Thoreau, NM Demographic Data
Thoreau, NM Summary
Thoreau is located in Mckinley County in New Mexico
- Population: 1,816
- Area: 15.92 sq. miles
- Land Area: 15.91 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 114.10 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 7,239.50 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Thoreau, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
715
44%
50.8
Male
927
57%
49.2
Total Population
1,642
323,128,000
Thoreau, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
153
9.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
176
10.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
154
9.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
161
9.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
68
4.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
199
12.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
223
13.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
169
10.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
93
5.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
81
4.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
79
4.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
86
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
0
0.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,007
61.3%
77.2
Female
475
47.2%
51.3
Male
532
52.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
982
59.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
234
14.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
165
10.0%
15.2
Female
110
66.7%
55.8
Male
55
33.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
30
0.0%
0.0
Thoreau, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,616
98.4%
96.8
White
107
6.5%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,484
90.4%
0.8
Asian
2
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
2
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
23
1.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
26
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
390
23.8%
17.8
Mexican
218
13.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
172
10.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,252
76.2%
82.2
Thoreau, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
79
8.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
186
20.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
323
34.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
203
21.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
53
5.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
80
8.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
6
0.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
265
28.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
665
71.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
86
9.2%
31.2
Thoreau, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
574
49.5%
33.7%
Now Married
311
26.8%
47.5
Divorced
153
13.2%
11.0%
Separated
27
2.3%
2.0
Widowed
94
8.1
5.8%
Thoreau, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
760
51.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
729
49.0%
21.6%
Spanish
33
2.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
694
46.6%
1.1%
Thoreau, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
137
31.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
32
7.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
83
18.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
48
10.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
45
10.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
59
13.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
5
1.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
31
7.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1
0.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
19,055
57,617
Per capita income
10,336
31,128
Thoreau, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
31
7.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
58
13.5%
9.8
Construction
13
3.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
175
40.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
31
7.2%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
11
2.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
0
0.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
34
7.9%
11.4
Public administration
49
11.4%
4.6
Retail trade
2
0.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
18
4.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
7
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
47
11.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
124
28.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
52
12.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
82
19.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
124
28.9%
18.1%
Thoreau, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
429
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
391
91.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
31
7.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
5
1.2%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
2
0.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.9
26.6
Thoreau, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
19
4.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
209
47.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
147
33.3%
37.1
3 or more
66
15.0%
21.0
Thoreau, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
441
71.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
267
60.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
174
39.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
172
28.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
4.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Thoreau, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
613
1 room
42
6.9%
2.4
2 rooms
36
5.9%
2.7
3 rooms
79
12.9%
9.1
4 rooms
121
19.7%
16.5
5 rooms
249
40.6%
19.8
6 rooms
36
5.9%
17.8
7 rooms
7
1.1%
12.0
8 rooms
43
7.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
0
0.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Thoreau, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
613
1-unit, detached
272
44.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
30
4.9%
5.9
2-units
7
1.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
304
49.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Thoreau, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5
0.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
0
0.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
6
1.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
47
7.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
110
17.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
169
27.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
191
31.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
68
11.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
17
2.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Thoreau, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
124
28.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
90
20.4%
4.7
Electricity
15
3.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
171
38.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
9
2.0%
0.5
No fuel used
32
7.3%
1.1
Thoreau, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
33
47295100.0
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
7
21.2%
1.6%
$500 to $999
26
78.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
9
27.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
14
42.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3
9.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
6.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
5
15.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Thoreau, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
138
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
59
42.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
79
57.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
36
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
614
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
11
8.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
32
23.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
13
9.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
81
59.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
37
0.0%
0.0%
Thoreau, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
267
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
136
50.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
53
19.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
39
14.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7
2.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
30
11.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2
0.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
47,500
205,000