Estancia vs Willard

A side-by-side comparison of Estancia and Willard: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Estancia has the higher population (1,399 vs 246 in Willard). Willard has the higher median home value ($96,300 vs $95,800 in Estancia). Since 2019, Willard's population has grown faster (+9.3% vs -5.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Estancia	Willard
Population	1,399	246
Median age	46.3 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$34,559	—
Median home value	$95,800	$96,300
Median gross rent	$823	—
Housing units	612	104
Homeownership rate	76.2%	96.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	37.7%
Unemployment rate	42.6%	15.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Estancia	Willard
Population	1,478 → 1,399 (-5.3%)	225 → 246 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$30,450 → $34,559 (+13.5%)	—
Median home value	$109,400 → $95,800 (-12.4%)	$56,700 → $96,300 (+69.8%)
Median gross rent	$622 → $823 (+32.3%)	$633 → $617 (-2.5%)

Estancia

Population

1,4781,399

Median household income

$30,450$34,559

Median home value

$109,400$95,800

Median gross rent

$622$823

Willard

Population

225246

Median home value

$56,700$96,300

Median gross rent

$633$617

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Estancia	Willard
Under 5	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.1%	30.9%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	9.5%	9.8%
35 to 44	13.9%	13.8%
45 to 54	13.4%	25.2%
55 to 64	16.6%	0.4%
65 to 74	14.3%	7.7%
75 and over	7.7%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Estancia	Willard
White (non-Hispanic)	31.5%	4.1%
Black or African American	0.5%	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	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	62.5%	90.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Estancia	Willard
No high school diploma	19.5%	12.3%
High school graduate	32.0%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	39.9%	13.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	27.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Estancia	Willard
Drove alone	55.1%	86.1%
Carpooled	36.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	13.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Estancia	Willard
1-unit, detached	67.0%	46.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.2%	51.9%

Poverty & households

	Estancia	Willard
Poverty rate	21.3%	19.5%
Average household size	2.60	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1965	1971