With 1,347 people, Atoka is a city in New Mexico. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 31.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. Median home value sits at $116,200. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 31% more than in New Mexico as a whole.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,704, near the US median
Atoka's population equals 2.2% of Eddy County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 0.2% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.5% of the county's.
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)91.6%(131)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(27)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era2.8%(4)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 143 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
Atoka, decade by decade
Atoka 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
2010
1,077
$100,700
$153,639
11.5%
64.8
2020
1,153
$79,129
$146,536
6.3%
66.7
2024
1,347
$83,704
$116,200
11.6%
63.4
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.
