Vado

Population: 3,185
Median household income: $29,844
Median home value: $108,300

Vado, a community in DoÃ±a Ana County, New Mexico, has 3,185 residents. At $29,844, its median household income sits below DoÃ±a Ana County's $55,663.

From 2019 to 2023, Vado's population grew 2.8% from 3,099 to 3,185, while its median home value was little changed from $108,100 to $108,300.

35.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.42 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,185
Median age: 26.4 yrs
Median household income: $29,844
Median home value: $108,300
Median gross rent: $545
Housing units: 972
Homeownership rate: 71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0993,185

Median household income

$32,093$29,844

Median home value

$108,100$108,300

Median gross rent

$506$545

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,099	$32,093	$108,100	$506
2020	3,189	$38,720	$111,000	$424
2021	3,199	$44,792	$94,400	$449
2022	3,386	$46,380	$121,000	$471
2023	3,185	$29,844	$108,300	$545

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1734.2%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4419.2%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 647.3%

65 to 744.2%

75 and over2.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	101	3.2%
5 to 17	1,090	34.2%
18 to 24	322	10.1%
25 to 34	296	9.3%
35 to 44	610	19.2%
45 to 54	320	10.0%
55 to 64	232	7.3%
65 to 74	133	4.2%
75 and over	81	2.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	163	5.1%
Black or African American	12	0.4%
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)	3,010	94.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma48.3%

High school graduate24.5%

Some college or associate's23.1%

Bachelor's degree4.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	808	48.3%
High school graduate	409	24.5%
Some college or associate's	387	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	68	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled15.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,074	83.8%
Carpooled	200	15.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	0.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	96	7.5%
15 to 29 min	571	44.8%
30 to 44 min	565	44.3%
45 to 59 min	11	0.9%
60+ min	31	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.42
Poverty rate: 35.7% (1,138 of 3,185)

	Count	Share
Family households	758	81.5%
Nonfamily households	172	18.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	930	95.7%
Vacant	42	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	664	71.4%
Renter-occupied	266	28.6%

1-unit, detached28.4%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other69.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	276	28.4%
1-unit, attached	18	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	678	69.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3581590
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.98 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.1279, -106.6571