Population 40 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Pajarito
Household size in Pajarito
| Period | Pajarito | Albuquerque area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.06 | 2.62 | 2.71 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.81 | 2.67 | 2.77 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.93 | 2.63 | 2.71 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.22 | 2.55 | 2.63 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.16 | −0.08 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
Pajarito is a place of big households: 3.22 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 3.06 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 Pajarito
| Period | Pajarito | Albuquerque area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 31.1 | 37.2 | 37.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.1 | 38.3 | 38.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 36.0 | 39.6 | 39.3 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 37.9 | 41.1 | 40.5 | 40.1 |
| Change | +6.8 | +3.9 | +3.2 | +2.3 |
Pajarito is a little younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 37.9, against 40.1 nationally.
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 Pajarito
| Period | Pajarito | Albuquerque area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.1% | 13.8% | 14.2% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.7% | 14.5% | 14.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 23.3% | 12.7% | 13.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 25.6% | 13.1% | 14.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.5 pts | −0.7 pts | +0.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about a quarter of households in Pajarito (25.6%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
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 Pajarito
Renters in Pajarito
| Period | Pajarito | Albuquerque area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.4% | 31.7% | 30.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.4% | 33.4% | 31.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 15.0% | 33.0% | 32.3% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 10.2% | 30.9% | 30.0% | 34.8% |
| Change | +0.7 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 10.2% of households in Pajarito rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 64.5% have no mortgage at all, 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 Pajarito
| Period | Pajarito | Albuquerque area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.2% | 8.8% | 13.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 5.7% | 9.1% | 14.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 18.9% | 10.1% | 15.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.2% | 7.0% | 11.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | +7.0 pts | −1.8 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs a little high in Pajarito: 12.2% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
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 Pajarito
| Period | Pajarito | Albuquerque area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1987 | 1982 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1979 | 1983 | 1981 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1990 | 1984 | 1982 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1980 | 1986 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Change | −7 | +3 | +4 | +6 |
The typical home in Pajarito was built around 1980, the same vintage as the country's housing overall. Homes here are older than in the Albuquerque area overall, where the median home dates to 1986.
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 Pajarito
| Period | Pajarito | Albuquerque area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $684 | $884 | $777 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $491 | $970 | $866 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,185 | $1,050 | $943 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $632 | $1,356 | $1,188 | $1,571 |
| Change | −$52 | +$472 | +$411 | +$606 |
Rent in Pajarito runs $632 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 31.4% of the typical renter's income, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
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 Pajarito
Bachelor's degrees in Pajarito
| Period | Pajarito | Albuquerque area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.3% | 29.1% | 25.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.9% | 29.5% | 25.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 4.8% | 31.6% | 26.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.7% | 35.0% | 30.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | −5.5 pts | +5.9 pts | +5.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Pajarito: 7.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
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 Pajarito
| Period | Pajarito | Albuquerque area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 75.8% | 86.0% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 74.1% | 87.3% | 83.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 75.3% | 88.4% | 85.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 81.0% | 90.2% | 87.5% | 89.3% |
| Change | +5.2 pts | +4.2 pts | +5.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in five adults in Pajarito never finished high school, well above the national share: only 81.0% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
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 Pajarito
| Period | Pajarito | Albuquerque area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.6% | 6.7% | 7.3% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 22.2% | 9.3% | 9.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 16.5% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.5% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | −6.1 pts | −1.3 pts | −1.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been easier to find in Pajarito than nationally: unemployment was 3.5%, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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).
Pajarito 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pajarito | 3.22 | 37.9 | 25.6% | 10.2% | 12.2% | 1980 | $632 | 7.7% | 81.0% | 3.5% |
| Los Padillas | 3.20 | 37.8 | 26.1% | 10.1% | 11.8% | 1981 | $658 | 7.8% | 79.1% | 3.6% |
| South Valley | 2.85 | 41.8 | 14.1% | 24.6% | 6.6% | 1970 | $943 | 15.1% | 78.4% | 4.2% |
| Isleta | 2.89 | 39.8 | 14.1% | 9.9% | 11.8% | 1991 | $480 | 15.6% | 88.1% | 13.8% |
| Isleta Village Proper | 2.87 | 39.7 | 14.6% | 9.7% | 12.2% | 1990 | $425 | 15.7% | 87.7% | 15.1% |
| Bosque Farms | 2.67 | 44.1 | 14.3% | 10.5% | 6.5% | 1984 | $1,031 | 30.5% | 94.7% | 5.5% |
| Peralta | 2.49 | 40.7 | 5.9% | 16.2% | 4.9% | 1980 | $1,166 | 25.5% | 91.7% | 5.1% |
| Los Lentes | 3.00 | 37.4 | 20.9% | 14.6% | 5.3% | 2000 | $1,705 | 25.7% | 91.4% | 5.8% |
| Kirtland Afb | 2.36 | 21.1 | 10.5% | 100.0% | 42.4% | 1997 | $1,766 | 71.4% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Five Points | 2.12 | 51.4 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 12.7% | 1994 | $1,351 | 19.8% | 74.1% | 20.5% |
| Valencia | 2.87 | 29.2 | 11.3% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 1981 | $714 | 13.9% | 77.3% | 2.8% |
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 Pajarito. 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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