McIntosh vs Mountainair

A side-by-side comparison of McIntosh and Mountainair: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McIntosh has the higher population (1,310 vs 1,308 in Mountainair). McIntosh has the higher median household income ($65,116 vs $41,678 in Mountainair). McIntosh has the higher median home value ($164,700 vs $97,000 in Mountainair).

Population, income & housing

	McIntosh	Mountainair
Population	1,310	1,308
Median age	37.1 yrs	26.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,116	$41,678
Median home value	$164,700	$97,000
Median gross rent	—	$906
Housing units	644	410
Homeownership rate	92.6%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	12.5%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McIntosh	Mountainair
Population	939 → 1,310 (+39.5%)	852 → 1,308 (+53.5%)
Median household income	$59,111 → $65,116 (+10.2%)	$35,743 → $41,678 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$172,000 → $164,700 (-4.2%)	$70,600 → $97,000 (+37.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$673 → $906 (+34.6%)

McIntosh

Population

9391,310

Median household income

$59,111$65,116

Median home value

$172,000$164,700

Mountainair

Population

8521,308

Median household income

$35,743$41,678

Median home value

$70,600$97,000

Median gross rent

$673$906

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McIntosh	Mountainair
Under 5	8.8%	1.8%
5 to 17	8.8%	25.8%
18 to 24	15.3%	19.9%
25 to 34	13.7%	6.9%
35 to 44	7.9%	10.6%
45 to 54	8.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	18.8%	2.5%
65 to 74	9.0%	14.7%
75 and over	9.1%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McIntosh	Mountainair
White (non-Hispanic)	59.2%	35.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	26.8%	53.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McIntosh	Mountainair
No high school diploma	12.8%	21.1%
High school graduate	23.3%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	63.9%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McIntosh	Mountainair
Drove alone	75.2%	61.1%
Carpooled	14.7%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	24.2%
Other means	10.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McIntosh	Mountainair
1-unit, detached	40.4%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52.6%	30.7%

Poverty & households

	McIntosh	Mountainair
Poverty rate	34.0%	26.0%
Average household size	2.42	4.05
Mean commute (minutes)	43	26
Median year structure built	1984	1969