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Thoreau, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Thoreau is a Census CDP of 1,973 people across 39.49 square miles of land, in McKinley County. Median household income is $45,469, 80.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Thoreau
What Thoreau is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area39.49 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land50
- County holding the largest share of its areaMcKinley County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thoreau
How many people live in Thoreau
- Population1,973
- Median age34.8
- Population under 18480 plus or minus 147
- Share under 1824.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Population 65 and over362 plus or minus 113
- Share 65 and over18.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Households627
- Family households459 plus or minus 99
- Share of households that are families73.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thoreau
Income and work in Thoreau
- Median household income$45,469 plus or minus $11,121
- Per capita income$19,920
- Civilian labor force712 plus or minus 148
- Employed635 plus or minus 139
- Unemployed77 plus or minus 46
- Unemployment rate10.8 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over1,326
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher4.2 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Thoreau
- Housing units782
- Occupied units627
- Vacant units155 plus or minus 53
- Vacancy rate19.8 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied503 plus or minus 113
- Renter occupied124 plus or minus 67
- Ownership rate80.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$95,200 plus or minus $34,555
- Median gross rent, monthly$483
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Single family units525 plus or minus 107
- Share single family67.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more26 plus or minus 22
- Share in buildings of two or more3.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Mobile homes231 plus or minus 82
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Thoreau gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute542 plus or minus 135
- Commuting under 15 minutes109 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more387 plus or minus 122
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more71.4 percent
- Drove alone78.9 percent
- Carpooled4.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home14.6 percent plus or minus 11.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
McKinley County, not Thoreau
McKinley County context, not Thoreau figures
- Establishments in McKinley County940
- Covered employment, McKinley County19,500
- Average annual pay, McKinley County$47,226
- Housing units permitted, McKinley County8
Every figure in this section is published for McKinley County as a whole and is not a measurement of Thoreau.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
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Common questions
Thoreau questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Thoreau, New Mexico?
1,973, in 627 households. Thoreau CDP covers 39.49 square miles of land, which is 50 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Thoreau in?
McKinley County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Thoreau?
$45,469. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $95,200. Median gross rent is $483 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Thoreau figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for McKinley County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Thoreau.
Is zoning published for Thoreau?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.