Picuris Pueblo vs Vadito

A side-by-side comparison of Picuris Pueblo and Vadito: population, income, housing, and more.

Picuris Pueblo 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 80 in Picuris Pueblo). Picuris Pueblo has the higher median home value ($221,900 vs $143,800 in Vadito). Since 2019, Vadito's population has grown faster (+7.9% vs -29.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Picuris Pueblo	Vadito
Population	80	340
Median age	59.0 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$57,083
Median home value	$221,900	$143,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,000
Housing units	29	144
Homeownership rate	88.2%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.7%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Picuris Pueblo	Vadito
Population	113 → 80 (-29.2%)	315 → 340 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$19,583 → $28,125 (+43.6%)	$32,250 → $57,083 (+77.0%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $221,900 (+161.1%)	$117,000 → $143,800 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$838 → $1,000 (+19.3%)

Picuris Pueblo

Population

11380

Median household income

$19,583$28,125

Median home value

$85,000$221,900

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)

	Picuris Pueblo	Vadito
Under 5	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 17	5.0%	17.1%
18 to 24	13.8%	10.3%
25 to 34	12.5%	10.3%
35 to 44	8.8%	13.5%
45 to 54	8.8%	16.2%
55 to 64	10.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	30.0%	11.2%
75 and over	11.3%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Picuris Pueblo	Vadito
White (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	13.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	73.8%	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	21.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	86.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Picuris Pueblo	Vadito
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.6%
High school graduate	24.6%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	47.7%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Picuris Pueblo	Vadito
Drove alone	31.7%	65.9%
Carpooled	61.0%	24.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	4.9%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Picuris Pueblo	Vadito
1-unit, detached	86.2%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	10.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	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

	Picuris Pueblo	Vadito
Poverty rate	5.0%	11.6%
Average household size	4.71	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	11	46
Median year structure built	1970	1973