Española is home to 40,070 people. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Density works out to 7 people per square mile. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $740 a month at the median. At a median age of 42.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,155, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Española
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share72.4% → 67.2%(−5.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median age30.1 → 42.0(+11.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate27.5% → 18.2%(−9.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Among the 17 metro and micro areas based in New Mexico
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)11%(191)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(334)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.5%(894)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.6%(28)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(28)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,737 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
Española, decade by decade
Española 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
34,365
$44,096
$138,244
10.3%
54.8
2000
41,190
$53,609
$161,399
15.4%
54.1
2010
40,246
$59,610
$196,077
16.1%
56.8
2020
40,363
$51,226
$209,562
18.5%
62.7
2024
40,070
$57,155
$243,700
19.0%
62.2
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.
