Angustura vs South River

A side-by-side comparison of Angustura and South River: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Angustura has the higher population (2,024 vs 1,594 in South River). South River has the higher median household income ($56,307 vs $52,948 in Angustura). South River has the higher median home value ($215,000 vs $191,300 in Angustura).

Population, income & housing

	Angustura	South River
Population	2,024	1,594
Median age	31.4 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,948	$56,307
Median home value	$191,300	$215,000
Median gross rent	$979	—
Housing units	559	754
Homeownership rate	67.2%	92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Angustura	South River
Population	2,050 → 2,024 (-1.3%)	2,248 → 1,594 (-29.1%)
Median household income	$46,757 → $52,948 (+13.2%)	$72,000 → $56,307 (-21.8%)
Median home value	$161,800 → $191,300 (+18.2%)	$191,400 → $215,000 (+12.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,074 → $979 (-8.8%)	—

Angustura

Population

2,0502,024

Median household income

$46,757$52,948

Median home value

$161,800$191,300

Median gross rent

$1,074$979

South River

Population

2,2481,594

Median household income

$72,000$56,307

Median home value

$191,400$215,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Angustura	South River
Under 5	7.6%	2.8%
5 to 17	25.0%	8.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	5.3%
25 to 34	14.5%	10.2%
35 to 44	8.3%	6.1%
45 to 54	8.7%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.5%	23.1%
65 to 74	10.7%	18.9%
75 and over	2.9%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Angustura	South River
White (non-Hispanic)	44.4%	64.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	9.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	54.6%	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Angustura	South River
No high school diploma	20.7%	10.8%
High school graduate	41.5%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	50.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Angustura	South River
Drove alone	96.7%	94.7%
Carpooled	0.8%	0.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Angustura	South River
1-unit, detached	42.0%	52.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
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	58.0%	46.7%

Poverty & households

	Angustura	South River
Poverty rate	24.3%	14.6%
Average household size	3.78	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	15	32
Median year structure built	1988	1992