Bluewater Acres, New Mexico

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Population in 2010: 206.
Males: 139  (67.6%)
Females: 67  (32.4%)
Median resident age:

51.0 years
New Mexico median age:

39.4 years

Zip codes: 87323.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $50,719
Bluewater Acres:

$50,719
NM:

$59,726

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $23,250

Bluewater Acres CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $114,685
Bluewater Acres:

$114,685
NM:

$243,100

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $164,483; detached houses: $210,085; mobile homes: $112,209
March 2022 cost of living index in Bluewater Acres: 84.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 41.6%
(29.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 53.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 83.0% for two or more races residents)

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Ancestries: Italian (33.1%), American (29.2%), German (6.9%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,817 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $516 (0.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rio Rancho, NM (83.0 miles , pop. 51,765).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (87.2 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (254.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities:

Bluewater Village, NM (3.0 miles ),
Aragon, NM (3.3 miles),
Thoreau, NM (3.4 miles ),
Milan, NM (3.9 miles ),
Grants, NM (4.3 miles ),
Ramah, NM (4.6 miles ),
Pinehill, NM (4.8 miles),
Red Rock, NM (5.1 miles )

Latitude: 35.26 N, Longitude: 108.14 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 505

Distribution of median household income in Bluewater Acres, NM in 2022
Distribution of house value in Bluewater Acres, NM in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.9%
New Mexico:

3.6%

Earthquake activity:

Bluewater Acres-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 1000% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 482.7 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 473.3 miles away from Bluewater Acres center
On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 454.4 miles away from Bluewater Acres center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
On 12/31/1934 at 18:45:56, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 UK) earthquake occurred 471.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/15/1979 at 23:16:54, a magnitude 7.0 (5.7 MB, 6.9 MS, 7.0 ML, 6.4 MW) earthquake occurred 461.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/1993 at 08:21:00, a magnitude 5.5 (5.5 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.3 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 225.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Cibola County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 3, Fires: 2, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bluewater Acres:

  • Central New Mexico Community College (about 87 miles; Albuquerque, NM; Full-time enrollment: 19,398)
  • University of New Mexico-Main Campus (about 87 miles; Albuquerque, NM; FT enrollment: 23,042)
  • University of Phoenix-Albuquerque Campus (about 89 miles; Albuquerque, NM; FT enrollment: 2,335)
  • San Juan College (about 105 miles; Farmington, NM; FT enrollment: 5,112)
  • Santa Fe Community College (about 123 miles; Santa Fe, NM; FT enrollment: 3,047)
  • Fort Lewis College (about 141 miles; Durango, CO; FT enrollment: 3,631)
  • New Mexico Highlands University (about 167 miles; Las Vegas, NM; FT enrollment: 2,931)

Public elementary/middle school in Bluewater Acres:

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Cibola County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.0 people
New Mexico:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

58.8%
Whole state:

65.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

8.8%
Whole state:

8.2%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Bluewater Acres:

Marital status in Bluewater Acres, NM
  • Never married: 28.5%
  • Now married: 48.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 23.0%

For population 25 years and over in Bluewater Acres:

  • High school or higher: 64.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

12.6
New Mexico average:

12.6

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Bluewater Acres, NM (based on Cibola County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic9,00013
Evangelical Protestant2,74932
Other1,2796
Mainline Protestant2852
None13,900-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 2
Cibola County:

0.73 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

1.44 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.37 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14
Cibola County:

5.14 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

4.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
Cibola County:

4.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Cibola County:

10.6%
New Mexico:

6.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Cibola County:

28.1%
New Mexico:

22.1%

Strongest AM radio stations in Bluewater Acres:

  • KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KRKE (1100 AM; 5 kW; MILAN, NM; Owner: CIBOLA RADIO COMPANY)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KMIN (980 AM; 1 kW; GRANTS, NM; Owner: KD RADIO, INC.)
  • KGAK (1330 AM; 5 kW; GALLUP, NM; Owner: KRJG, INC.)
  • KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
  • KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KXKS (1190 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KNML (610 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • KANM (1600 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: ARAGON BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.L.C.)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bluewater Acres:

  • KYVA (103.7 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
  • KKOR (94.5 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
  • KQLV (105.5 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KXTC (99.9 FM; THOREAU, NM; Owner: KXTC, L.L.C.)
  • KIOT (102.5 FM; LOS LUNAS, NM; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KTEG (104.7 FM; BOSQUE FARMS, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KXXI (93.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
  • KGLX (99.1 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KNKT (107.1 FM; ARMIJO, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF ALBUQUERQUE, INC.)
  • KGLP (91.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: GALLUP PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KDSK (92.7 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: KD RADIO, INC.)
  • K244DT (96.7 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bluewater Acres:

  • K08HQ (Channel 8; CHINLE, AZ; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 1Number of bridges
  • 10ft / 2.7mTotal length
  • $200,000Total costs
  • 2,000Total average daily traffic
  • 100Total average daily truck traffic
  • 250Total future (year 2019) average daily traffic
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Bluewater Acres, NM
  • 68.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 31.7%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Bluewater Acres, NM
  • 100.0%Wood


Bluewater Acres compared to New Mexico state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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