Tesuque, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,079
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
68.3
0.886% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
18.4%
1.25% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$55,865
6.87% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$849,300
3.22% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
236
9.58% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Tesuque, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.7% of the residents in Tesuque, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Tesuque, NM was $849,300, and the homeownership rate was 72.7%.

Most people in Tesuque, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Tesuque, NM was 1 car per household.

United StatesNew MexicoSanta Fe County, NMSanta Fe, NMSanta Fe County New Mexico PUMA, NM

Population & Diversity

Tesuque, NM is home to a population of 1.08k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 5% of Tesuque, NM residents were born outside of the country (54 people).

In 2024, there were 7.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (834 people) in Tesuque, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 107 White (Hispanic) and 76 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%
2024 Citizenship
98.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Tesuque, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Tesuque, NM was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tesuque, NM
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    834 ± 151
  2. White (Hispanic)
    107 ± 102
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    76 ± 52
17.6%
Hispanic Population
190 people

In 2024, there were 7.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (834 people) in Tesuque, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 107 White (Hispanic) and 76 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

17.6% of the people in Tesuque, NM are hispanic (190 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Tesuque, NM as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    124,411 ± 8,401 people
  2. Philippines
    6,498 ± 1,976 people
  3. Germany
    4,186 ± 1,587 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 124,411 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,498 and Germany with 4,186.

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Foreign-Born Population

5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
54 people
5.06%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
55 people

As of 2024, 5% of Tesuque, NM residents (54 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Tesuque, NM was 5.06%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
18 ± 24

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Economy

The economy of Tesuque, NM employs 236 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tesuque, NM were Educational Services (46 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (35 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (27 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($108,750), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($105,625), and Retail Trade ($71,250).

Employment

Occupations

236
2024 Value
± 97
−9.58%
1 Year decline
± 60%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tesuque, NM declined at a rate of −9.58%, from 261 employees to 236 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tesuque, NM, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (45 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (43 people), and Management Occupations (40 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tesuque, NM.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

236
2024 Value
± 97
−9.58%
1 Year decline
± 60%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tesuque, NM declined at a rate of −9.58%, from 261 employees to 236 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tesuque, NM, are Educational Services (46 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (35 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (27 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tesuque, NM, though some of these residents may live in Tesuque, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$49,500
Median earning men ± $39,171
$53,571
Median earning women ± $18,391

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,500) and Retail Trade ($80,536).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($101,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,917), and Public Administration ($51,731).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.
Y-Axis
2.72%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Tesuque, NM was $849,300 in 2024, which is 2.55 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $877,600 to $849,300, a 3.22% decrease. The homeownership rate in Tesuque, NM is 72.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tesuque, NM have an average commute time of 14.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tesuque, NM is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$849,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$492,679
$495
Median Property Taxes
±$134

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 Tesuque, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

72.7%
Homeownership
2024
69.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 72.7% of the housing units in Tesuque, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$55,865
Median Household Income
± $37,693
681
Number of Households
± 178

In 2024, the median household income of the 681 households in Tesuque, NM grew to $55,865 from the previous year's value of $52,273.

The following chart displays the households in Tesuque, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tesuque, NM is from New Mexico.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2023, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0654% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (58.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (36.1%)
  3. Walked (3.86%)

In 2024, 58.8% of workers in Tesuque, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (36.1%) and those who walked to work (3.86%).

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.

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Commute Time

14.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tesuque, NM have a shorter commute time (14.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Tesuque, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tesuque, NM (198 out of 1.08k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tesuque, NM is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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.

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Health

97.1% of the population of Tesuque, NM has health coverage, with 12.7% on employee plans, 13.9% on Medicaid, 52.9% on Medicare, 17.6% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.8% were men and 56.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 3.34% under 18 years, 4.36% between 18 and 34 years, 30.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 61.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.8% were men and 56.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.87%
Uninsured
12.7%
Employer Coverage
13.9%
Medicaid
52.9%
Medicare
17.6%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Tesuque, NM grew by 11.5% from 2.58% to 2.87%.

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