COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cuba vs Los Alamos
PLACE A
Cuba, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Cuba is 92% smaller than Los Alamos. Los Alamos earns more, with a median household income $98,643 higher. Los Alamos has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -9%).
CUBALOS ALAMOSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,13113,317−92% vs Los Alamos
Population density2,0831,199+884
Population growth-8.5%9.7%−18.2 pts
Median age47.138.8+8.3
Male48.5%53.6%−5.1 pts
Female51.5%46.4%+5.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%11.5%−11.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.6%69.5%+21.1 pts
Black2.9%0.8%+2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%17.9%−16.1 pts
Asian0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Other4.7%5.5%−0.9 pts
Median household income$42,375$141,018−$98,643
Per capita income$27,441$76,146−$48,705
Poverty rate22.7%4.1%+18.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4290.390+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%69.8%−57.0 pts
Graduate degree1.9%46.5%−44.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%0.8%+3.8 pts
Labor force participation52.5%68.6%−16.1 pts
Median home value$63,900$501,800−$437,900
Median gross rent$829$1,359−$530
Owner-occupied78.6%66.5%+12.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.7%3.5%+3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households47.1%29.4%+17.8 pts
Average commute35.012.4+22.6
Worked from home8.4%16.8%−8.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured4.0%3.4%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024