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Bluewater, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Bluewater is a Census CDP of 275 people across 12.33 square miles of land, lying across McKinley County and Cibola County. Median household income is $122,750, 100.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Bluewater through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 275 with a margin of error of plus or minus 144, which is 52.4 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Bluewater
What Bluewater is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area12.33 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land22 plus or minus 12
- County holding the largest share of its areaMcKinley County, 95.9 percent
- Counties this place lies inMcKinley County 95.9 percent, Cibola County 4.1 percent
Bluewater crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bluewater
How many people live in Bluewater
- Population275 plus or minus 144
- Median age59.4
- Population under 180
- Share under 180.0 percent
- Population 65 and over39 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over14.2 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Households112 plus or minus 65
- Family households94 plus or minus 64
- Share of households that are families83.9 percent plus or minus 29.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bluewater
- Median household income$122,750 plus or minus $61,830
- Per capita income$43,535 plus or minus $17,488
- Civilian labor force196 plus or minus 128
- Employed196 plus or minus 128
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over243 plus or minus 132
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.9 percent plus or minus 68.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.5 percent plus or minus 30.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent plus or minus 7.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bluewater
Housing in Bluewater
- Housing units268 plus or minus 144
- Occupied units112 plus or minus 65
- Vacant units156 plus or minus 132
- Vacancy rate58.2 percent plus or minus 38.0
- Owner occupied112 plus or minus 65
- Renter occupied0
- Ownership rate100.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$337,900 plus or minus $130,389
- Single family units211 plus or minus 141
- Share single family78.7 percent plus or minus 31.4
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes49 plus or minus 47
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bluewater
How Bluewater gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute196 plus or minus 128
- Commuting under 15 minutes46 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.5 percent plus or minus 21.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more135 plus or minus 83
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more68.9 percent plus or minus 61.7
- Drove alone53.1 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Carpooled33.7 percent plus or minus 17.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
McKinley County, not Bluewater
McKinley County context, not Bluewater figures
- Establishments in McKinley County940
- Covered employment, McKinley County19,500
- Average annual pay, McKinley County$47,226
- Housing units permitted, McKinley County8
Every figure in this section is published for McKinley County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bluewater.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bluewater questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bluewater, New Mexico?
275, in 112 households. Bluewater CDP covers 12.33 square miles of land, which is 22 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bluewater in?
Bluewater lies in more than one. By area it is 95.9 percent in McKinley County, 4.1 percent in Cibola County. This page sits under McKinley County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Bluewater?
$122,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $337,900. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Bluewater figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for McKinley County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bluewater.
Is zoning published for Bluewater?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.