Edgewood vs La Cienega

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

Edgewood 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.

Edgewood has the higher population (6,122 vs 3,780 in La Cienega). Edgewood has the higher median household income ($81,227 vs $68,676 in La Cienega). La Cienega has the higher median home value ($417,900 vs $278,100 in Edgewood).

Population, income & housing

	Edgewood	La Cienega
Population	6,122	3,780
Median age	38.9 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$81,227	$68,676
Median home value	$278,100	$417,900
Median gross rent	$938	$1,137
Housing units	2,388	1,314
Homeownership rate	91.5%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.9%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edgewood	La Cienega
Population	6,071 → 6,122 (+0.8%)	3,732 → 3,780 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$64,931 → $81,227 (+25.1%)	$58,417 → $68,676 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$194,100 → $278,100 (+43.3%)	$238,500 → $417,900 (+75.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,067 → $938 (-12.1%)	$963 → $1,137 (+18.1%)

Edgewood

Population

6,0716,122

Median household income

$64,931$81,227

Median home value

$194,100$278,100

Median gross rent

$1,067$938

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)

	Edgewood	La Cienega
Under 5	7.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.3%	15.4%
18 to 24	3.8%	10.7%
25 to 34	16.1%	9.1%
35 to 44	13.7%	14.6%
45 to 54	12.5%	14.4%
55 to 64	15.8%	15.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	8.9%
75 and over	3.8%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edgewood	La Cienega
White (non-Hispanic)	56.2%	16.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	3.2%
Asian	0.3%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	35.4%	78.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edgewood	La Cienega
No high school diploma	5.1%	15.6%
High school graduate	16.7%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edgewood	La Cienega
Drove alone	73.2%	73.1%
Carpooled	10.4%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.4%	8.6%
Other means	0.3%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edgewood	La Cienega
1-unit, detached	75.8%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	26.2%

Poverty & households

	Edgewood	La Cienega
Poverty rate	8.5%	7.0%
Average household size	2.76	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	36	25
Median year structure built	1996	1993