Tortugas

Population: 642
Median household income: $29,096

Tortugas, a community in DoÃ±a Ana County, New Mexico, has 642 residents. At $29,096, its median household income sits below DoÃ±a Ana County's $55,663.

From 2020 to 2023, Tortugas's population declined 15.7% from 762 to 642.

The median resident is 55.2 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 28.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 642
Median age: 55.2 yrs
Median household income: $29,096
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 323
Homeownership rate: 87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

762642

Year	Population	Median household income
2020	762	—
2021	800	—
2022	708	—
2023	642	$29,096

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 348.9%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 541.7%

55 to 6419.2%

65 to 7428.0%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35	5.5%
5 to 17	107	16.7%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	57	8.9%
35 to 44	94	14.6%
45 to 54	11	1.7%
55 to 64	123	19.2%
65 to 74	180	28.0%
75 and over	35	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36	5.6%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	606	94.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.4%

High school graduate58.6%

Some college or associate's9.0%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	162	32.4%
High school graduate	293	58.6%
Some college or associate's	45	9.0%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone95.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	210	95.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	5.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22	10.5%
15 to 29 min	188	89.5%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 30.4% (195 of 642)

	Count	Share
Family households	162	50.2%
Nonfamily households	161	49.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	323	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	281	87.0%
Renter-occupied	42	13.0%

1-unit, detached86.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	278	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45	13.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3579210
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.2697, -106.7546