El Cerro

Population: 3,093
Median household income: $112,174
Median home value: $291,800

Located in Valencia County, New Mexico, El Cerro is a community with a population of 3,093. The median household income of $112,174 is above the Valencia County median ($58,333).

From 2019 to 2023, El Cerro's population declined 3.4% from 3,202 to 3,093, while its median home value rose 57.5% from $185,300 to $291,800.

69.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1984.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,093
Median age: 48.1 yrs
Median household income: $112,174
Median home value: $291,800
Median gross rent: $1,045
Housing units: 1,021
Homeownership rate: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2023,093

Median household income

$85,469$112,174

Median home value

$185,300$291,800

Median gross rent

$938$1,045

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,202	$85,469	$185,300	$938
2020	3,138	$92,623	$196,200	$925
2021	2,921	$99,194	$200,700	$1,030
2022	3,244	$108,200	$232,900	$1,000
2023	3,093	$112,174	$291,800	$1,045

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

Age distribution

Under 514.6%

5 to 175.6%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 545.4%

55 to 6419.2%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over16.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	451	14.6%
5 to 17	174	5.6%
18 to 24	287	9.3%
25 to 34	356	11.5%
35 to 44	270	8.7%
45 to 54	166	5.4%
55 to 64	594	19.2%
65 to 74	292	9.4%
75 and over	503	16.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	755	24.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	73	2.4%
Two or more races	9	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,256	72.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.8%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	541	24.8%
High school graduate	578	26.5%
Some college or associate's	715	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	240	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	107	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone86.1%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,117	86.1%
Carpooled	110	8.5%
Public transit	7	0.5%
Walked	13	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	50	3.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	226	18.1%
15 to 29 min	506	40.6%
30 to 44 min	308	24.7%
45 to 59 min	141	11.3%
60+ min	66	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.41
Poverty rate: 3.2% (100 of 3,079)

	Count	Share
Family households	722	79.5%
Nonfamily households	186	20.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	908	88.9%
Vacant	113	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	786	86.6%
Renter-occupied	122	13.4%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	711	69.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	310	30.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3522580
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.7805, -106.6957