Iyanbito vs Thoreau

A side-by-side comparison of Iyanbito and Thoreau: population, income, housing, and more.

Iyanbito and Thoreau are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Thoreau has the higher population (1,795 vs 1,213 in Iyanbito). Iyanbito has the higher median household income ($46,667 vs $43,953 in Thoreau). Iyanbito has the higher median home value ($58,500 vs $52,900 in Thoreau).

Population, income & housing

	Iyanbito	Thoreau
Population	1,213	1,795
Median age	33.8 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,667	$43,953
Median home value	$58,500	$52,900
Median gross rent	$630	$640
Housing units	372	739
Homeownership rate	85.8%	90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iyanbito	Thoreau
Population	964 → 1,213 (+25.8%)	1,641 → 1,795 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$31,406 → $46,667 (+48.6%)	$19,792 → $43,953 (+122.1%)
Median home value	$53,400 → $58,500 (+9.6%)	$57,700 → $52,900 (-8.3%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $630 (+22.8%)	$674 → $640 (-5.0%)

Iyanbito

Population

9641,213

Median household income

$31,406$46,667

Median home value

$53,400$58,500

Median gross rent

$513$630

Thoreau

Population

1,6411,795

Median household income

$19,792$43,953

Median home value

$57,700$52,900

Median gross rent

$674$640

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iyanbito	Thoreau
Under 5	5.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	19.5%	14.3%
18 to 24	11.0%	13.6%
25 to 34	15.3%	10.4%
35 to 44	13.9%	15.9%
45 to 54	7.6%	9.2%
55 to 64	16.2%	13.6%
65 to 74	6.6%	9.4%
75 and over	4.5%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iyanbito	Thoreau
White (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	8.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	98.4%	79.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iyanbito	Thoreau
No high school diploma	19.9%	18.3%
High school graduate	39.7%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iyanbito	Thoreau
Drove alone	85.6%	83.7%
Carpooled	5.2%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iyanbito	Thoreau
1-unit, detached	77.4%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.0%	29.2%

Poverty & households

	Iyanbito	Thoreau
Poverty rate	30.2%	27.5%
Average household size	4.21	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	43	33
Median year structure built	1988	1993