Cuba vs La Madera

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

Cuba 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.

Cuba has the higher population (476 vs 459 in La Madera). La Madera has the higher median home value ($765,000 vs $134,400 in Cuba). Since 2019, La Madera's population has grown faster (+14.2% vs -29.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Cuba	La Madera
Population	476	459
Median age	32.5 yrs	63.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$157,813
Median home value	$134,400	$765,000
Median gross rent	$341	—
Housing units	280	223
Homeownership rate	77.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	88.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cuba	La Madera
Population	678 → 476 (-29.8%)	402 → 459 (+14.2%)
Median household income	$40,921 → $34,432 (-15.9%)	$126,458 → $157,813 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$101,600 → $134,400 (+32.3%)	$772,600 → $765,000 (-1.0%)
Median gross rent	$571 → $341 (-40.3%)	—

Cuba

Population

678476

Median household income

$40,921$34,432

Median home value

$101,600$134,400

Median gross rent

$571$341

La Madera

Population

402459

Median household income

$126,458$157,813

Median home value

$772,600$765,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cuba	La Madera
Under 5	11.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.4%	3.5%
18 to 24	4.2%	4.1%
25 to 34	14.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.4%	1.3%
45 to 54	1.7%	13.7%
55 to 64	8.8%	31.8%
65 to 74	10.9%	33.8%
75 and over	8.0%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cuba	La Madera
White (non-Hispanic)	13.0%	84.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10.1%	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	6.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	70.6%	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cuba	La Madera
No high school diploma	19.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	33.2%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	11.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	47.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	40.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cuba	La Madera
Drove alone	78.8%	79.0%
Carpooled	6.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	21.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cuba	La Madera
1-unit, detached	44.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cuba	La Madera
Poverty rate	22.9%	19.4%
Average household size	3.03	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	26	39
Median year structure built	1976	2005