Thoreau, NM

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2024 Population
1,973
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
34.8
7.45% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
27.5%
0.182% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$45,469
3.45% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$95,200
80% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
635
4.61% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Thoreau, 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.

98.2% of the residents in Thoreau, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Thoreau, NM was $95,200, and the homeownership rate was 80.2%.

Most people in Thoreau, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 46.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Thoreau, NM was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Thoreau, NM is home to a population of 1.97k people, from which 98.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.13% of Thoreau, NM residents were born outside of the country (42 people).

In 2024, there were 16.7 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.7k people) in Thoreau, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 102 White (Non-Hispanic) and 78 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.2%
2024 Citizenship
98.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.2% of Thoreau, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Thoreau, NM was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Thoreau, NM
  1. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    1.7k ± 323
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    102 ± 77
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
    78 ± 88
4.05%
Hispanic Population
80 people

In 2024, there were 16.7 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.7k people) in Thoreau, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 102 White (Non-Hispanic) and 78 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.05% of the people in Thoreau, NM are hispanic (80 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Thoreau, 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
    126,568 ± 8,470 people
  2. Philippines
    6,950 ± 2,043 people
  3. Germany
    4,158 ± 1,582 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 126,568 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,950 and Germany with 4,158.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.13%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
42 people
2.17%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
39 people

As of 2024, 2.13% of Thoreau, NM residents (42 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 Thoreau, NM was 2.17%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    11 ± 24
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    8 ± 22
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    5 ± 16

Thoreau, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.38 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Thoreau, NM employs 635 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Thoreau, NM were Health Care & Social Assistance (111 people), Manufacturing (73 people), and Educational Services (67 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($95,076), Transportation & Warehousing ($58,487), and Manufacturing ($49,271).

Employment

Occupations

635
2024 Value
± 146
4.61%
1 Year growth
± 33.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Thoreau, NM grew at a rate of 4.61%, from 607 employees to 635 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Thoreau, NM, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (90 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (86 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (57 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Thoreau, 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

635
2024 Value
± 146
4.61%
1 Year growth
± 33.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Thoreau, NM grew at a rate of 4.61%, from 607 employees to 635 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Thoreau, NM, are Health Care & Social Assistance (111 people), Manufacturing (73 people), and Educational Services (67 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Thoreau, NM, though some of these residents may live in Thoreau, 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

$39,788
Median earning men ± $7,801
$33,929
Median earning women ± $8,538

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($56,458), Construction ($44,583), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($43,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($50,313), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($37,885), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,028).

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Mexico.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Mexico went to Kamala Harris with 51.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.03%).

Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are the senators currently representing the state of New Mexico. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Mexico is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Thoreau, NM. Showing the available data for New Mexico.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (51.9%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (45.9%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.03%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Mexico went to Kamala Harris with 51.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.03%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Mexico for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from New Mexico

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Martin Heinrich
Senator from New Mexico1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Ben Ray Luján
Senator from New Mexico2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are the senators currently representing New Mexico.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Thoreau, NM was $95,200 in 2024, which is 0.286 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $52,900 to $95,200, a 80% increase. The homeownership rate in Thoreau, NM is 80.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Thoreau, NM have an average commute time of 46.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Thoreau, NM is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$95,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$34,555
$503
Median Property Taxes
±$124

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 Thoreau, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

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Rent vs Own

80.2%
Homeownership
2024
60%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 80.2% of the housing units in Thoreau, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 90.8%.

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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.
$45,469
Median Household Income
± $11,121
627
Number of Households
± 137

In 2024, the median household income of the 627 households in Thoreau, NM grew to $45,469 from the previous year's value of $43,953.

The following chart displays the households in Thoreau, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Thoreau, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (78.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.6%)
  3. Carpooled (4.72%)

In 2024, 78.9% of workers in Thoreau, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.6%) and those who carpooled to work (4.72%).

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

46.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Thoreau, NM have a longer commute time (46.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 19.4% of the workforce in Thoreau, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Thoreau, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Thoreau, NM have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Thoreau, NM (542 out of 1.97k 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 65 - 74.

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

80.5% of the population of Thoreau, NM has health coverage, with 8.97% on employee plans, 50.7% on Medicaid, 12.7% on Medicare, 7.81% on non-group plans, and 0.355% 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, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.9% under 18 years, 23.9% between 18 and 34 years, 30.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

19.5%
Uninsured
8.97%
Employer Coverage
50.7%
Medicaid
12.7%
Medicare
7.81%
Non-Group
0.355%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Thoreau, NM grew by 6.84% from 18.2% to 19.5%.

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