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Placitas, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Placitas is a Census CDP of 4,223 people across 29.44 square miles of land, in Sandoval County. Median household income is $109,750, 93.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $270,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Placitas
What Placitas is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area29.44 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land143
- County holding the largest share of its areaSandoval County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Placitas
How many people live in Placitas
- Population4,223
- Median age64.8
- Population under 18230 plus or minus 108
- Share under 185.4 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Population 65 and over2,090
- Share 65 and over49.5 percent
- Households2,160
- Family households1,455
- Share of households that are families67.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Placitas
Income and work in Placitas
- Median household income$109,750 plus or minus $27,393
- Per capita income$71,431
- Civilian labor force1,990
- Employed1,921
- Unemployed69 plus or minus 55
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over3,963
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher65.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree33.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Placitas
Housing in Placitas
- Housing units2,383
- Occupied units2,160
- Vacant units223 plus or minus 124
- Vacancy rate9.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied2,029
- Renter occupied131 plus or minus 71
- Ownership rate93.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$562,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,717
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.7 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Single family units2,301
- Share single family96.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more15 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more0.6 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Mobile homes67 plus or minus 84
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Placitas
How Placitas gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,142 plus or minus 261
- Commuting under 15 minutes117 plus or minus 89
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.2 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more693 plus or minus 186
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more60.7 percent
- Drove alone56.6 percent
- Carpooled3.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home37.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Placitas
SBA loans in Placitas (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$270,000
- Average approval$270,000
- Median approval$270,000
- Largest approval$270,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Placitas, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sandoval County, not Placitas
Sandoval County context, not Placitas figures
- Establishments in Sandoval County1,928
- Covered employment, Sandoval County35,653
- Average annual pay, Sandoval County$60,474
- Housing units permitted, Sandoval County1,278
Every figure in this section is published for Sandoval County as a whole and is not a measurement of Placitas.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Placitas questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Placitas, New Mexico?
4,223, in 2,160 households. Placitas CDP covers 29.44 square miles of land, which is 143 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Placitas in?
Sandoval County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Placitas?
$109,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $562,100. Median gross rent is $2,717 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Placitas businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $270,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $270,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Placitas, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Placitas borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Placitas. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Placitas figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sandoval County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Placitas.
Is zoning published for Placitas?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.