Columbus vs La Hacienda

A side-by-side comparison of Columbus and La Hacienda: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Columbus has the higher population (1,147 vs 799 in La Hacienda). Since 2019, La Hacienda's population has grown faster (+36.1% vs +2.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	La Hacienda
Population	1,147	799
Median age	38.4 yrs	24.7 yrs
Median household income	$24,554	—
Median home value	$91,400	—
Median gross rent	$394	—
Housing units	755	310
Homeownership rate	57.6%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	21.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	La Hacienda
Population	1,118 → 1,147 (+2.6%)	587 → 799 (+36.1%)
Median household income	$20,926 → $24,554 (+17.3%)	—
Median home value	$66,600 → $91,400 (+37.2%)	$41,600 → $56,200 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$389 → $394 (+1.3%)	—

Columbus

Population

1,1181,147

Median household income

$20,926$24,554

Median home value

$66,600$91,400

Median gross rent

$389$394

La Hacienda

Population

587799

Median home value

$41,600$56,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	La Hacienda
Under 5	3.1%	13.4%
5 to 17	32.3%	22.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	15.5%
25 to 34	9.6%	4.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	4.4%
45 to 54	11.3%	3.4%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.8%
65 to 74	6.1%	14.9%
75 and over	13.5%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	La Hacienda
White (non-Hispanic)	12.9%	10.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	87.1%	84.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	La Hacienda
No high school diploma	47.9%	58.7%
High school graduate	15.1%	13.2%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	La Hacienda
Drove alone	58.9%	82.7%
Carpooled	27.1%	17.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	La Hacienda
1-unit, detached	41.5%	31.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	53.0%	68.4%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	La Hacienda
Poverty rate	37.6%	34.3%
Average household size	2.69	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	23	—
Median year structure built	1981	1991