Ojo Encino

Population: 451
Median household income: $28,750
Median home value: $93,300

Ojo Encino is a community in McKinley County, New Mexico, home to 451 residents. Its median household income of $28,750 runs below the McKinley County figure of $44,496.

Between 2020 and 2023, Ojo Encino's population grew 11.1% from 406 to 451, while its median home value rose 10.5% from $84,400 to $93,300.

4.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 57.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 451
Median age: 22.9 yrs
Median household income: $28,750
Median home value: $93,300
Median gross rent: $930
Housing units: 126
Homeownership rate: 57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
Unemployment rate: 40.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

406451

Median household income

$23,138$28,750

Median home value

$84,400$93,300

Median gross rent

$535$930

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	406	$23,138	$84,400	$535
2021	410	$25,361	$84,700	$663
2022	445	$25,825	$93,800	$700
2023	451	$28,750	$93,300	$930

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

Age distribution

Under 59.5%

5 to 1723.1%

18 to 2421.1%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 644.4%

65 to 742.7%

75 and over2.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	43	9.5%
5 to 17	104	23.1%
18 to 24	95	21.1%
25 to 34	49	10.9%
35 to 44	51	11.3%
45 to 54	68	15.1%
55 to 64	20	4.4%
65 to 74	12	2.7%
75 and over	9	2.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5	1.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	432	95.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.1%

High school graduate43.1%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree2.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40	19.1%
High school graduate	90	43.1%
Some college or associate's	69	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	6	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 60 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	49	77.8%
Carpooled	6	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	9.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	3.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10	16.4%
15 to 29 min	2	3.3%
30 to 44 min	14	23.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	35	57.4%

Households

Average household size: 4.30
Poverty rate: 71.6% (323 of 451)

	Count	Share
Family households	100	95.2%
Nonfamily households	5	4.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	105	83.3%
Vacant	21	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	60	57.1%
Renter-occupied	45	42.9%

1-unit, detached95.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	120	95.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	2.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3553620
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.65 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.9525, -107.3445