Sanostee

Population: 259
Median household income: $52,917
Median home value: $36,800

Sanostee is a community in San Juan County, New Mexico, home to 259 residents. At $52,917, its median household income sits in line with San Juan County's $53,020.

From 2019 to 2023, Sanostee's population declined 48.2% from 500 to 259, while its median home value fell 33.7% from $55,500 to $36,800.

The median resident is 45.6 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 20.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 259
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $52,917
Median home value: $36,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 140
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

500259

Median household income

$21,964$52,917

Median home value

$55,500$36,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	500	$21,964	$55,500
2020	428	$32,500	$54,800
2021	366	$27,500	$56,400
2022	276	$26,875	$60,200
2023	259	$52,917	$36,800

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

Age distribution

Under 51.5%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6420.1%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	1.5%
5 to 17	33	12.7%
18 to 24	20	7.7%
25 to 34	39	15.1%
35 to 44	29	11.2%
45 to 54	33	12.7%
55 to 64	52	20.1%
65 to 74	38	14.7%
75 and over	11	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	259	100.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.2%

High school graduate58.4%

Some college or associate's12.9%

Bachelor's degree2.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51	25.2%
High school graduate	118	58.4%
Some college or associate's	26	12.9%
Bachelor's degree	4	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 47 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit5.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	59	75.6%
Carpooled	11	14.1%
Public transit	4	5.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	5.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3	4.1%
15 to 29 min	10	13.5%
30 to 44 min	14	18.9%
45 to 59 min	13	17.6%
60+ min	34	45.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.20
Poverty rate: 24.7% (64 of 259)

	Count	Share
Family households	56	69.1%
Nonfamily households	25	30.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	81	57.9%
Vacant	59	42.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	81	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached82.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	115	82.1%
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	25	17.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3569620
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.54 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.4305, -108.8630