Thunder Mountain

Population: 1,456
Median household income: $44,757
Median home value: $339,500

Located in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, Thunder Mountain is a community with a population of 1,456. The median household income of $44,757 is below the Santa Fe County median ($74,689).

Between 2020 and 2023, Thunder Mountain's population declined 11.9% from 1,652 to 1,456, while its median home value rose 25.1% from $271,300 to $339,500.

Owners occupy 98.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 63.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,456
Median age: 63.1 yrs
Median household income: $44,757
Median home value: $339,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 694
Homeownership rate: 98.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6521,456

Median household income

$50,380$44,757

Median home value

$271,300$339,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	1,652	$50,380	$271,300
2021	1,490	—	$288,000
2022	1,462	$44,725	$326,400
2023	1,456	$44,757	$339,500

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

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 178.2%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 443.0%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6430.7%

65 to 7422.7%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	0.8%
5 to 17	119	8.2%
18 to 24	75	5.2%
25 to 34	128	8.8%
35 to 44	43	3.0%
45 to 54	152	10.4%
55 to 64	447	30.7%
65 to 74	331	22.7%
75 and over	149	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,103	75.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	138	9.5%
Two or more races	4	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	211	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate27.6%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree25.2%

Graduate or professional degree14.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	74	5.9%
High school graduate	345	27.6%
Some college or associate's	332	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	315	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	184	14.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone64.6%

Carpooled23.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	305	64.6%
Carpooled	111	23.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	56	11.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31	7.5%
15 to 29 min	134	32.2%
30 to 44 min	145	34.9%
45 to 59 min	58	13.9%
60+ min	48	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 4.4% (64 of 1,456)

	Count	Share
Family households	465	72.5%
Nonfamily households	176	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	641	92.4%
Vacant	53	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	631	98.4%
Renter-occupied	10	1.6%

1-unit, detached83.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	579	83.4%
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	115	16.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3577635
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.42 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1017, -106.2236