Center Point, NM

Full City Profile · New Mexico · La Plata County County

2.9 /5.0

C+ Fair

2,366 Population 257/sq mi density

$49,714 Median Income $34,131 per capita

$206,300 Home Value $261,763 Zillow

$1,290 Median Rent 46.1% income on rent

54°F Avg Temperature 330 sunny days/yr

352 Violent Crime/100K 2,358 property/100K

C+

Overall

2.9 / 5.0

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

B+

Economy

3.7 / 5.0

$49,714 median income, 4.2% unemployment

Affordability

4.3 / 5.0

$206,300 home value, $1,290/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

352 violent crimes/100K

C+

Education

2.6 / 5.0

19.6% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

-0.5%

2,377 → 2,366

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

-0.23%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+16.2%

$42,770 → $49,714

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+7.81%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Center Point 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

2,328

-38 from 2023 (2,366)

Projected Median Income 2030

$84,157

+$34,443 from 2023 ($49,714)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	2,377	—	$42,770	—
2023	2,366	-0.5%	$49,714	+16.2%

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