San Cristobal vs Vadito

A side-by-side comparison of San Cristobal and Vadito: population, income, housing, and more.

San Cristobal 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 116 in San Cristobal). Since 2019, Vadito's population has grown faster (+7.9% vs -37.0%).

Population, income & housing

	San Cristobal	Vadito
Population	116	340
Median age	56.2 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$57,083
Median home value	—	$143,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,000
Housing units	139	144
Homeownership rate	100.0%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Cristobal	Vadito
Population	184 → 116 (-37.0%)	315 → 340 (+7.9%)
Median household income	—	$32,250 → $57,083 (+77.0%)
Median home value	—	$117,000 → $143,800 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$838 → $1,000 (+19.3%)

San Cristobal

Population

184116

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)

	San Cristobal	Vadito
Under 5	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 17	1.7%	17.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	44.0%	16.2%
55 to 64	21.6%	14.7%
65 to 74	32.8%	11.2%
75 and over	0.0%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Cristobal	Vadito
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	13.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	86.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Cristobal	Vadito
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.6%
High school graduate	44.7%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	21.9%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Cristobal	Vadito
Drove alone	67.9%	65.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	24.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	32.1%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Cristobal	Vadito
1-unit, detached	69.1%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	30.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	36.1%

Poverty & households

	San Cristobal	Vadito
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.6%
Average household size	1.84	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	—	46
Median year structure built	1970	1973