Rock Springs vs Williams Acres

A side-by-side comparison of Rock Springs and Williams Acres: population, income, housing, and more.

Rock Springs and Williams Acres are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rock Springs has the higher population (1,166 vs 1,069 in Williams Acres). Since 2019, Rock Springs's population has grown faster (+130.4% vs +50.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Rock Springs	Williams Acres
Population	1,166	1,069
Median age	43.2 yrs	10.9 yrs
Median household income	$93,333	—
Median home value	$17,100	—
Housing units	312	176
Homeownership rate	98.3%	1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	53.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rock Springs	Williams Acres
Population	506 → 1,166 (+130.4%)	711 → 1,069 (+50.4%)
Median household income	$66,250 → $93,333 (+40.9%)	$39,152 → $47,331 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$73,200 → $17,100 (-76.6%)	$35,700 → $35,400 (-0.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$773 → $907 (+17.3%)

Rock Springs

Population

5061,166

Median household income

$66,250$93,333

Median home value

$73,200$17,100

Williams Acres

Population

7111,069

Median household income

$39,152$47,331

Median home value

$35,700$35,400

Median gross rent

$773$907

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rock Springs	Williams Acres
Under 5	3.3%	13.5%
5 to 17	13.7%	48.2%
18 to 24	5.1%	12.3%
25 to 34	16.4%	4.8%
35 to 44	23.2%	6.6%
45 to 54	14.7%	14.5%
55 to 64	3.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	10.4%	0.1%
75 and over	9.4%	0.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rock Springs	Williams Acres
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	100.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	98.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rock Springs	Williams Acres
No high school diploma	14.3%	55.6%
High school graduate	48.1%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rock Springs	Williams Acres
Drove alone	96.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	1.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rock Springs	Williams Acres
1-unit, detached	72.4%	0.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	17.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.6%	82.4%

Poverty & households

	Rock Springs	Williams Acres
Poverty rate	22.8%	84.7%
Average household size	4.90	9.25
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1994	1977