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Waterflow, NM
Full City Profile · New Mexico · San Juan County County
2.8
/5.0
C+
Fair
1,215
Population
150/sq mi density
$60,278
Median Income
$26,287 per capita
$167,700
Home Value
$237,274 Zillow
$1,602
Median Rent
23.8% income on rent
51°F
Avg Temperature
330 sunny days/yr
665
Violent Crime/100K
3,358 property/100K
C+
Overall
2.8 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B
Economy
3.4 / 5.0
$60,278 median income, 5.1% unemployment
A+
Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$167,700 home value, $1,602/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
665 violent crimes/100K (75% above avg)
D
Education
1.9 / 5.0
10.9% bachelor's degree or higher
Change Over Time (2013–2023)
Population Change
-34.5%
1,854 → 1,215
over 10 years
Annual Pop. Growth
-4.14%
Compound annual growth rate
Median Income Change
-23.2%
$78,500 → $60,278
nominal, not inflation-adjusted
Annual Income Growth
-2.61%
Compound annual growth rate
Population Over Time
Total population for Waterflow 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 2013–2023 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
904
-311 from 2023 (1,215)
Projected Median Income 2030
$50,091
$-10,187 from 2023 ($60,278)
Year-by-Year Detail
| Year | Population | YoY % | Median Income | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,854 | — | $78,500 | — |
| 2015 | 1,784 | -3.8% | $61,250 | -22% |
| 2017 | 2,158 | +21% | $72,941 | +19.1% |
| 2019 | 1,623 | -24.8% | $62,404 | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 1,521 | -6.3% | $54,345 | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 1,215 | -20.1% | $60,278 | +10.9% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.