Red River vs Vadito

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

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

Red River has the higher population (456 vs 340 in Vadito). Red River has the higher median home value ($432,400 vs $143,800 in Vadito). Since 2019, Vadito's population has grown faster (+7.9% vs -1.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Red River	Vadito
Population	456	340
Median age	44.0 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$57,083
Median home value	$432,400	$143,800
Median gross rent	$935	$1,000
Housing units	984	144
Homeownership rate	34.3%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Red River	Vadito
Population	465 → 456 (-1.9%)	315 → 340 (+7.9%)
Median household income	—	$32,250 → $57,083 (+77.0%)
Median home value	$259,700 → $432,400 (+66.5%)	$117,000 → $143,800 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $935 (+18.1%)	$838 → $1,000 (+19.3%)

Red River

Population

465456

Median home value

$259,700$432,400

Median gross rent

$792$935

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)

	Red River	Vadito
Under 5	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 17	13.2%	17.1%
18 to 24	2.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	4.2%	10.3%
35 to 44	31.6%	13.5%
45 to 54	5.5%	16.2%
55 to 64	19.3%	14.7%
65 to 74	16.0%	11.2%
75 and over	8.3%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Red River	Vadito
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	13.2%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	3.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	86.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Red River	Vadito
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.6%
High school graduate	19.6%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	61.2%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Red River	Vadito
Drove alone	34.4%	65.9%
Carpooled	22.6%	24.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	26.9%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Red River	Vadito
1-unit, detached	42.1%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	30.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	36.1%

Poverty & households

	Red River	Vadito
Poverty rate	9.0%	11.6%
Average household size	1.46	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	4	46
Median year structure built	1979	1973