Carlsbad vs La Huerta

A side-by-side comparison of Carlsbad and La Huerta: population, income, housing, and more.

Carlsbad and La Huerta are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Carlsbad has the higher population (31,813 vs 1,673 in La Huerta). La Huerta has the higher median household income ($83,672 vs $78,277 in Carlsbad). La Huerta has the higher median home value ($421,600 vs $187,900 in Carlsbad).

Population, income & housing

	Carlsbad	La Huerta
Population	31,813	1,673
Median age	37.4 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,277	$83,672
Median home value	$187,900	$421,600
Median gross rent	$1,206	—
Housing units	14,336	612
Homeownership rate	71.9%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	37.9%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlsbad	La Huerta
Population	29,158 → 31,813 (+9.1%)	1,608 → 1,673 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$69,193 → $78,277 (+13.1%)	$84,632 → $83,672 (-1.1%)
Median home value	$141,300 → $187,900 (+33.0%)	$297,200 → $421,600 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,012 → $1,206 (+19.2%)	$856 → $750 (-12.4%)

Carlsbad

Population

29,15831,813

Median household income

$69,193$78,277

Median home value

$141,300$187,900

Median gross rent

$1,012$1,206

La Huerta

Population

1,6081,673

Median household income

$84,632$83,672

Median home value

$297,200$421,600

Median gross rent

$856$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlsbad	La Huerta
Under 5	6.7%	1.8%
5 to 17	15.9%	37.0%
18 to 24	9.5%	0.8%
25 to 34	14.7%	8.9%
35 to 44	14.5%	19.7%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.2%
55 to 64	13.0%	10.1%
65 to 74	9.9%	7.7%
75 and over	6.0%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlsbad	La Huerta
White (non-Hispanic)	39.9%	89.0%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	53.4%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlsbad	La Huerta
No high school diploma	17.9%	4.3%
High school graduate	27.4%	15.9%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlsbad	La Huerta
Drove alone	80.8%	94.6%
Carpooled	10.1%	5.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	0.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlsbad	La Huerta
1-unit, detached	76.6%	94.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Carlsbad	La Huerta
Poverty rate	13.0%	6.0%
Average household size	2.49	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1970	1989