South River vs Waterflow

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

South River and Waterflow 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 1,215 in Waterflow). Waterflow has the higher median household income ($60,278 vs $56,307 in South River). South River has the higher median home value ($215,000 vs $167,700 in Waterflow).

Population, income & housing

	South River	Waterflow
Population	1,594	1,215
Median age	56.5 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,307	$60,278
Median home value	$215,000	$167,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,602
Housing units	754	548
Homeownership rate	92.4%	60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South River	Waterflow
Population	2,248 → 1,594 (-29.1%)	1,623 → 1,215 (-25.1%)
Median household income	$72,000 → $56,307 (-21.8%)	$62,404 → $60,278 (-3.4%)
Median home value	$191,400 → $215,000 (+12.3%)	$158,200 → $167,700 (+6.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,099 → $1,602 (+45.8%)

South River

Population

2,2481,594

Median household income

$72,000$56,307

Median home value

$191,400$215,000

Waterflow

Population

1,6231,215

Median household income

$62,404$60,278

Median home value

$158,200$167,700

Median gross rent

$1,099$1,602

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South River	Waterflow
Under 5	2.8%	4.0%
5 to 17	8.2%	23.2%
18 to 24	5.3%	4.5%
25 to 34	10.2%	11.9%
35 to 44	6.1%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	16.9%
55 to 64	23.1%	11.3%
65 to 74	18.9%	11.9%
75 and over	12.5%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South River	Waterflow
White (non-Hispanic)	64.2%	41.1%
Black or African American	10.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.6%	35.1%
Asian	0.0%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.7%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South River	Waterflow
No high school diploma	10.8%	19.3%
High school graduate	17.5%	13.9%
Some college or associate's	50.3%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South River	Waterflow
Drove alone	94.7%	76.0%
Carpooled	0.6%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	14.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South River	Waterflow
1-unit, detached	52.1%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	46.7%	29.6%

Poverty & households

	South River	Waterflow
Poverty rate	14.6%	11.3%
Average household size	2.42	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1992	1986