Questa vs Talpa

A side-by-side comparison of Questa and Talpa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Questa has the higher population (2,112 vs 1,126 in Talpa). Talpa has the higher median household income ($59,323 vs $41,071 in Questa). Talpa has the higher median home value ($356,300 vs $225,300 in Questa).

Population, income & housing

	Questa	Talpa
Population	2,112	1,126
Median age	52.7 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$41,071	$59,323
Median home value	$225,300	$356,300
Housing units	1,148	735
Homeownership rate	82.6%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	55.7%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Questa	Talpa
Population	1,997 → 2,112 (+5.8%)	934 → 1,126 (+20.6%)
Median household income	$35,922 → $41,071 (+14.3%)	$32,388 → $59,323 (+83.2%)
Median home value	$122,900 → $225,300 (+83.3%)	$319,300 → $356,300 (+11.6%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $920 (+17.3%)	—

Questa

Population

1,9972,112

Median household income

$35,922$41,071

Median home value

$122,900$225,300

Median gross rent

$784$920

Talpa

Population

9341,126

Median household income

$32,388$59,323

Median home value

$319,300$356,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Questa	Talpa
Under 5	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.4%	17.6%
18 to 24	6.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	4.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.8%	14.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	13.2%
55 to 64	19.7%	23.6%
65 to 74	5.7%	10.8%
75 and over	21.1%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Questa	Talpa
White (non-Hispanic)	16.1%	55.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	81.3%	37.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Questa	Talpa
No high school diploma	4.1%	12.1%
High school graduate	43.1%	3.3%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	32.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Questa	Talpa
Drove alone	69.8%	63.0%
Carpooled	6.8%	18.5%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.9%	18.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Questa	Talpa
1-unit, detached	64.5%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.2%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Questa	Talpa
Poverty rate	11.0%	7.6%
Average household size	2.36	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	28	16
Median year structure built	1978	1988