Navajo Dam

Population: 240
Median home value: $213,600

Navajo Dam, a community in San Juan County, New Mexico, has 240 residents. The median home value of $213,600 is above the San Juan County median ($185,100).

From 2019 to 2023, Navajo Dam's population declined 9.8% from 266 to 240.

30.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1995.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 240
Median age: 58.8 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $213,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 228
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 25.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

266240

Median household income

$61,111$63,375

Median home value

$96,700$213,600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	266	$61,111	—
2020	378	$62,069	$96,700
2021	354	$65,781	$140,800
2022	330	$63,375	—
2023	240	—	$213,600

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 240.8%

25 to 3418.8%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7432.5%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	26	10.8%
18 to 24	2	0.8%
25 to 34	45	18.8%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	24	10.0%
55 to 64	37	15.4%
65 to 74	78	32.5%
75 and over	28	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	115	47.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	3.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	104	43.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate58.0%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6	2.8%
High school graduate	123	58.0%
Some college or associate's	47	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	36	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone94.2%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	98	94.2%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	3.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2	2.0%
15 to 29 min	51	51.0%
30 to 44 min	7	7.0%
45 to 59 min	40	40.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 34.2% (82 of 240)

	Count	Share
Family households	60	73.2%
Nonfamily households	22	26.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	82	36.0%
Vacant	146	64.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	82	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached30.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other69.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	70	30.7%
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	158	69.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3551490
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 1.43 sq mi
Center point: 36.8729, -107.6232