Highland Meadows vs Monterey Park

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

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

Monterey Park has the higher population (814 vs 332 in Highland Meadows). Since 2019, Highland Meadows's population has grown faster (-26.4% vs -49.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Highland Meadows	Monterey Park
Population	332	814
Median age	29.9 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$28,293
Median home value	$130,500	—
Housing units	223	303
Homeownership rate	68.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	14.9%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland Meadows	Monterey Park
Population	451 → 332 (-26.4%)	1,600 → 814 (-49.1%)
Median household income	$40,313 → $26,339 (-34.7%)	$19,879 → $28,293 (+42.3%)
Median home value	$56,600 → $130,500 (+130.6%)	$106,000 → $130,600 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $804 (+9.7%)	—

Highland Meadows

Population

451332

Median household income

$40,313$26,339

Median home value

$56,600$130,500

Median gross rent

$733$804

Monterey Park

Population

1,600814

Median household income

$19,879$28,293

Median home value

$106,000$130,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland Meadows	Monterey Park
Under 5	0.0%	7.6%
5 to 17	31.0%	22.6%
18 to 24	10.5%	2.9%
25 to 34	9.0%	18.6%
35 to 44	11.4%	21.0%
45 to 54	5.4%	4.1%
55 to 64	14.5%	7.1%
65 to 74	9.9%	15.1%
75 and over	8.1%	1.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland Meadows	Monterey Park
White (non-Hispanic)	56.6%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.7%	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%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	37.7%	92.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland Meadows	Monterey Park
No high school diploma	4.6%	39.3%
High school graduate	39.7%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	46.9%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	1.0%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland Meadows	Monterey Park
Drove alone	64.9%	72.3%
Carpooled	17.5%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland Meadows	Monterey Park
1-unit, detached	18.8%	3.3%
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%	96.7%

Poverty & households

	Highland Meadows	Monterey Park
Poverty rate	42.8%	39.2%
Average household size	2.74	3.45
Median year structure built	1988	1981