Thoreau, New Mexico

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Population in July 2007: 1,749.

Males: 840	(48.0%)
Females: 909	(52.0%)

Median resident age:	24.0 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Zip codes: 87323.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,800 (it was $29,280 in 2000)

Thoreau	$49,800
New Mexico:	$41,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $38,300 (it was $33,300 in 2000)

Thoreau	$38,300
New Mexico:	$155,400

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Races in Thoreau:

American Indian (72.2%)
White Non-Hispanic (19.6%)
Hispanic (9.3%)
Other race (3.3%)
Two or more races (2.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Thoreau: 76.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (4.0%), United States (3.9%), English (3.4%), French (1.3%), Italian (1.3%), Scottish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 7157 feet

Land area: 15.9 square miles.

Population density: 110 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Thoreau

High school or higher: 73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
Unemployed: 21.7%
Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thoreau CDP

Never married: 36.3%
Now married: 47.8%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 5.8%
Divorced: 7.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
New Mexico:	8.2%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Thoreau, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Thoreau to the number of sex offenders is 350 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Thoreau:	1.0% ($336)
New Mexico:	0.6% ($699)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rio Rancho, NM (107.1 miles , pop. 51,765).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (112.8 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (295.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Crownpoint, NM (19.5 miles ), Red Rock, NM (21.8 miles ), Ramah, NM (26.5 miles ), Milan, NM (27.9 miles ), Church Rock, NM (27.9 miles ), Pinehill, NM (31.0 miles) , Grants, NM (31.8 miles ), Gallup, NM (35.9 miles ).

Latitude: 35.41 N, Longitude: 108.22 W

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Most common industries for males:

Educational services (17%)
Construction (16%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Mining (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Utilities (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (67%)
Health care (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Mining (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
Gasoline stations (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (20%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Secondary school teachers (7%)
Librarians, curators, and archivists (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)

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Average climate in Thoreau, New Mexico

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Thoreau, New Mexico average temperatures

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Hospitals/medical centers near Thoreau:

PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; CROWNPOINT, NM)
CIBOLA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; GRANTS, NM)
ACOMA CANONCITO LAQUNA PHS HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; SAN FIDEL, NM)

Political contributions by individuals in Thoreau, NM

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Thoreau:

FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL (about 91 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; ID: FMN)
ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT (about 116 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; ID: ABQ)
DURANGO-LA PLATA COUNTY (about 124 miles; DURANGO, CO; ID: DRO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Thoreau:

CROWNPOINT (about 21 miles; CROWNPOINT, NM; ID: 0E8)
GRANTS-MILAN MUNI (about 29 miles; GRANTS, NM; ID: GNT)
GALLUP MUNICIPAL (about 40 miles; GALLUP, NM; ID: GUP)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thoreau:

SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 95 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 111 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 114 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 116 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 132 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE (about 138 miles; HOLBROOK, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,177)
EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 206 miles; THATCHER, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,085)

Public high school in Thoreau:

THOREAU HIGH (Students: 600; Location: #4 HAWK CIRLCE; Grades: 09-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Thoreau:

THOREAU MIDDLE (Students: 343; Location: #8 HAWK CIRCLE; Grades: 06-08)
THOREAU ELEM (Students: 301; Location: 100 CHUSKA ROAD; Grades: PK-05)

Private elementary/middle school in Thoreau:

ST BONAVENTURE SCHOOL (Students: 189; Location: PO BOX 909; Grades: PK - 6)

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Notable locations in Thoreau: Thoreau Weather Station (A), Blessed Kateri Tekawitha Academy and Community Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Thoreau: Saint Bonaventure Parish (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Thoreau Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Thoreau and their reported violations in the past:

BLUEWATER ACRES DOMESTIC WUA (Population served: 371, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (SEP-23-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-23-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (JUN-20-2002)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (AUG-05-1997), St Public Notif received (AUG-05-1997), St Public Notif requested (AUG-05-1997)

Average household size:

This place:	3.5 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	76.3%
Whole state:	68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.8%
Whole state:	6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	30.2%
Whole state:	18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	18.1%
Whole state:	7.8%

Thoreau compared to New Mexico state average:

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Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Thoreau mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in McKinley County New Mexico:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

8.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,477 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.20%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($147 average AGI)
McKinley County: 0.05%
New Mexico average: 0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from San Juan County, NM	2.87% ($21,497 average AGI)
from Apache County, AZ	1.47% ($22,212)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.81% ($19,645)

9.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.37%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to San Juan County, NM	2.55% ($22,080 average AGI)
to Apache County, AZ	1.70% ($21,378)
to Bernalillo County, NM	1.40% ($25,472)

Strongest AM radio stations in Thoreau:

KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
KRKE (1100 AM; 5 kW; MILAN, NM; Owner: CIBOLA RADIO COMPANY)
KGAK (1330 AM; 5 kW; GALLUP, NM; Owner: KRJG, INC.)
KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KMIN (980 AM; 1 kW; GRANTS, NM; Owner: KD RADIO, INC.)
KENN (1390 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO, LLC)
KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
KTHR (1230 AM; 1 kW; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
KXKS (1190 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Thoreau:

KYVA (103.7 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
KKOR (94.5 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
KXTC (99.9 FM; THOREAU, NM; Owner: KXTC, L.L.C.)
KQLV (105.5 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KGLX (99.1 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KXXI (93.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
KGLP (91.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: GALLUP PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Thoreau:

K55BP (Channel 55; THOREAU, NM; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
K28HM (Channel 28; THOREAU, NM; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
K36FD (Channel 36; THOREAU, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO)

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