Population 471 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in La Villita
Household size in La Villita
| Period | La Villita | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.84 | 2.71 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.94 | 2.77 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.28 | 2.71 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 4.06 | 2.63 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.22 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
La Villita is a place of big households: 4.06 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 3.84 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in La Villita
| Period | La Villita | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.8 | 37.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 47.4 | 38.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 50.5 | 39.3 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 40.2 | 40.5 | 40.1 |
| Change | +14.4 | +3.2 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in La Villita are younger than 40.2 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in La Villita
| Period | La Villita | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.3% | 14.2% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.9% | 14.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 19.8% | 13.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 20.2% | 14.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +4.0 pts | +0.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in La Villita: 20.2% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in La Villita
Renters in La Villita
| Period | La Villita | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 27.2% | 30.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.2% | 31.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 51.0% | 32.3% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 13.3% | 30.0% | 34.8% |
| Change | −14.0 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
La Villita is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 13.3% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Just over half of owners (53.2%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in La Villita
| Period | La Villita | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.8% | 13.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.1% | 14.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 42.9% | 15.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 21.4% | 11.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | +3.5 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in La Villita: 21.4% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in La Villita
| Period | La Villita | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1978 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1987 | 1981 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1989 | 1982 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1993 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Change | +15 | +4 | +6 |
Much of the housing in La Villita is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1993, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in La Villita
| Period | La Villita | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $663 | $777 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $654 | $866 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $603 | $943 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $659 | $1,188 | $1,571 |
| Change | −$4 | +$411 | +$606 |
A typical rental in La Villita costs $659 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 10.0% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in La Villita
Bachelor's degrees in La Villita
| Period | La Villita | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.5% | 25.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.7% | 25.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 30.4% | 26.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.7% | 30.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +7.2 pts | +5.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in La Villita have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.7%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in La Villita
| Period | La Villita | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 75.0% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 90.6% | 83.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 82.3% | 85.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 86.9% | 87.5% | 89.3% |
| Change | +11.9 pts | +5.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in eight adults in La Villita never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 86.9% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S. The picture is much the same across New Mexico.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in La Villita
| Period | La Villita | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.6% | 7.3% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 15.9% | 9.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 0.2% | 6.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.2% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | −16.4 pts | −1.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in La Villita has been low: just 0.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
La Villita compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Villita | 4.06 | 40.2 | 20.2% | 13.3% | 21.4% | 1993 | $659 | 16.7% | 86.9% | 0.2% |
| Alcalde | 3.92 | 41.1 | 20.2% | 18.9% | 20.8% | 1993 | $693 | 17.0% | 86.4% | 0.9% |
| Los Luceros | 3.96 | 41.3 | 19.9% | 19.2% | 21.2% | 1993 | $652 | 17.3% | 86.1% | 0.0% |
| Estaca | 3.88 | 41.9 | 19.5% | 20.8% | 21.1% | 1993 | $653 | 17.9% | 85.8% | 0.1% |
| Guique | 3.94 | 40.0 | 19.9% | 13.8% | 20.7% | 1992 | $690 | 16.0% | 86.7% | 0.8% |
| Pueblito | 2.93 | 40.7 | 24.2% | 19.9% | 14.0% | 1988 | $1,391 | 12.9% | 88.7% | 15.2% |
| San Juan Pueblo | 3.50 | 36.0 | 27.5% | 19.9% | 17.6% | 1984 | $825 | 18.3% | 88.9% | 4.0% |
| Ohkay Owingeh | 3.97 | 32.9 | 36.9% | 25.3% | 18.1% | 1983 | $725 | 23.3% | 92.2% | 2.6% |
| Lyden | 2.20 | 51.9 | 4.5% | 21.2% | 16.6% | 1984 | $713 | 33.5% | 90.7% | 3.5% |
| Chamita | 2.66 | 38.9 | 16.6% | 15.2% | 16.0% | 1983 | $988 | 12.5% | 85.2% | 6.7% |
| Velarde | 2.37 | 49.0 | 7.7% | 20.0% | 18.4% | 1984 | $755 | 31.1% | 89.1% | 4.7% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up La Villita. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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