Highland Meadows vs Pueblitos

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

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

Pueblitos has the higher population (534 vs 332 in Highland Meadows). Pueblitos has the higher median home value ($176,000 vs $130,500 in Highland Meadows). Since 2019, Pueblitos's population has grown faster (+70.1% vs -26.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Highland Meadows	Pueblitos
Population	332	534
Median age	29.9 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$64,821
Median home value	$130,500	$176,000
Housing units	223	221
Homeownership rate	68.6%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	14.9%	15.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland Meadows	Pueblitos
Population	451 → 332 (-26.4%)	314 → 534 (+70.1%)
Median household income	$40,313 → $26,339 (-34.7%)	$65,455 → $64,821 (-1.0%)
Median home value	$56,600 → $130,500 (+130.6%)	$166,700 → $176,000 (+5.6%)
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

Pueblitos

Population

314534

Median household income

$65,455$64,821

Median home value

$166,700$176,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland Meadows	Pueblitos
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	31.0%	18.4%
18 to 24	10.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.0%	16.1%
35 to 44	11.4%	18.2%
45 to 54	5.4%	8.4%
55 to 64	14.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.9%	12.4%
75 and over	8.1%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland Meadows	Pueblitos
White (non-Hispanic)	56.6%	16.9%
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%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	37.7%	81.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland Meadows	Pueblitos
No high school diploma	4.6%	12.6%
High school graduate	39.7%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	46.9%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree	1.0%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland Meadows	Pueblitos
Drove alone	64.9%	83.0%
Carpooled	17.5%	6.6%
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%	10.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland Meadows	Pueblitos
1-unit, detached	18.8%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.4%
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%	23.5%

Poverty & households

	Highland Meadows	Pueblitos
Poverty rate	42.8%	11.6%
Average household size	2.74	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	1988	1983