El Cerro Mission

Population: 5,101
Median household income: $49,719
Median home value: $101,000

El Cerro Mission, a community in Valencia County, New Mexico, has 5,101 residents. The median household income of $49,719 is below the Valencia County median ($58,333).

From 2019 to 2023, El Cerro Mission's population grew 22.3% from 4,170 to 5,101, while its median home value rose 38.7% from $72,800 to $101,000.

73.1% of workers drive to work alone. 41.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,101
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $49,719
Median home value: $101,000
Median gross rent: $1,289
Housing units: 1,568
Homeownership rate: 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Unemployment rate: 18.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1705,101

Median household income

$31,941$49,719

Median home value

$72,800$101,000

Median gross rent

$1,206$1,289

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,170	$31,941	$72,800	$1,206
2020	4,808	$32,144	$69,700	$1,166
2021	5,103	$37,019	$73,600	$1,402
2022	4,999	$45,264	$86,300	$1,410
2023	5,101	$49,719	$101,000	$1,289

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1723.3%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over1.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	289	5.7%
5 to 17	1,187	23.3%
18 to 24	532	10.4%
25 to 34	744	14.6%
35 to 44	801	15.7%
45 to 54	531	10.4%
55 to 64	550	10.8%
65 to 74	381	7.5%
75 and over	86	1.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	971	19.0%
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	31	0.6%
Two or more races	44	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,055	79.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.4%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree5.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	816	26.4%
High school graduate	1,070	34.6%
Some college or associate's	974	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	157	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	76	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled16.2%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,378	73.1%
Carpooled	306	16.2%
Public transit	13	0.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	166	8.8%
Other means	21	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	331	19.3%
15 to 29 min	261	15.2%
30 to 44 min	346	20.1%
45 to 59 min	486	28.3%
60+ min	294	17.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.58
Poverty rate: 26.2% (1,334 of 5,101)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,176	82.6%
Nonfamily households	247	17.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,423	90.8%
Vacant	145	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,160	81.5%
Renter-occupied	263	18.5%

1-unit, detached41.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other58.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	648	41.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	909	58.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3522582
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.88 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.7687, -106.6447