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Peñasco, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Peñasco is a Census CDP of 546 people across 1.22 square miles of land, in Taos County. Median household income is $45,833, 71.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Peñasco
What Peñasco is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.22 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land449 plus or minus 99
- County holding the largest share of its areaTaos 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.
Peñasco
How many people live in Peñasco
- Population546 plus or minus 120
- Median age43.8
- Population under 1890 plus or minus 36
- Share under 1816.5 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over115 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over21.1 percent
- Households236
- Family households139
- Share of households that are families58.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peñasco
Income and work in Peñasco
- Median household income$45,833 plus or minus $14,581
- Per capita income$31,137
- Civilian labor force249 plus or minus 83
- Employed240 plus or minus 85
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over420 plus or minus 90
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peñasco
Housing in Peñasco
- Housing units326
- Occupied units236
- Vacant units90
- Vacancy rate27.6 percent
- Owner occupied169
- Renter occupied67 plus or minus 16
- Ownership rate71.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$229,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$963
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.2 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Single family units198
- Share single family60.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more28 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more8.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes100
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peñasco
How Peñasco gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute198 plus or minus 83
- Commuting under 15 minutes85 plus or minus 67
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.9 percent plus or minus 28.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more102 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.5 percent plus or minus 25.8
- Drove alone53.1 percent plus or minus 23.2
- Carpooled7.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked21.6 percent plus or minus 26.3
- Worked from home17.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Taos County, not Peñasco
Taos County context, not Peñasco figures
- Establishments in Taos County1,083
- Covered employment, Taos County11,075
- Average annual pay, Taos County$45,377
- Housing units permitted, Taos County127
Every figure in this section is published for Taos County as a whole and is not a measurement of Peñasco.
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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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Peñasco questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Peñasco, New Mexico?
546, in 236 households. Peñasco CDP covers 1.22 square miles of land, which is 449 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Peñasco in?
Taos 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 Peñasco?
$45,833. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $229,300. Median gross rent is $963 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Peñasco figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Taos 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 Peñasco.
Is zoning published for Peñasco?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.