Red River vs Talpa

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

Red River 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 456 in Red River). Red River has the higher median home value ($432,400 vs $356,300 in Talpa). Since 2019, Talpa's population has grown faster (+20.6% vs -1.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Red River	Talpa
Population	456	1,126
Median age	44.0 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$59,323
Median home value	$432,400	$356,300
Median gross rent	$935	—
Housing units	984	735
Homeownership rate	34.3%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	55.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Red River	Talpa
Population	465 → 456 (-1.9%)	934 → 1,126 (+20.6%)
Median household income	—	$32,388 → $59,323 (+83.2%)
Median home value	$259,700 → $432,400 (+66.5%)	$319,300 → $356,300 (+11.6%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $935 (+18.1%)	—

Red River

Population

465456

Median home value

$259,700$432,400

Median gross rent

$792$935

Talpa

Population

9341,126

Median household income

$32,388$59,323

Median home value

$319,300$356,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Red River	Talpa
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.2%	17.6%
18 to 24	2.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	4.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	31.6%	14.5%
45 to 54	5.5%	13.2%
55 to 64	19.3%	23.6%
65 to 74	16.0%	10.8%
75 and over	8.3%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Red River	Talpa
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	55.2%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	37.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Red River	Talpa
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.1%
High school graduate	19.6%	3.3%
Some college or associate's	61.2%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	32.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Red River	Talpa
Drove alone	34.4%	63.0%
Carpooled	22.6%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	26.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	18.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Red River	Talpa
1-unit, detached	42.1%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	30.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Red River	Talpa
Poverty rate	9.0%	7.6%
Average household size	1.46	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	4	16
Median year structure built	1979	1988