Center Point vs La Plata

A side-by-side comparison of Center Point and La Plata: population, income, housing, and more.

Center Point and La Plata are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Center Point has the higher population (2,366 vs 2,185 in La Plata). La Plata has the higher median household income ($54,801 vs $49,714 in Center Point). Center Point has the higher median home value ($206,300 vs $187,000 in La Plata).

Population, income & housing

	Center Point	La Plata
Population	2,366	2,185
Median age	55.5 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,714	$54,801
Median home value	$206,300	$187,000
Median gross rent	$1,290	$1,000
Housing units	1,099	867
Homeownership rate	90.4%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Center Point	La Plata
Population	2,726 → 2,366 (-13.2%)	503 → 2,185 (+334.4%)
Median household income	$37,474 → $49,714 (+32.7%)	$68,654 → $54,801 (-20.2%)
Median home value	$181,700 → $206,300 (+13.5%)	$150,000 → $187,000 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$956 → $1,290 (+34.9%)	$581 → $1,000 (+72.1%)

Center Point

Population

2,7262,366

Median household income

$37,474$49,714

Median home value

$181,700$206,300

Median gross rent

$956$1,290

La Plata

Population

5032,185

Median household income

$68,654$54,801

Median home value

$150,000$187,000

Median gross rent

$581$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Center Point	La Plata
Under 5	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	15.6%	17.9%
18 to 24	4.7%	4.4%
25 to 34	1.9%	10.0%
35 to 44	10.1%	12.2%
45 to 54	16.2%	11.5%
55 to 64	19.9%	14.5%
65 to 74	16.7%	17.1%
75 and over	14.9%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Center Point	La Plata
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	63.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	6.1%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	21.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Center Point	La Plata
No high school diploma	12.0%	13.4%
High school graduate	25.1%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Center Point	La Plata
Drove alone	83.7%	75.0%
Carpooled	1.7%	19.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Center Point	La Plata
1-unit, detached	33.0%	46.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.1%
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	66.1%	53.9%

Poverty & households

	Center Point	La Plata
Poverty rate	10.6%	23.1%
Average household size	2.56	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1991	1991