New Mexico · Census place 22580
El Cerro CDP, NM
Quick answer
El Cerro CDP has 3,093 residents, ranking #60 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $112,174, the median home is worth $291,800 and median gross rent runs $1,045 a month.
- Population
- 3,093El Cerro CDP residents
- Median household income
- $112,174Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $291,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,045Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in El Cerro CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the El Cerro CDP median would spend about 11.2% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.2% of residents and 86.6% 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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