Jemez Springs vs La Madera

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

Jemez Springs 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 318 in Jemez Springs). La Madera has the higher median household income ($157,813 vs $97,500 in Jemez Springs). La Madera has the higher median home value ($765,000 vs $285,300 in Jemez Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Jemez Springs	La Madera
Population	318	459
Median age	56.4 yrs	63.3 yrs
Median household income	$97,500	$157,813
Median home value	$285,300	$765,000
Median gross rent	$1,167	—
Housing units	205	223
Homeownership rate	90.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.2%	88.7%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jemez Springs	La Madera
Population	285 → 318 (+11.6%)	402 → 459 (+14.2%)
Median household income	$92,000 → $97,500 (+6.0%)	$126,458 → $157,813 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$311,100 → $285,300 (-8.3%)	$772,600 → $765,000 (-1.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,150 → $1,167 (+1.5%)	—

Jemez Springs

Population

285318

Median household income

$92,000$97,500

Median home value

$311,100$285,300

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,167

La Madera

Population

402459

Median household income

$126,458$157,813

Median home value

$772,600$765,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jemez Springs	La Madera
Under 5	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	3.5%	3.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	4.1%
25 to 34	1.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.2%	1.3%
45 to 54	17.9%	13.7%
55 to 64	33.6%	31.8%
65 to 74	11.0%	33.8%
75 and over	16.0%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jemez Springs	La Madera
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	84.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	5.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	31.8%	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jemez Springs	La Madera
No high school diploma	2.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	19.8%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	11.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.1%	47.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.1%	40.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jemez Springs	La Madera
Drove alone	57.2%	79.0%
Carpooled	3.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.6%	21.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jemez Springs	La Madera
1-unit, detached	74.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jemez Springs	La Madera
Poverty rate	18.6%	19.4%
Average household size	2.16	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	18	39
Median year structure built	1978	2005