Madrid vs Santa Cruz

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

Madrid 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.

Madrid has the higher population (248 vs 225 in Santa Cruz). Madrid has the higher median home value ($380,000 vs $209,400 in Santa Cruz). Since 2019, Madrid's population has grown faster (+13.8% vs -9.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Madrid	Santa Cruz
Population	248	225
Median age	59.6 yrs	27.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$34,750
Median home value	$380,000	$209,400
Median gross rent	—	$550
Housing units	275	116
Homeownership rate	23.8%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	91.9%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madrid	Santa Cruz
Population	218 → 248 (+13.8%)	249 → 225 (-9.6%)
Median household income	—	$14,911 → $34,750 (+133.0%)
Median home value	$193,300 → $380,000 (+96.6%)	$181,300 → $209,400 (+15.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$481 → $550 (+14.3%)

Madrid

Population

218248

Median home value

$193,300$380,000

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)

	Madrid	Santa Cruz
Under 5	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	29.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	17.8%
45 to 54	13.7%	3.6%
55 to 64	54.0%	14.2%
65 to 74	25.8%	4.9%
75 and over	6.5%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madrid	Santa Cruz
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	4.4%
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%	4.0%
Two or more races	12.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	89.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madrid	Santa Cruz
No high school diploma	0.0%	25.4%
High school graduate	4.8%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	3.2%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	60.5%	2.4%
Graduate or professional degree	31.5%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madrid	Santa Cruz
Drove alone	14.8%	73.5%
Carpooled	14.8%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	70.4%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	15.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madrid	Santa Cruz
1-unit, detached	84.0%	39.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	31.9%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	Madrid	Santa Cruz
Poverty rate	52.4%	27.1%
Average household size	1.23	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1938	1976