With 285 people, Alcalde is a city in New Mexico. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 100% were living in the same home a year earlier. The foreign-born share is 2%. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 25% less than in New Mexico as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,000, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 67%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Alcalde
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$74,402 → $250,000(+236%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate44.4% → 17.2%(−27.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median age25.7 → 41.0(+15.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)41.7%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era4.2%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 24 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Alcalde, decade by decade
Alcalde population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
317
$34,501
$74,402
4.3%
16.3
2000
377
$69,166
$149,558
6.8%
24.9
2010
285
$51,548
$75,669
9.2%
20.0
2020
310
$42,927
$212,107
10.3%
41.7
2024
285
$48,000
$250,000
13.8%
15.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
