Tijeras

Population: 483
Median household income: $75,398
Median home value: $250,000

Tijeras, a community in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, has 483 residents. Its median household income of $75,398 runs above the Bernalillo County figure of $66,514.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tijeras's population declined 20.8% from 610 to 483, while its median home value rose 48.0% from $168,900 to $250,000.

The typical home was built around 1981. 17.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 483
Median age: 51.8 yrs
Median household income: $75,398
Median home value: $250,000
Median gross rent: $919
Housing units: 206
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

610483

Median household income

$61,250$75,398

Median home value

$168,900$250,000

Median gross rent

$894$919

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	610	$61,250	$168,900	$894
2020	638	$60,781	$174,700	$921
2021	529	$53,182	$205,600	$900
2022	539	$59,219	$238,400	$933
2023	483	$75,398	$250,000	$919

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 241.9%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7422.6%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	93	19.3%
18 to 24	9	1.9%
25 to 34	65	13.5%
35 to 44	34	7.0%
45 to 54	77	15.9%
55 to 64	73	15.1%
65 to 74	109	22.6%
75 and over	23	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	200	41.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	274	56.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's37.0%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	4.5%
High school graduate	136	35.7%
Some college or associate's	141	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	32	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	55	14.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 41 min

Drove alone60.6%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.3%

Other means13.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	126	60.6%
Carpooled	21	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	34	16.3%
Other means	27	13.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18	10.3%
15 to 29 min	67	38.5%
30 to 44 min	55	31.6%
45 to 59 min	13	7.5%
60+ min	21	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 17.7% (85 of 479)

	Count	Share
Family households	139	69.8%
Nonfamily households	60	30.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	199	96.6%
Vacant	7	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	158	79.4%
Renter-occupied	41	20.6%

1-unit, detached70.4%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	145	70.4%
1-unit, attached	9	4.4%
2 to 4 units	5	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47	22.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3577880
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.13 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.0862, -106.3776