With 1,013 people, Rock Springs is a city in New Mexico. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. 98% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 455 people. The typical home is worth $18,000. Households here earn about 52% more than in New Mexico as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,155, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
6% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 74%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rock Springs
What changed most since 2000
Poverty rate44.3% → 10.9%(−33.4 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Median age20.0 → 43.6(+23.6 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$67,948 → $18,000(−74%)US over the same years: +71%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)41.2%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)41.2%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(6)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 17 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Rock Springs, decade by decade
Rock Springs population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
558
$48,145
$67,948
3.9%
4.4
2010
567
$31,739
$43,733
2.8%
18.7
2020
807
$80,298
–
0.5%
0.0
2024
1,013
$97,155
$18,000
6.1%
0.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
