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Aztec, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Aztec is a Census city of 6,150 people across 17.06 square miles of land, in San Juan County. Median household income is $41,977, 63.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Aztec
What Aztec is
- Census place typecity
- Land area17.06 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land360
- County holding the largest share of its areaSan Juan 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.
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How many people live in Aztec
- Population6,150
- Median age37.2
- Population under 181,535
- Share under 1825.0 percent
- Population 65 and over1,000
- Share 65 and over16.3 percent
- Households2,394
- Family households1,360
- Share of households that are families56.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Aztec
- Median household income$41,977 plus or minus $10,487
- Per capita income$24,969
- Civilian labor force2,739
- Employed2,616
- Unemployed123 plus or minus 54
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over4,189
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Aztec
- Housing units2,751
- Occupied units2,394
- Vacant units357 plus or minus 125
- Vacancy rate13.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied1,516
- Renter occupied878 plus or minus 292
- Ownership rate63.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$175,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$629 plus or minus $182
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Single family units1,457
- Share single family53.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more653 plus or minus 259
- Share in buildings of two or more23.7 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Mobile homes567 plus or minus 147
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Aztec gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,364
- Commuting under 15 minutes848 plus or minus 223
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.9 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more696 plus or minus 182
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Drove alone78.2 percent
- Carpooled11.8 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked3.6 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home5.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Aztec (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$9,018,900
- Average approval$563,681
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$4,497,500
- Jobs supported147
- Jobs per approval9.2
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.5 percent
- Share to franchises12.5 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS12
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Aztec, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Aztec
- NFIP communityCity of Aztec
- NFIP community number350065
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/05/10
The City of Aztec participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 350065 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
San Juan County, not Aztec
San Juan County context, not Aztec figures
- Establishments in San Juan County2,475
- Covered employment, San Juan County46,650
- Average annual pay, San Juan County$56,008
- Housing units permitted, San Juan County78
Every figure in this section is published for San Juan County as a whole and is not a measurement of Aztec.
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.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Aztec questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Aztec, New Mexico?
6,150, in 2,394 households. Aztec city covers 17.06 square miles of land, which is 360 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Aztec in?
San Juan 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 Aztec?
$41,977. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $175,000. Median gross rent is $629 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Aztec businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $9.0 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Aztec, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Aztec borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Aztec. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Aztec in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Aztec appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Aztec, city of, community 350065, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Aztec figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for San Juan 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 Aztec.
Is zoning published for Aztec?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.