Chupadero vs Santa Cruz

A side-by-side comparison of Chupadero and Santa Cruz: population, income, housing, and more.

Chupadero and Santa Cruz are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chupadero has the higher population (309 vs 225 in Santa Cruz). Chupadero has the higher median household income ($99,828 vs $34,750 in Santa Cruz). Since 2019, Chupadero's population has grown faster (+51.5% vs -9.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Chupadero	Santa Cruz
Population	309	225
Median age	63.4 yrs	27.8 yrs
Median household income	$99,828	$34,750
Median home value	—	$209,400
Median gross rent	—	$550
Housing units	300	116
Homeownership rate	94.1%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.3%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chupadero	Santa Cruz
Population	204 → 309 (+51.5%)	249 → 225 (-9.6%)
Median household income	$110,156 → $99,828 (-9.4%)	$14,911 → $34,750 (+133.0%)
Median home value	$416,700 → $334,200 (-19.8%)	$181,300 → $209,400 (+15.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$481 → $550 (+14.3%)

Chupadero

Population

204309

Median household income

$110,156$99,828

Median home value

$416,700$334,200

Santa Cruz

Population

249225

Median household income

$14,911$34,750

Median home value

$181,300$209,400

Median gross rent

$481$550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chupadero	Santa Cruz
Under 5	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 17	2.6%	29.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	12.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.4%
35 to 44	8.1%	17.8%
45 to 54	20.7%	3.6%
55 to 64	17.8%	14.2%
65 to 74	8.7%	4.9%
75 and over	33.3%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chupadero	Santa Cruz
White (non-Hispanic)	49.2%	4.4%
Black or African American	1.9%	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%	4.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	48.9%	89.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chupadero	Santa Cruz
No high school diploma	10.2%	25.4%
High school graduate	23.4%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	29.2%	2.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chupadero	Santa Cruz
Drove alone	84.5%	73.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	15.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chupadero	Santa Cruz
1-unit, detached	57.7%	39.7%
1-unit, attached	8.3%	31.9%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.3%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	Chupadero	Santa Cruz
Poverty rate	4.5%	27.1%
Average household size	1.31	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	35	22
Median year structure built	1990	1976