Springer

Population: 1,098
Median household income: $48,188
Median home value: $94,800

Springer is a community in Colfax County, New Mexico, home to 1,098 residents. At $48,188, its median household income sits below Colfax County's $52,690.

From 2019 to 2023, Springer's population grew 40.4% from 782 to 1,098, while its median home value rose 36.2% from $69,600 to $94,800.

The median gross rent is $549. 14.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,098
Median age: 54.4 yrs
Median household income: $48,188
Median home value: $94,800
Median gross rent: $549
Housing units: 670
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7821,098

Median household income

$34,792$48,188

Median home value

$69,600$94,800

Median gross rent

$442$549

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	782	$34,792	$69,600	$442
2020	773	$40,333	$63,900	$479
2021	864	$43,826	$72,600	$604
2022	927	$36,458	$89,200	$567
2023	1,098	$48,188	$94,800	$549

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 344.8%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 6424.4%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over13.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	76	6.9%
5 to 17	128	11.7%
18 to 24	110	10.0%
25 to 34	53	4.8%
35 to 44	102	9.3%
45 to 54	91	8.3%
55 to 64	268	24.4%
65 to 74	121	11.0%
75 and over	149	13.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	386	35.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	706	64.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's40.8%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	113	14.4%
High school graduate	236	30.1%
Some college or associate's	320	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	59	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	56	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit1.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	304	75.2%
Carpooled	51	12.6%
Public transit	4	1.0%
Walked	11	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	34	8.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	272	73.5%
15 to 29 min	24	6.5%
30 to 44 min	30	8.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	44	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 17.0% (182 of 1,068)

	Count	Share
Family households	300	58.9%
Nonfamily households	209	41.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	509	76.0%
Vacant	161	24.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	347	68.2%
Renter-occupied	162	31.8%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other20.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	504	75.2%
1-unit, attached	30	4.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	136	20.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3574800
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.2 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 36.3654, -104.6002