Rock Springs

Population: 1,166
Median household income: $93,333
Median home value: $17,100

Rock Springs is a community in McKinley County, New Mexico, home to 1,166 residents. At $93,333, its median household income sits above McKinley County's $44,496.

From 2019 to 2023, Rock Springs's population grew 130.4% from 506 to 1,166, while its median home value fell 76.6% from $73,200 to $17,100.

72.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1994.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,166
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $93,333
Median home value: $17,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 312
Homeownership rate: 98.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5061,166

Median household income

$66,250$93,333

Median home value

$73,200$17,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	506	—	$73,200
2020	1,166	$66,250	—
2021	1,104	$45,625	$30,800
2022	999	—	$21,700
2023	1,166	$93,333	$17,100

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4423.2%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 643.7%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	39	3.3%
5 to 17	160	13.7%
18 to 24	60	5.1%
25 to 34	191	16.4%
35 to 44	271	23.2%
45 to 54	171	14.7%
55 to 64	43	3.7%
65 to 74	121	10.4%
75 and over	110	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,166	100.0%
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)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate48.1%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	130	14.3%
High school graduate	436	48.1%
Some college or associate's	275	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	62	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4	0.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone96.8%

Carpooled1.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	548	96.8%
Carpooled	10	1.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4	0.7%
15 to 29 min	466	83.5%
30 to 44 min	81	14.5%
45 to 59 min	4	0.7%
60+ min	3	0.5%

Households

Average household size: 4.90
Poverty rate: 22.8% (266 of 1,166)

	Count	Share
Family households	215	90.3%
Nonfamily households	23	9.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	238	76.3%
Vacant	74	23.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	234	98.3%
Renter-occupied	4	1.7%

1-unit, detached72.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	226	72.4%
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	86	27.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3564230
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.6188, -108.8345