Highland Meadows vs Madrone

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

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

Madrone has the higher population (345 vs 332 in Highland Meadows). Highland Meadows has the higher median home value ($130,500 vs $48,000 in Madrone). Since 2019, Highland Meadows's population has grown faster (-26.4% vs -41.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Highland Meadows	Madrone
Population	332	345
Median age	29.9 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$18,241
Median home value	$130,500	$48,000
Housing units	223	171
Homeownership rate	68.6%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	14.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland Meadows	Madrone
Population	451 → 332 (-26.4%)	590 → 345 (-41.5%)
Median household income	$40,313 → $26,339 (-34.7%)	$20,813 → $18,241 (-12.4%)
Median home value	$56,600 → $130,500 (+130.6%)	$105,200 → $48,000 (-54.4%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $804 (+9.7%)	$779 → $778 (-0.1%)

Highland Meadows

Population

451332

Median household income

$40,313$26,339

Median home value

$56,600$130,500

Median gross rent

$733$804

Madrone

Population

590345

Median household income

$20,813$18,241

Median home value

$105,200$48,000

Median gross rent

$779$778

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland Meadows	Madrone
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	31.0%	27.8%
18 to 24	10.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.0%	6.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	10.4%
45 to 54	5.4%	15.1%
55 to 64	14.5%	17.1%
65 to 74	9.9%	22.9%
75 and over	8.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland Meadows	Madrone
White (non-Hispanic)	56.6%	20.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.7%	1.2%
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%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	37.7%	75.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland Meadows	Madrone
No high school diploma	4.6%	23.7%
High school graduate	39.7%	49.4%
Some college or associate's	46.9%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	1.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland Meadows	Madrone
Drove alone	64.9%	47.1%
Carpooled	17.5%	52.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland Meadows	Madrone
1-unit, detached	18.8%	21.1%
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	81.2%	78.9%

Poverty & households

	Highland Meadows	Madrone
Poverty rate	42.8%	38.6%
Average household size	2.74	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	—	74
Median year structure built	1988	1990