South River vs Upper Fruitland

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

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

South River has the higher population (1,594 vs 1,496 in Upper Fruitland). South River has the higher median household income ($56,307 vs $40,446 in Upper Fruitland). South River has the higher median home value ($215,000 vs $91,700 in Upper Fruitland).

Population, income & housing

	South River	Upper Fruitland
Population	1,594	1,496
Median age	56.5 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,307	$40,446
Median home value	$215,000	$91,700
Housing units	754	516
Homeownership rate	92.4%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	11.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South River	Upper Fruitland
Population	2,248 → 1,594 (-29.1%)	1,686 → 1,496 (-11.3%)
Median household income	$72,000 → $56,307 (-21.8%)	$41,023 → $40,446 (-1.4%)
Median home value	$191,400 → $215,000 (+12.3%)	$71,700 → $91,700 (+27.9%)

South River

Population

2,2481,594

Median household income

$72,000$56,307

Median home value

$191,400$215,000

Upper Fruitland

Population

1,6861,496

Median household income

$41,023$40,446

Median home value

$71,700$91,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South River	Upper Fruitland
Under 5	2.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	8.2%	10.1%
18 to 24	5.3%	11.0%
25 to 34	10.2%	12.2%
35 to 44	6.1%	11.2%
45 to 54	13.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	23.1%	18.1%
65 to 74	18.9%	12.2%
75 and over	12.5%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South River	Upper Fruitland
White (non-Hispanic)	64.2%	0.6%
Black or African American	10.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.6%	90.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.7%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South River	Upper Fruitland
No high school diploma	10.8%	24.4%
High school graduate	17.5%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	50.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South River	Upper Fruitland
Drove alone	94.7%	92.6%
Carpooled	0.6%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South River	Upper Fruitland
1-unit, detached	52.1%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
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	46.7%	41.3%

Poverty & households

	South River	Upper Fruitland
Poverty rate	14.6%	31.1%
Average household size	2.42	3.27
Mean commute (minutes)	32	30
Median year structure built	1992	1984