Sundance

Population: 527
Median household income: $35,833
Median home value: $36,100

Sundance, a community in McKinley County, New Mexico, has 527 residents. At $35,833, its median household income sits below McKinley County's $44,496.

From 2020 to 2023, Sundance's population declined 4.7% from 553 to 527.

14.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 91.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 527
Median age: 45.3 yrs
Median household income: $35,833
Median home value: $36,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 217
Homeownership rate: 91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

553527

Median household income

$36,250$35,833

Median home value

$30,100$36,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	553	$36,250	—	—
2021	578	$36,389	$30,100	$917
2022	526	$39,643	$51,100	—
2023	527	$35,833	$36,100	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 345.7%

35 to 4423.5%

45 to 5419.0%

55 to 646.5%

65 to 7418.0%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	2.8%
5 to 17	50	9.5%
18 to 24	38	7.2%
25 to 34	30	5.7%
35 to 44	124	23.5%
45 to 54	100	19.0%
55 to 64	34	6.5%
65 to 74	95	18.0%
75 and over	41	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6	1.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	447	84.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	3.4%
Two or more races	3	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	53	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.7%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	17.7%
High school graduate	134	31.6%
Some college or associate's	154	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	31	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	30	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone92.7%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	166	92.7%
Carpooled	7	3.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	2.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	44	25.3%
15 to 29 min	66	37.9%
30 to 44 min	24	13.8%
45 to 59 min	36	20.7%
60+ min	4	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 39.1% (206 of 527)

	Count	Share
Family households	119	64.0%
Nonfamily households	67	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	186	85.7%
Vacant	31	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	170	91.4%
Renter-occupied	16	8.6%

1-unit, detached68.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other31.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	149	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	68	31.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3575605
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.47 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.5105, -108.6397