Casa Colorada vs Highland Meadows

A side-by-side comparison of Casa Colorada and Highland Meadows: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Highland Meadows has the higher population (332 vs 320 in Casa Colorada). Casa Colorada has the higher median home value ($222,100 vs $130,500 in Highland Meadows). Since 2019, Casa Colorada's population has grown faster (+156.0% vs -26.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Casa Colorada	Highland Meadows
Population	320	332
Median age	46.0 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median home value	$222,100	$130,500
Housing units	151	223
Homeownership rate	100.0%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	14.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Casa Colorada	Highland Meadows
Population	125 → 320 (+156.0%)	451 → 332 (-26.4%)
Median household income	$103,333 → $110,167 (+6.6%)	$40,313 → $26,339 (-34.7%)
Median home value	$143,500 → $222,100 (+54.8%)	$56,600 → $130,500 (+130.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$733 → $804 (+9.7%)

Casa Colorada

Population

125320

Median household income

$103,333$110,167

Median home value

$143,500$222,100

Highland Meadows

Population

451332

Median household income

$40,313$26,339

Median home value

$56,600$130,500

Median gross rent

$733$804

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Casa Colorada	Highland Meadows
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	6.3%	31.0%
18 to 24	21.6%	10.5%
25 to 34	8.4%	9.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.4%
45 to 54	25.0%	5.4%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.5%
65 to 74	5.9%	9.9%
75 and over	6.9%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Casa Colorada	Highland Meadows
White (non-Hispanic)	51.2%	56.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	5.7%
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	48.8%	37.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Casa Colorada	Highland Meadows
No high school diploma	11.3%	4.6%
High school graduate	29.9%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	46.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	1.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Casa Colorada	Highland Meadows
Drove alone	95.8%	64.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	17.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Casa Colorada	Highland Meadows
1-unit, detached	74.2%	18.8%
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	25.8%	81.2%

Poverty & households

	Casa Colorada	Highland Meadows
Poverty rate	4.7%	42.8%
Average household size	2.52	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1976	1988