Cuba vs PeÃ±a Blanca

A side-by-side comparison of Cuba and PeÃ±a Blanca: population, income, housing, and more.

Cuba and PeÃ±a Blanca are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

PeÃ±a Blanca has the higher population (701 vs 476 in Cuba). PeÃ±a Blanca has the higher median home value ($166,500 vs $134,400 in Cuba). Since 2019, PeÃ±a Blanca's population has grown faster (-4.1% vs -29.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Cuba	PeÃ±a Blanca
Population	476	701
Median age	32.5 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$73,750
Median home value	$134,400	$166,500
Median gross rent	$341	$938
Housing units	280	313
Homeownership rate	77.7%	94.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cuba	PeÃ±a Blanca
Population	678 → 476 (-29.8%)	731 → 701 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$40,921 → $34,432 (-15.9%)	$38,563 → $73,750 (+91.2%)
Median home value	$101,600 → $134,400 (+32.3%)	$132,800 → $166,500 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$571 → $341 (-40.3%)	$724 → $938 (+29.6%)

Cuba

Population

678476

Median household income

$40,921$34,432

Median home value

$101,600$134,400

Median gross rent

$571$341

PeÃ±a Blanca

Population

731701

Median household income

$38,563$73,750

Median home value

$132,800$166,500

Median gross rent

$724$938

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cuba	PeÃ±a Blanca
Under 5	11.3%	1.3%
5 to 17	24.4%	20.3%
18 to 24	4.2%	8.0%
25 to 34	14.3%	6.3%
35 to 44	16.4%	16.0%
45 to 54	1.7%	20.8%
55 to 64	8.8%	13.3%
65 to 74	10.9%	9.1%
75 and over	8.0%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cuba	PeÃ±a Blanca
White (non-Hispanic)	13.0%	13.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10.1%	0.1%
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%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	70.6%	80.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cuba	PeÃ±a Blanca
No high school diploma	19.2%	6.5%
High school graduate	33.2%	52.0%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cuba	PeÃ±a Blanca
Drove alone	78.8%	76.9%
Carpooled	6.3%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cuba	PeÃ±a Blanca
1-unit, detached	44.6%	34.5%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.6%	63.6%

Poverty & households

	Cuba	PeÃ±a Blanca
Poverty rate	22.9%	8.1%
Average household size	3.03	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	26	37
Median year structure built	1976	1988