Maxwell vs Springer

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

Maxwell 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 370 in Maxwell). Springer has the higher median household income ($48,188 vs $36,691 in Maxwell). Springer has the higher median home value ($94,800 vs $77,900 in Maxwell).

Population, income & housing

	Maxwell	Springer
Population	370	1,098
Median age	31.0 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,691	$48,188
Median home value	$77,900	$94,800
Median gross rent	$545	$549
Housing units	166	670
Homeownership rate	63.2%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Maxwell	Springer
Population	312 → 370 (+18.6%)	782 → 1,098 (+40.4%)
Median household income	$44,531 → $36,691 (-17.6%)	$34,792 → $48,188 (+38.5%)
Median home value	$66,700 → $77,900 (+16.8%)	$69,600 → $94,800 (+36.2%)
Median gross rent	$423 → $545 (+28.8%)	$442 → $549 (+24.2%)

Maxwell

Population

312370

Median household income

$44,531$36,691

Median home value

$66,700$77,900

Median gross rent

$423$545

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)

	Maxwell	Springer
Under 5	5.4%	6.9%
5 to 17	33.5%	11.7%
18 to 24	4.9%	10.0%
25 to 34	15.1%	4.8%
35 to 44	8.4%	9.3%
45 to 54	3.8%	8.3%
55 to 64	8.9%	24.4%
65 to 74	7.8%	11.0%
75 and over	12.2%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Maxwell	Springer
White (non-Hispanic)	24.9%	35.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	72.2%	64.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Maxwell	Springer
No high school diploma	10.6%	14.4%
High school graduate	38.5%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Maxwell	Springer
Drove alone	66.0%	75.2%
Carpooled	20.0%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Maxwell	Springer
1-unit, detached	64.5%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.7%	20.3%

Poverty & households

	Maxwell	Springer
Poverty rate	9.5%	17.0%
Average household size	2.78	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	30	16
Median year structure built	1965	1963