Sanostee vs Totah Vista

A side-by-side comparison of Sanostee and Totah Vista: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sanostee has the higher population (259 vs 240 in Totah Vista). Since 2019, Totah Vista's population has grown faster (-34.4% vs -48.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Sanostee	Totah Vista
Population	259	240
Median age	45.6 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,917	—
Median home value	$36,800	—
Housing units	140	74
Homeownership rate	100.0%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sanostee	Totah Vista
Population	500 → 259 (-48.2%)	366 → 240 (-34.4%)
Median household income	$21,964 → $52,917 (+140.9%)	$23,370 → $26,491 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$55,500 → $36,800 (-33.7%)	—

Sanostee

Population

500259

Median household income

$21,964$52,917

Median home value

$55,500$36,800

Totah Vista

Population

366240

Median household income

$23,370$26,491

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sanostee	Totah Vista
Under 5	1.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	12.7%	21.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.8%
25 to 34	15.1%	6.3%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	20.1%	18.3%
65 to 74	14.7%	29.2%
75 and over	4.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sanostee	Totah Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	53.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	100.0%	14.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	29.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sanostee	Totah Vista
No high school diploma	25.2%	32.1%
High school graduate	58.4%	46.8%
Some college or associate's	12.9%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sanostee	Totah Vista
Drove alone	75.6%	51.1%
Carpooled	14.1%	38.0%
Public transit	5.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	10.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sanostee	Totah Vista
1-unit, detached	82.1%	14.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	85.1%

Poverty & households

	Sanostee	Totah Vista
Poverty rate	24.7%	57.5%
Average household size	3.20	3.24
Mean commute (minutes)	47	21
Median year structure built	1983	1974