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35.90° N · 106.01° W · GEOID 3558630

Pojoaque

Santa Fe County, New Mexico · part of the Santa Fe, NM metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

New MexicoPojoaque, NMPojoaquePojoaque

The short answer

Pojoaque is home to 2,327 people. Median household income is $74,028 a year and median rent is $951 a month, 15.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $165,600, about 2.2x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$951
30% below the median place
Median household income
$74,028
8% below the median place
Median home value
$165,600
48% below the median place
Unemployment
7.0%
43% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Pojoaque

  • The median home is worth 2.2 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 91% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 46 New Mexico places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 9.8% a year while rent rose 3.7%, so pay gained on rent more than in 91% of places its size.
  • Only 33% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 89% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built after 1994, newer housing than in 82% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes only 15.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 80% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 86 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Pojoaque

Santa Fe County gains about 0.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in6,901
Moved out6,813
Net+88

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Bernalillo County, NM8551,123−268
Sandoval County, NM246559−313
Rio Arriba County, NM382383−1
Los Alamos County, NM206181+25
San Miguel County, NM145190−45
Los Angeles County, CA157115+42
Torrance County, NM129137−8
Maricopa County, AZ140

Within New Mexico, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New MexicoOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$94K
Leavers$83K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Santa Fe County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
2.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.4% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Santa Fe County report $93,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $82,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$38,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $951 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,596 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $165,600.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 9.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Plattsmouth, NE matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
2.3%
61% below the median place
Moved from another state1
3.4%
70% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$93,607
33% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePojoaqueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year12.3%61% below
Moved from another state1County figure3.4%70% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure0.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$93,60733% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$82,67118% above
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 2.2x, 41% below the median place.

Pojoaque15.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$38,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.4%
25% below the median place
Home price to income
2.2x
41% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$64,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
32.9%
35% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,407
57% below the median place
Median home value1
$165,600
48% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasurePojoaqueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$95130% below
Rent to income115.4%25% below
Property tax rate10.8%7% below
Home price to income12.2x41% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.82% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,7357% above
HUD area median income4County figure$118,60011% above
Property tax paid (median)1$1,40757% below
Median home value1$165,60048% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.8%75% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure48.3%6% below
Homeownership170.2%6% above
Renters paying 30%+132.9%35% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,59615% below
Vacant homes15.8%17% below
Median year built119941% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 7.0%, 43% above the median place.

Unemployment1
7.0%
43% above the median place
Mean commute1
22 min
11% below the median place
Works from home1
9.7%
22% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$74,028 −8%
Poverty rate11.3% +5%
Income per person$40,953 +2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasurePojoaqueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$74,0288% below
Income per person1$40,9532% above
Unemployment17.0%43% above
Average annual pay6County figure$64,3792% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.2%41% above
Jobs6County figure61,88059% below
Poverty rate111.3%5% above
Mean commute122 min11% below
Works from home19.7%22% below
Commutes by transit1County figure0.8%2% below
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 83.4%, 10% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
83.4%
10% below the median place
No health insurance1
14.1%
120% above the median place
High school or higher1
89.5%
3% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.4 −4%
Bachelor's or higher27.8% −13%
Median age38.5 −1%
Born abroad8.6% −3%
All 8 people measures
MeasurePojoaqueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,3276646th largest
Median age138.51% below
Bachelor's or higher127.8%13% below
High school or higher189.5%3% below
Household size12.44% below
Born abroad18.6%3% below
No health insurance114.1%120% above
Homes with broadband183.4%10% below
05

Life in Pojoaque

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 7 of them National Historic Landmarks.

  • Bouquet, Jean, Historic/Archeological District listed 1983

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents21.5 2.1×
Playgrounds per 10k8.6 −9%
Grocery stores per 10k8.6 4.1×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k43.0 3.9×
Libraries per 10k4.3 4.9×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.2 +10%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.6 +23%
Shops50.8 +68%
Arts, recreation and fitness10.0 2.4×
Doctors' offices and clinics28.6 +42%
Child care centers1.0 −57%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools11
1
89% below the median place
Public school students11
79
98% below the median place
Students per teacher11
15.8
3% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasurePojoaqueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11189% below
Public school students117998% below
Students per teacher1115.83% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure25.623% above
Shops per 10k8County figure50.868% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure10.0144% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure28.642% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.057% below
Parks per 10k921.5111% above
Playgrounds per 10k98.69% below
Grocery stores per 10k98.6305% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k943.0285% above
Libraries per 10k94.3394% above
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.210% above
National Register listings10192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 14.8 in, 66% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Pojoaque. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation12
14.8 in
66% below the median place
Tornado risk13
24.5
70% below the median place
Wildfire risk13
98.2
60% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasurePojoaqueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure85°F2% below
January average low12County figure19°F26% below
Average temperature12County figure50°F9% below
Annual precipitation12County figure14.8 in66% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure86.07% below
Tornado risk13County figure24.570% below
Wildfire risk13County figure98.260% above
Heat wave risk13County figure53.041% below
Median air quality index14County figure442% above
Good air days14County figure78.4%14% above
08

Pojoaque in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$951/mo (2024)$1,210/mo$990 to $1,480/mo+4.1%
Median household income$74,028 (2024)$95,500$81,000 to $113,000+4.4%
Median home value$165,600 (2024)$234,000$170,000 to $322,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 2.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Pojoaque

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Plattsmouth, NE$941$73,929Compare
Oxford, AL$925$74,268Compare
Wake Village, TX$989$71,574Compare
Moline, IL$900$67,701Compare
Moline, ILWake Village, TXOxford, ALPlattsmouth, NEPojoaque, NMPojoaquePlattsmouthOxfordWake VillageMolinePojoaquePlattsmouthOxfordWake VillageMoline

Common questions

Is Pojoaque a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is worth 2.2 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 91% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 46 New Mexico places. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 9.8% a year while rent rose 3.7%, so pay gained on rent more than in 91% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 75 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Pojoaque expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $165,600.

What salary do you need to live in Pojoaque?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $38,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Pojoaque?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Plattsmouth, NE, Oxford, AL, Wake Village, TX and Moline, IL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Pojoaque with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Pojoaque itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/pojoaque-new-mexico

Citytistics. “Pojoaque, New Mexico.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/pojoaque-new-mexico/

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