New Mexico · Census place 12500
Carrizozo town, NM
Quick answer
Carrizozo town has 959 residents, ranking #160 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $26,121, the median home is worth $80,200 and median gross rent runs $618 a month.
- Population
- 959Carrizozo town residents
- Median household income
- $26,121Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $80,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $618Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Carrizozo town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Carrizozo town median would spend about 28.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.7% of residents and 80.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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