Ohkay Owingeh

Population: 1,178
Median household income: $65,179
Median home value: $2,000,001

Ohkay Owingeh, a community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, has 1,178 residents. At $65,179, its median household income sits above Rio Arriba County's $53,901.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ohkay Owingeh's population declined 6.2% from 1,256 to 1,178, while its median home value was little changed from $2,000,001 to $2,000,001.

25.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 90.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,178
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $65,179
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $421
Housing units: 380
Homeownership rate: 90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2561,178

Median household income

$43,333$65,179

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$614$421

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,256	$43,333	$2,000,001	$614
2020	1,220	$51,875	$2,000,001	$713
2021	1,445	$58,750	$2,000,001	$500
2022	1,173	$62,266	$2,000,001	—
2023	1,178	$65,179	$2,000,001	$421

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2413.2%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4423.2%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	3.4%
5 to 17	165	14.0%
18 to 24	156	13.2%
25 to 34	122	10.4%
35 to 44	273	23.2%
45 to 54	100	8.5%
55 to 64	157	13.3%
65 to 74	99	8.4%
75 and over	66	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21	1.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	911	77.3%
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)	246	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's36.6%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	55	6.7%
High school graduate	258	31.6%
Some college or associate's	299	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	88	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	117	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone93.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	496	93.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	24	4.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	405	79.9%
15 to 29 min	49	9.7%
30 to 44 min	41	8.1%
45 to 59 min	12	2.4%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.94
Poverty rate: 19.7% (231 of 1,170)

	Count	Share
Family households	225	75.3%
Nonfamily households	74	24.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	299	78.7%
Vacant	81	21.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	269	90.0%
Renter-occupied	30	10.0%

1-unit, detached74.7%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	284	74.7%
1-unit, attached	13	3.4%
2 to 4 units	3	0.8%
5 to 19 units	35	9.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45	11.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3553150
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.0453, -106.0459