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Place dossier plate
SheetNM-HOLLOMAN-AFB-NM · Holloman AFB, NM 4,052 pop · income 21st pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Holloman AFB
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Holloman AFB on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Candelaria Ar… · lowest
21,448
Candelaria Ar… · lowest
21,448 median HH income
14.4% of the leader · rank #1
Clearfield · near
51,190
Clearfield · near
51,190 median HH income
34.4% of the leader · rank #2
Spartanburg · near
51,193
Spartanburg · near
51,193 median HH income
34.4% of the leader · rank #3
Holloman AFB · this city
51,205
Holloman AFB · this city
51,205 median HH income
34.4% of the leader · rank #4
Memphis · near
51,211
Memphis · near
51,211 median HH income
34.4% of the leader · rank #5
Huntington · near
51,220
Huntington · near
51,220 median HH income
34.4% of the leader · rank #6
Tierra Verde · highest
148,785
Tierra Verde · highest
148,785 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Holloman AFB on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 4,052.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Holloman AFB places in the 21st percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
21st
percentile, household income
39th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Holloman AFB, NM
New Mexico's Holloman AFB is a small town, with 4,052 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Holloman AFB households earn a median of $51,205 annually, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 11.2%. The median resident age is 21.8 years. About 28.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 15.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The city is served by 2 public schools according to NCES Common Core of Data.
Living costs in New Mexico run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, New Mexico scores 92.2 (Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,129 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts New Mexico's average monthly utility costs around $167 (state average). The average commute for Holloman AFB workers runs 8.1 minutes, with 59.5% driving alone and 1.9% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 58.9 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Holloman AFB's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from schools and households to work and mobility to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Holloman AFB, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the education layer cover for Holloman AFB?
The NCES join finds 2 public schools within the city match. 28.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
What does the journey to work look like in Holloman AFB?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 59.5%. The reported mean trip to work is 8.1 minutes.
Which cities make useful reference points for Holloman AFB?
Within New Mexico, the closest population matches are Bosque Farms (4,042 residents, $63,889 income); Meadow Lake (3,959 residents, $38,872 income); La Cienega (3,780 residents, $68,676 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Chester, NY (4,052 residents); Tierra Verde, FL (4,051 residents); Candelaria Arenas comunidad, PR (4,054 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living B+
92.2 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share C
28.7%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate F
11.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income F
$51,205
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Holloman AFB profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 77/100 (B+) · 92.2 index
Bachelor's+ share: 56/100 (C) · 28.7%
Poverty rate: 35/100 (F) · 11.2%
Household income: 22/100 (F) · $51,205
How does Holloman AFB compare to other US cities?
Holloman AFB measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income21% higher than other cities
Median rent39% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Holloman AFB against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to New Mexico only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
New Mexico-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Holloman AFB near the bottom of New Mexico's cities
Among the 409 New Mexico cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Holloman AFB ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Holloman AFB only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#186 of 324
43rd percentile in New Mexico
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 409
0th percentile in New Mexico
Poverty Rate
#214 of 408
47th percentile in New Mexico
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#114 of 409
72nd percentile in New Mexico
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within New Mexico only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
21st percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
$51,205Holloman AFB, NM median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Holloman AFB, NM median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Holloman AFB, NM.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)28.7%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)11.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)15.1%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
4,052
Median Income
$51,205
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
21.8
Poverty Rate
11.2%
Labor force participation
15.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
28.7%
Schools
Total Schools
2
Public schools in this city
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
8.1 minutes
Drive Alone
59.5%
Carpool
20.1%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
18.1%
Work from Home
1.9%
Based on 2,582 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
New Mexico statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $167
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across New Mexico at $167 (electricity about $85 , water and sewer about $42 ).
These are New Mexico statewide averages, not a meter reading for Holloman AFB. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
New Mexico's BEA cost-of-living index is 92.2 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Holloman AFB is $1,129/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to New Mexico statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 58.9 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a New Mexico statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Holloman AFB sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Holloman AFB compares to similar-size New Mexico cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NCES CCD, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.