Magdalena vs Polvadera

A side-by-side comparison of Magdalena and Polvadera: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Magdalena has the higher population (764 vs 730 in Polvadera). Polvadera has the higher median home value ($180,000 vs $112,900 in Magdalena). Since 2019, Polvadera's population has grown faster (+479.4% vs +17.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Magdalena	Polvadera
Population	764	730
Median age	62.4 yrs	7.8 yrs
Median home value	$112,900	$180,000
Housing units	569	156
Homeownership rate	94.1%	99.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magdalena	Polvadera
Population	653 → 764 (+17.0%)	126 → 730 (+479.4%)
Median household income	$39,643 → $28,848 (-27.2%)	$21,786 → $24,449 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$98,000 → $112,900 (+15.2%)	$161,200 → $180,000 (+11.7%)

Magdalena

Population

653764

Median household income

$39,643$28,848

Median home value

$98,000$112,900

Polvadera

Population

126730

Median household income

$21,786$24,449

Median home value

$161,200$180,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Magdalena	Polvadera
Under 5	0.0%	28.4%
5 to 17	0.9%	28.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.3%	0.1%
35 to 44	9.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	7.7%	19.6%
55 to 64	30.9%	11.9%
65 to 74	27.6%	11.8%
75 and over	13.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magdalena	Polvadera
White (non-Hispanic)	43.7%	31.5%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	56.3%	68.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magdalena	Polvadera
No high school diploma	3.3%	11.4%
High school graduate	24.7%	78.5%
Some college or associate's	57.6%	0.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magdalena	Polvadera
Drove alone	56.1%	29.8%
Carpooled	10.4%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.6%	58.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magdalena	Polvadera
1-unit, detached	67.8%	16.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.8%	83.3%

Poverty & households

	Magdalena	Polvadera
Poverty rate	23.8%	86.2%
Average household size	1.97	5.45
Mean commute (minutes)	32	—
Median year structure built	1938	1985