Estancia

Population: 1,399
Median household income: $34,559
Median home value: $95,800

Located in Torrance County, New Mexico, Estancia is a community with a population of 1,399. At $34,559, its median household income sits below Torrance County's $46,250.

Between 2019 and 2023, Estancia's population declined 5.3% from 1,478 to 1,399, while its median home value fell 12.4% from $109,400 to $95,800.

The median resident is 46.3 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,399
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $34,559
Median home value: $95,800
Median gross rent: $823
Housing units: 612
Homeownership rate: 76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
Unemployment rate: 42.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4781,399

Median household income

$30,450$34,559

Median home value

$109,400$95,800

Median gross rent

$622$823

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,478	$30,450	$109,400	$622
2020	1,635	$33,636	$85,300	$653
2021	1,604	$31,319	$100,700	$684
2022	1,591	$32,286	$99,400	$743
2023	1,399	$34,559	$95,800	$823

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

Age distribution

Under 51.0%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	1.0%
5 to 17	225	16.1%
18 to 24	105	7.5%
25 to 34	133	9.5%
35 to 44	194	13.9%
45 to 54	188	13.4%
55 to 64	232	16.6%
65 to 74	200	14.3%
75 and over	108	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	440	31.5%
Black or African American	7	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.5%
Two or more races	70	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	875	62.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.5%

High school graduate32.0%

Some college or associate's39.9%

Bachelor's degree5.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	206	19.5%
High school graduate	338	32.0%
Some college or associate's	421	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	56	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	34	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone55.1%

Carpooled36.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	185	55.1%
Carpooled	121	36.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	6.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	136	43.5%
15 to 29 min	54	17.3%
30 to 44 min	42	13.4%
45 to 59 min	14	4.5%
60+ min	67	21.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 21.3% (292 of 1,368)

	Count	Share
Family households	306	58.2%
Nonfamily households	220	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	526	85.9%
Vacant	86	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	401	76.2%
Renter-occupied	125	23.8%

1-unit, detached67.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other31.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	410	67.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	191	31.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3525380
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 34.7643, -106.0386