El Rancho

Population: 1,432
Median household income: $78,594
Median home value: $257,100

El Rancho is a community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, home to 1,432 residents. Its median household income of $78,594 runs above the Santa Fe County figure of $74,689.

From 2019 to 2023, El Rancho's population grew 21.0% from 1,183 to 1,432, while its median home value rose 14.8% from $223,900 to $257,100.

The median gross rent is $1,080. 33.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,432
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $78,594
Median home value: $257,100
Median gross rent: $1,080
Housing units: 658
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1831,432

Median household income

$56,250$78,594

Median home value

$223,900$257,100

Median gross rent

$857$1,080

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,183	$56,250	$223,900	$857
2020	1,406	$51,607	$185,000	$830
2021	1,342	$48,068	$207,800	$866
2022	1,513	$66,250	$261,600	$954
2023	1,432	$78,594	$257,100	$1,080

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

Age distribution

Under 510.1%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	145	10.1%
5 to 17	194	13.5%
18 to 24	96	6.7%
25 to 34	190	13.3%
35 to 44	211	14.7%
45 to 54	150	10.5%
55 to 64	173	12.1%
65 to 74	150	10.5%
75 and over	123	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	321	22.4%
Black or African American	4	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	2.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,059	74.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree17.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	3.9%
High school graduate	286	28.7%
Some college or associate's	342	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	153	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	177	17.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	551	85.2%
Carpooled	51	7.9%
Public transit	7	1.1%
Walked	8	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	3.6%
Other means	7	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	50	8.0%
15 to 29 min	236	37.8%
30 to 44 min	266	42.6%
45 to 59 min	38	6.1%
60+ min	34	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 19.1% (274 of 1,432)

	Count	Share
Family households	389	66.0%
Nonfamily households	200	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	589	89.5%
Vacant	69	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	455	77.2%
Renter-occupied	134	22.8%

1-unit, detached54.3%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other40.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	357	54.3%
1-unit, attached	5	0.8%
2 to 4 units	28	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	268	40.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3523840
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.8928, -106.0856