Eagle Nest vs Springer

A side-by-side comparison of Eagle Nest and Springer: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Springer has the higher population (1,098 vs 270 in Eagle Nest). Springer has the higher median household income ($48,188 vs $47,708 in Eagle Nest). Eagle Nest has the higher median home value ($190,000 vs $94,800 in Springer).

Population, income & housing

	Eagle Nest	Springer
Population	270	1,098
Median age	61.9 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$47,708	$48,188
Median home value	$190,000	$94,800
Median gross rent	$950	$549
Housing units	368	670
Homeownership rate	69.5%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	22.9%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eagle Nest	Springer
Population	271 → 270 (-0.4%)	782 → 1,098 (+40.4%)
Median household income	$34,500 → $47,708 (+38.3%)	$34,792 → $48,188 (+38.5%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $190,000 (+59.9%)	$69,600 → $94,800 (+36.2%)
Median gross rent	$931 → $950 (+2.0%)	$442 → $549 (+24.2%)

Eagle Nest

Population

271270

Median household income

$34,500$47,708

Median home value

$118,800$190,000

Median gross rent

$931$950

Springer

Population

7821,098

Median household income

$34,792$48,188

Median home value

$69,600$94,800

Median gross rent

$442$549

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eagle Nest	Springer
Under 5	8.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	9.6%	11.7%
18 to 24	7.0%	10.0%
25 to 34	4.4%	4.8%
35 to 44	3.3%	9.3%
45 to 54	8.1%	8.3%
55 to 64	17.0%	24.4%
65 to 74	22.2%	11.0%
75 and over	20.0%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eagle Nest	Springer
White (non-Hispanic)	71.1%	35.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	25.2%	64.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eagle Nest	Springer
No high school diploma	3.0%	14.4%
High school graduate	31.0%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eagle Nest	Springer
Drove alone	58.1%	75.2%
Carpooled	17.7%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.2%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eagle Nest	Springer
1-unit, detached	75.8%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	20.3%

Poverty & households

	Eagle Nest	Springer
Poverty rate	25.9%	17.0%
Average household size	1.91	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1969	1963