Bluewater

Population: 241
Median household income: $121,083
Median home value: $268,100

Bluewater, a community in McKinley County, New Mexico, has 241 residents. At $121,083, its median household income sits above McKinley County's $44,496.

From 2020 to 2023, Bluewater's population grew 6.6% from 226 to 241, while its median home value rose 8.4% from $247,400 to $268,100.

32.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 100.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 241
Median age: 60.8 yrs
Median household income: $121,083
Median home value: $268,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 129
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

226241

Median household income

$135,727$121,083

Median home value

$247,400$268,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	226	—	$247,400
2021	194	$135,727	$251,700
2022	224	$145,330	$270,800
2023	241	$121,083	$268,100

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5424.5%

55 to 6443.6%

65 to 7419.1%

75 and over12.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	59	24.5%
55 to 64	105	43.6%
65 to 74	46	19.1%
75 and over	31	12.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	146	60.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
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)	95	39.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.1%

High school graduate28.6%

Some college or associate's19.9%

Bachelor's degree32.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	46	19.1%
High school graduate	69	28.6%
Some college or associate's	48	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	78	32.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone40.2%

Carpooled36.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means23.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	66	40.2%
Carpooled	59	36.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	39	23.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	39	23.8%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	89	54.3%
60+ min	36	22.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 241)

	Count	Share
Family households	97	91.5%
Nonfamily households	9	8.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	106	82.2%
Vacant	23	17.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	106	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached62.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other37.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	81	62.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	48	37.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3508180
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3233, -108.2034