ±asco	Vadito
Poverty rate	23.3%	11.6%
Average household size	2.69	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	29	46
Median year structure built	1969	1973