Agua Fria vs La Cienega

A side-by-side comparison of Agua Fria and La Cienega: population, income, housing, and more.

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

La Cienega has the higher population (3,780 vs 2,842 in Agua Fria). La Cienega has the higher median household income ($68,676 vs $47,438 in Agua Fria). La Cienega has the higher median home value ($417,900 vs $264,900 in Agua Fria).

Population, income & housing

	Agua Fria	La Cienega
Population	2,842	3,780
Median age	43.3 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,438	$68,676
Median home value	$264,900	$417,900
Median gross rent	$1,143	$1,137
Housing units	1,427	1,314
Homeownership rate	44.9%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Agua Fria	La Cienega
Population	2,734 → 2,842 (+4.0%)	3,732 → 3,780 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$41,201 → $47,438 (+15.1%)	$58,417 → $68,676 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$206,000 → $264,900 (+28.6%)	$238,500 → $417,900 (+75.2%)
Median gross rent	$799 → $1,143 (+43.1%)	$963 → $1,137 (+18.1%)

Agua Fria

Population

2,7342,842

Median household income

$41,201$47,438

Median home value

$206,000$264,900

Median gross rent

$799$1,143

La Cienega

Population

3,7323,780

Median household income

$58,417$68,676

Median home value

$238,500$417,900

Median gross rent

$963$1,137

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Agua Fria	La Cienega
Under 5	5.0%	6.3%
5 to 17	19.2%	15.4%
18 to 24	2.9%	10.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	9.1%
35 to 44	15.1%	14.6%
45 to 54	7.1%	14.4%
55 to 64	23.4%	15.3%
65 to 74	8.4%	8.9%
75 and over	8.3%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Agua Fria	La Cienega
White (non-Hispanic)	20.1%	16.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	78.2%	78.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Agua Fria	La Cienega
No high school diploma	16.3%	15.6%
High school graduate	33.5%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Agua Fria	La Cienega
Drove alone	60.7%	73.1%
Carpooled	16.4%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.2%	8.6%
Other means	3.7%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Agua Fria	La Cienega
1-unit, detached	22.8%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	12.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	53.5%	26.2%

Poverty & households

	Agua Fria	La Cienega
Poverty rate	24.5%	7.0%
Average household size	2.09	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1994	1993