Thoreau

Population: 1,795
Median household income: $43,953
Median home value: $52,900

Thoreau is a community in McKinley County, New Mexico, home to 1,795 residents. The median household income of $43,953 is in line with the McKinley County median ($44,496).

Between 2019 and 2023, Thoreau's population grew 9.4% from 1,641 to 1,795, while its median home value fell 8.3% from $57,700 to $52,900.

Households average 2.90 people. The median gross rent is $640.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,795
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $43,953
Median home value: $52,900
Median gross rent: $640
Housing units: 739
Homeownership rate: 90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
Unemployment rate: 13.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6411,795

Median household income

$19,792$43,953

Median home value

$57,700$52,900

Median gross rent

$674$640

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,641	$19,792	$57,700	$674
2020	2,068	$18,988	$55,700	$727
2021	2,353	$28,262	$48,800	$788
2022	2,361	$30,125	$50,700	$869
2023	1,795	$43,953	$52,900	$640

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2413.6%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	108	6.0%
5 to 17	257	14.3%
18 to 24	245	13.6%
25 to 34	187	10.4%
35 to 44	285	15.9%
45 to 54	165	9.2%
55 to 64	245	13.6%
65 to 74	168	9.4%
75 and over	135	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	156	8.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,418	79.0%
Asian	39	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.3%
Some other race	11	0.6%
Two or more races	42	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	123	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.3%

High school graduate42.8%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree4.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	217	18.3%
High school graduate	507	42.8%
Some college or associate's	394	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	49	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	18	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	508	83.7%
Carpooled	40	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	47	7.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	100	17.9%
15 to 29 min	101	18.0%
30 to 44 min	242	43.2%
45 to 59 min	53	9.5%
60+ min	64	11.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 27.5% (494 of 1,795)

	Count	Share
Family households	431	69.6%
Nonfamily households	188	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	619	83.8%
Vacant	120	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	562	90.8%
Renter-occupied	57	9.2%

1-unit, detached61.7%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	456	61.7%
1-unit, attached	48	6.5%
2 to 4 units	19	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	216	29.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3577530
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.4235, -108.2001