Cochiti Lake vs La Madera

A side-by-side comparison of Cochiti Lake and La Madera: population, income, housing, and more.

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

La Madera has the higher population (459 vs 453 in Cochiti Lake). La Madera has the higher median household income ($157,813 vs $54,861 in Cochiti Lake). La Madera has the higher median home value ($765,000 vs $208,100 in Cochiti Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Cochiti Lake	La Madera
Population	453	459
Median age	67.0 yrs	63.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,861	$157,813
Median home value	$208,100	$765,000
Median gross rent	$1,482	—
Housing units	322	223
Homeownership rate	91.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.0%	88.7%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cochiti Lake	La Madera
Population	487 → 453 (-7.0%)	402 → 459 (+14.2%)
Median household income	$55,568 → $54,861 (-1.3%)	$126,458 → $157,813 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$152,800 → $208,100 (+36.2%)	$772,600 → $765,000 (-1.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,278 → $1,482 (+16.0%)	—

Cochiti Lake

Population

487453

Median household income

$55,568$54,861

Median home value

$152,800$208,100

Median gross rent

$1,278$1,482

La Madera

Population

402459

Median household income

$126,458$157,813

Median home value

$772,600$765,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cochiti Lake	La Madera
Under 5	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.5%	3.5%
18 to 24	2.2%	4.1%
25 to 34	3.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	5.3%	1.3%
45 to 54	7.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	18.1%	31.8%
65 to 74	36.4%	33.8%
75 and over	17.9%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cochiti Lake	La Madera
White (non-Hispanic)	62.3%	84.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.8%	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cochiti Lake	La Madera
No high school diploma	1.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	11.2%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	11.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	47.9%
Graduate or professional degree	28.6%	40.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cochiti Lake	La Madera
Drove alone	64.9%	79.0%
Carpooled	9.5%	0.0%
Public transit	4.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.6%	21.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cochiti Lake	La Madera
1-unit, detached	76.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	14.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cochiti Lake	La Madera
Poverty rate	6.6%	19.4%
Average household size	1.61	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	33	39
Median year structure built	1988	2005