Jarales vs Las Maravillas

A side-by-side comparison of Jarales and Las Maravillas: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jarales has the higher population (1,939 vs 1,776 in Las Maravillas). Las Maravillas has the higher median household income ($61,200 vs $52,961 in Jarales). Las Maravillas has the higher median home value ($191,300 vs $166,100 in Jarales).

Population, income & housing

	Jarales	Las Maravillas
Population	1,939	1,776
Median age	57.8 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,961	$61,200
Median home value	$166,100	$191,300
Median gross rent	$560	—
Housing units	1,111	583
Homeownership rate	86.4%	94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jarales	Las Maravillas
Population	2,026 → 1,939 (-4.3%)	1,723 → 1,776 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$40,613 → $52,961 (+30.4%)	$46,786 → $61,200 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$148,000 → $166,100 (+12.2%)	$139,500 → $191,300 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$614 → $560 (-8.8%)	$1,135 → $1,196 (+5.4%)

Jarales

Population

2,0261,939

Median household income

$40,613$52,961

Median home value

$148,000$166,100

Median gross rent

$614$560

Las Maravillas

Population

1,7231,776

Median household income

$46,786$61,200

Median home value

$139,500$191,300

Median gross rent

$1,135$1,196

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jarales	Las Maravillas
Under 5	0.8%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.0%	20.1%
18 to 24	1.2%	15.3%
25 to 34	1.8%	18.9%
35 to 44	7.7%	9.8%
45 to 54	19.6%	16.4%
55 to 64	16.2%	7.7%
65 to 74	27.8%	3.9%
75 and over	10.9%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jarales	Las Maravillas
White (non-Hispanic)	25.5%	39.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	16.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	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	2.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	70.5%	42.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jarales	Las Maravillas
No high school diploma	13.0%	14.2%
High school graduate	50.2%	16.8%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	45.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jarales	Las Maravillas
Drove alone	77.8%	86.3%
Carpooled	6.3%	5.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jarales	Las Maravillas
1-unit, detached	57.1%	95.9%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42.9%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Jarales	Las Maravillas
Poverty rate	4.1%	11.7%
Average household size	2.09	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	27	35
Median year structure built	1988	1997