COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cuba vs Española
PLACE A
Cuba, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Española, New Mexico
Cuba is 89% smaller than Española. Española earns more, with a median household income $5,292 higher. Española has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -9%).
CUBAESPAÑOLADIFFERENCE
Total population1,13110,458−89% vs Española
Population density2,0831,272+811
Population growth-8.5%3.0%−11.5 pts
Median age47.135.7+11.4
Male48.5%47.6%+0.9 pts
Female51.5%52.4%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%14.2%−14.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.6%10.5%+80.1 pts
Black2.9%1.2%+1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%81.6%−79.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other4.7%5.6%−0.9 pts
Median household income$42,375$47,667−$5,292
Per capita income$27,441$27,745−$304
Poverty rate22.7%20.4%+2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4290.456−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%18.3%−5.5 pts
Graduate degree1.9%6.4%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%4.4%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation52.5%56.6%−4.1 pts
Median home value$63,900$210,800−$146,900
Median gross rent$829$829Even
Owner-occupied78.6%65.2%+13.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.7%14.3%−7.6 pts
Rent-burdened households47.1%40.3%+6.9 pts
Average commute35.030.8+4.2
Worked from home8.4%5.8%+2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured4.0%12.0%−8.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025