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El Cerro Mission vs Peralta

A side-by-side comparison of El Cerro Mission and Peralta: population, income, housing, and more.

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

El Cerro Mission has the higher population (5,101 vs 3,385 in Peralta). Peralta has the higher median household income ($67,703 vs $49,719 in El Cerro Mission). Peralta has the higher median home value ($275,000 vs $101,000 in El Cerro Mission).

Population, income & housing

El Cerro MissionPeralta
Population5,1013,385
Median age34.2 yrs39.0 yrs
Median household income$49,719$67,703
Median home value$101,000$275,000
Median gross rent$1,289$1,327
Housing units1,5681,471
Homeownership rate81.5%85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.5%24.8%
Unemployment rate18.0%5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

El Cerro MissionPeralta
Population4,170 → 5,101 (+22.3%)3,576 → 3,385 (-5.3%)
Median household income$31,941 → $49,719 (+55.7%)$51,118 → $67,703 (+32.4%)
Median home value$72,800 → $101,000 (+38.7%)$190,000 → $275,000 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent$1,206 → $1,289 (+6.9%)$533 → $1,327 (+149.0%)

El Cerro Mission

Population
4,1705,101
Median household income
$31,941$49,719
Median home value
$72,800$101,000
Median gross rent
$1,206$1,289

Peralta

Population
3,5763,385
Median household income
$51,118$67,703
Median home value
$190,000$275,000
Median gross rent
$533$1,327

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

El Cerro MissionPeralta
Under 55.7%12.5%
5 to 1723.3%13.3%
18 to 2410.4%5.1%
25 to 3414.6%13.5%
35 to 4415.7%12.9%
45 to 5410.4%6.8%
55 to 6410.8%15.7%
65 to 747.5%12.9%
75 and over1.7%7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

El Cerro MissionPeralta
White (non-Hispanic)19.0%43.2%
Black or African American0.0%0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native0.0%1.7%
Asian0.0%0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%
Some other race0.6%0.0%
Two or more races0.9%7.6%
Hispanic or Latino79.5%46.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

El Cerro MissionPeralta
No high school diploma26.4%10.8%
High school graduate34.6%20.0%
Some college or associate's31.5%44.4%
Bachelor's degree5.1%13.6%
Graduate or professional degree2.5%11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

El Cerro MissionPeralta
Drove alone73.1%77.2%
Carpooled16.2%13.1%
Public transit0.7%0.0%
Walked0.0%0.0%
Bicycle0.0%0.0%
Worked from home8.8%4.8%
Other means1.1%4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

El Cerro MissionPeralta
1-unit, detached41.3%59.0%
1-unit, attached0.0%1.0%
2 to 4 units0.7%2.7%
5 to 19 units0.0%0.0%
20 or more units0.0%0.0%
Mobile home & other58.0%37.4%

Poverty & households

El Cerro MissionPeralta
Poverty rate26.2%11.1%
Average household size3.582.51
Mean commute (minutes)3929
Median year structure built19961979

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