Bluewater, NM

Full City Profile · New Mexico · McKinley County County

3.6 /5.0

B+ Good

241 Population 20/sq mi density

$121,083 Median Income $51,854 per capita

$268,100 Home Value $145,746 Zillow

50°F Avg Temperature 330 sunny days/yr

555 Violent Crime/100K 3,423 property/100K

B+

Overall

3.6 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

A+

Economy

5.0 / 5.0

$121,083 median income, 0.0% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$268,100 home value, /mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

555 violent crimes/100K (46% above avg)

B+

Education

3.6 / 5.0

32.4% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

+24.2%

194 → 241

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

+11.46%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

-10.8%

$135,727 → $121,083

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

-5.55%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Bluewater across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

515

+274 from 2023 (241)

Projected Median Income 2030

$81,189

$-39,894 from 2023 ($121,083)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	194	—	$135,727	—
2023	241	+24.2%	$121,083	-10.8%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.