Cedar Grove vs La Cueva

A side-by-side comparison of Cedar Grove and La Cueva: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cedar Grove has the higher population (849 vs 724 in La Cueva). La Cueva has the higher median household income ($105,385 vs $63,070 in Cedar Grove). La Cueva has the higher median home value ($371,100 vs $191,300 in Cedar Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Cedar Grove	La Cueva
Population	849	724
Median age	67.5 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,070	$105,385
Median home value	$191,300	$371,100
Housing units	579	311
Homeownership rate	89.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.7%	35.0%
Unemployment rate	14.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cedar Grove	La Cueva
Population	535 → 849 (+58.7%)	463 → 724 (+56.4%)
Median household income	$91,125 → $63,070 (-30.8%)	$41,607 → $105,385 (+153.3%)
Median home value	$235,900 → $191,300 (-18.9%)	$189,100 → $371,100 (+96.2%)

Cedar Grove

Population

535849

Median household income

$91,125$63,070

Median home value

$235,900$191,300

La Cueva

Population

463724

Median household income

$41,607$105,385

Median home value

$189,100$371,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cedar Grove	La Cueva
Under 5	1.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	3.4%	16.7%
18 to 24	3.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	2.1%	20.7%
35 to 44	10.7%	16.9%
45 to 54	9.3%	14.6%
55 to 64	8.8%	18.5%
65 to 74	34.6%	10.8%
75 and over	26.0%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cedar Grove	La Cueva
White (non-Hispanic)	73.1%	33.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	18.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	25.8%	43.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cedar Grove	La Cueva
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.5%
High school graduate	53.3%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15.4%	21.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cedar Grove	La Cueva
Drove alone	70.5%	92.7%
Carpooled	6.4%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	2.2%
Other means	18.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cedar Grove	La Cueva
1-unit, detached	60.1%	57.2%
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	39.9%	42.8%

Poverty & households

	Cedar Grove	La Cueva
Poverty rate	11.9%	13.4%
Average household size	1.64	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	70	34
Median year structure built	1987	1994