Sanostee, NM

Census Place

2024 Population

214

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

50.8

11.4% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15%

39.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$56,250

6.3% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$34,500

Economy

The economy of Sanostee, NM employs 72 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sanostee, NM were Utilities (15 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (12 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (11 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($54,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,583), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,167).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 92

−7.69%

1 Year decline

± 180%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sanostee, NM declined at a rate of −7.69%, from 78 employees to 72 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sanostee, NM, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (13 people), Production Occupations (13 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (10 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sanostee, NM.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Mexico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 92

−7.69%

1 Year decline

± 180%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sanostee, NM declined at a rate of −7.69%, from 78 employees to 72 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sanostee, NM, are Utilities (15 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (12 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (11 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sanostee, NM, though some of these residents may live in Sanostee, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$32,917

Median earning men ± $12,865

$40,313

Median earning women ± $21,495

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($18,958).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,583).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sanostee, NM was $34,500 in 2024, which is 0.104 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $36,800 to $34,500, a 6.25% decrease. The homeownership rate in Sanostee, NM is 96.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sanostee, NM have an average commute time of 52.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sanostee, NM is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$34,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,561

$76

Median Property Taxes

±$49

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sanostee, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sanostee, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,250

Median Household Income

± $35,783

Number of Households

± 39

In 2024, the median household income of the 79 households in Sanostee, NM grew to $56,250 from the previous year's value of $52,917.

The following chart displays the households in Sanostee, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sanostee, NM is from New Mexico.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in New Mexico

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2024, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.506% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Mexico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.5%)
Carpooled (19.1%)
Worked At Home (7.35%)

In 2024, 73.5% of workers in Sanostee, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (19.1%) and those who worked at home (7.35%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

52.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sanostee, NM have a longer commute time (52.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 14.3% of the workforce in Sanostee, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sanostee, NM compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sanostee, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sanostee, NM have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sanostee, NM (32 out of 214 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sanostee, NM is Native American, followed by White and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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