Spencerville

Population: 1,100
Median household income: $60,708
Median home value: $255,400

Spencerville is a community in San Juan County, New Mexico, home to 1,100 residents. At $60,708, its median household income sits above San Juan County's $53,020.

From 2019 to 2023, Spencerville's population declined 31.6% from 1,609 to 1,100, while its median home value rose 86.2% from $137,200 to $255,400.

13.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.48 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,100
Median age: 54.4 yrs
Median household income: $60,708
Median home value: $255,400
Median gross rent: $1,169
Housing units: 495
Homeownership rate: 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6091,100

Median household income

$72,738$60,708

Median home value

$137,200$255,400

Median gross rent

$1,279$1,169

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,609	$72,738	$137,200	$1,279
2020	1,592	$56,500	$151,600	$1,356
2021	1,423	$66,845	$168,600	$1,330
2022	1,174	$71,705	$209,900	$897
2023	1,100	$60,708	$255,400	$1,169

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 2414.0%

25 to 344.2%

35 to 446.9%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6424.5%

65 to 7420.5%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	183	16.6%
18 to 24	154	14.0%
25 to 34	46	4.2%
35 to 44	76	6.9%
45 to 54	107	9.7%
55 to 64	269	24.5%
65 to 74	226	20.5%
75 and over	39	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	815	74.1%
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	15	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	270	24.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate45.3%

Some college or associate's35.0%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	3.9%
High school graduate	346	45.3%
Some college or associate's	267	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	103	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone66.4%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home25.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	275	66.4%
Carpooled	9	2.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	5.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	107	25.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	154	50.2%
15 to 29 min	100	32.6%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	7	2.3%
60+ min	46	15.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 13.5% (148 of 1,100)

	Count	Share
Family households	292	65.9%
Nonfamily households	151	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	443	89.5%
Vacant	52	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	356	80.4%
Renter-occupied	87	19.6%

1-unit, detached59.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other41.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	292	59.0%
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	203	41.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3574660
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 36.8296, -108.0616