La Cienega

Population: 3,780
Median household income: $68,676
Median home value: $417,900

Located in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, La Cienega is a community with a population of 3,780. Its median household income of $68,676 runs below the Santa Fe County figure of $74,689.

Between 2019 and 2023, La Cienega's population grew 1.3% from 3,732 to 3,780, while its median home value rose 75.2% from $238,500 to $417,900.

Owners occupy 77.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,780
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $68,676
Median home value: $417,900
Median gross rent: $1,137
Housing units: 1,314
Homeownership rate: 77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7323,780

Median household income

$58,417$68,676

Median home value

$238,500$417,900

Median gross rent

$963$1,137

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,732	$58,417	$238,500	$963
2020	3,728	$65,549	$261,300	$947
2021	4,110	$68,113	$282,400	$979
2022	3,948	$72,959	$362,100	$982
2023	3,780	$68,676	$417,900	$1,137

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	237	6.3%
5 to 17	584	15.4%
18 to 24	406	10.7%
25 to 34	343	9.1%
35 to 44	550	14.6%
45 to 54	543	14.4%
55 to 64	579	15.3%
65 to 74	338	8.9%
75 and over	200	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	617	16.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	122	3.2%
Asian	41	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.2%
Two or more races	25	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,966	78.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	398	15.6%
High school graduate	725	28.4%
Some college or associate's	830	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	304	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	296	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled12.9%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means5.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,434	73.1%
Carpooled	253	12.9%
Public transit	8	0.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	169	8.6%
Other means	98	5.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	173	9.6%
15 to 29 min	861	48.0%
30 to 44 min	651	36.3%
45 to 59 min	42	2.3%
60+ min	66	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.04
Poverty rate: 7.0% (262 of 3,767)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,028	82.8%
Nonfamily households	214	17.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,242	94.5%
Vacant	72	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	960	77.3%
Renter-occupied	282	22.7%

1-unit, detached68.5%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	900	68.5%
1-unit, attached	12	0.9%
2 to 4 units	58	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	344	26.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3536720
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.5794, -106.1131