Center Point vs South River

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

Center Point 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.

Center Point has the higher population (2,366 vs 1,594 in South River). South River has the higher median household income ($56,307 vs $49,714 in Center Point). South River has the higher median home value ($215,000 vs $206,300 in Center Point).

Population, income & housing

	Center Point	South River
Population	2,366	1,594
Median age	55.5 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,714	$56,307
Median home value	$206,300	$215,000
Median gross rent	$1,290	—
Housing units	1,099	754
Homeownership rate	90.4%	92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Center Point	South River
Population	2,726 → 2,366 (-13.2%)	2,248 → 1,594 (-29.1%)
Median household income	$37,474 → $49,714 (+32.7%)	$72,000 → $56,307 (-21.8%)
Median home value	$181,700 → $206,300 (+13.5%)	$191,400 → $215,000 (+12.3%)
Median gross rent	$956 → $1,290 (+34.9%)	—

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

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)

	Center Point	South River
Under 5	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 17	15.6%	8.2%
18 to 24	4.7%	5.3%
25 to 34	1.9%	10.2%
35 to 44	10.1%	6.1%
45 to 54	16.2%	13.0%
55 to 64	19.9%	23.1%
65 to 74	16.7%	18.9%
75 and over	14.9%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Center Point	South River
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	64.2%
Black or African American	1.6%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	9.6%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Center Point	South River
No high school diploma	12.0%	10.8%
High school graduate	25.1%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	50.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Center Point	South River
Drove alone	83.7%	94.7%
Carpooled	1.7%	0.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Center Point	South River
1-unit, detached	33.0%	52.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	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	66.1%	46.7%

Poverty & households

	Center Point	South River
Poverty rate	10.6%	14.6%
Average household size	2.56	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	28	32
Median year structure built	1991	1992