La Luz

Population: 1,683
Median household income: $35,324
Median home value: $60,800

La Luz is a community in Otero County, New Mexico, home to 1,683 residents. At $35,324, its median household income sits below Otero County's $52,717.

From 2019 to 2023, La Luz's population grew 37.7% from 1,222 to 1,683, while its median home value fell 21.5% from $77,500 to $60,800.

64.1% of workers drive to work alone. 39.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,683
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $35,324
Median home value: $60,800
Median gross rent: $615
Housing units: 827
Homeownership rate: 72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 31.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2221,683

Median household income

$29,559$35,324

Median home value

$77,500$60,800

Median gross rent

$589$615

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,222	$29,559	$77,500	$589
2020	1,799	$31,169	$74,700	$562
2021	1,568	$29,980	$76,400	$517
2022	1,858	$41,467	$73,500	$576
2023	1,683	$35,324	$60,800	$615

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

Age distribution

Under 51.5%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 2424.2%

25 to 345.0%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7414.4%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	1.5%
5 to 17	184	10.9%
18 to 24	408	24.2%
25 to 34	84	5.0%
35 to 44	254	15.1%
45 to 54	199	11.8%
55 to 64	197	11.7%
65 to 74	243	14.4%
75 and over	88	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	712	42.3%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	2.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	109	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	827	49.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.9%

High school graduate46.3%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	0.9%
High school graduate	493	46.3%
Some college or associate's	352	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	163	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	47	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone64.1%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked22.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	462	64.1%
Carpooled	31	4.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	163	22.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	65	9.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	329	50.2%
15 to 29 min	299	45.6%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	28	4.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 15.5% (261 of 1,683)

	Count	Share
Family households	306	44.2%
Nonfamily households	387	55.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	693	83.8%
Vacant	134	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	500	72.2%
Renter-occupied	193	27.8%

1-unit, detached39.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other55.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	325	39.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	34	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	6	0.7%
Mobile home & other	462	55.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3538330
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 32.9716, -105.9397