Alcalde

Population: 237
Median household income: $45,781
Median home value: $231,300

Alcalde, a community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, has 237 residents. At $45,781, its median household income sits below Rio Arriba County's $53,901.

From 2019 to 2023, Alcalde's population grew 49.1% from 159 to 237, while its median home value rose 37.4% from $168,300 to $231,300.

Households average 2.79 people. The median gross rent is $1,375.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 237
Median age: 29.6 yrs
Median household income: $45,781
Median home value: $231,300
Median gross rent: $1,375
Housing units: 125
Homeownership rate: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

159237

Median household income

$32,500$45,781

Median home value

$168,300$231,300

Median gross rent

$688$1,375

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	159	$32,500	$168,300	$688
2020	217	$35,417	$175,000	$828
2021	239	$42,188	$193,800	$833
2022	235	$42,813	$219,200	$1,550
2023	237	$45,781	$231,300	$1,375

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

Age distribution

Under 515.6%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2416.9%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 743.8%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37	15.6%
5 to 17	34	14.3%
18 to 24	40	16.9%
25 to 34	18	7.6%
35 to 44	35	14.8%
45 to 54	23	9.7%
55 to 64	28	11.8%
65 to 74	9	3.8%
75 and over	13	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	5	2.1%
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	1	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	231	97.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate38.9%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	10.3%
High school graduate	49	38.9%
Some college or associate's	47	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	11	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone61.8%

Carpooled15.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	55	61.8%
Carpooled	14	15.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	22.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23	33.3%
15 to 29 min	5	7.2%
30 to 44 min	17	24.6%
45 to 59 min	24	34.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 8.0% (19 of 237)

	Count	Share
Family households	60	70.6%
Nonfamily households	25	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	85	68.0%
Vacant	40	32.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	66	77.6%
Renter-occupied	19	22.4%

1-unit, detached54.4%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other43.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	68	54.4%
1-unit, attached	3	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	54	43.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3502070
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.0854, -106.0575