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87461 Zip Code (Sanostee, NM) Detailed Profile




City: Sanostee, NM (1.49%)
County: San Juan County, NM
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,394
Zip code population in 2010: 1,315
Zip code population in 2000: 2,013

Houses and condos: 777
Renter-occupied apartments: 26
% of renters here:

5%
State:

29%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 87461: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 303.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 5 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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Males: 666  (47.8%)
Females: 728  (52.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 87461:

  • High school or higher: 73.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
  • Unemployed: 11.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 52.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 87461:

  • Never married: 58.1%
  • Now married: 25.8%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

Zip code 87461 compared to state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
  • Races in zip code 87461 (2022)
    • 1,34996.8%American Indian
    • 453.2%Hispanic or Latino
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Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $33,314
87461:

$33,314
New Mexico:

$243,100



According to our research of New Mexico and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 87461 zip code as of May 23, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 87461 is 619 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

42.1 years
New Mexico median age:

39.4 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

3.0 people
New Mexico:

2.4 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 87461, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,281 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$26,281
State:

$39,572

Salary/wage: $26,170 (reported on 91.7% of returns)
Here:

$26,170
State:

$34,237
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.6% for AGIs below $10k, 86.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 92.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total tax: $2,943 (reported on 55.2% of returns)
87461:

$2,943
State:

$6,237

Earned income credit: $1,875 (reported on 33.3% of returns)
Here:

$1,875
State:

$1,796

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 55.2%
Here:

55%
State:

57%

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$31,584
New Mexico:

$59,726
Sanostee, NM (87461) map Nearest zip codes: 87455, 87364, 86556, 86507, 87328, 86544.
Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

44.9%
New Mexico:

41.0%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

9.2%
New Mexico:

40.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 203
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 268


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 8 (0 now married, 6 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 293 (41 now married, 255 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 87461 with a mortgage: 54
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,268
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $329

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

42.5%
Whole state:

17.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

22.9%
Whole state:

9.7%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

4.2
State:

5.9
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

2.2
State:

4.2
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  • Notable locations in zip code 87461: Toh-Ni-Tsa Lookout (A), Sanostee Trading Post (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Lakes and reservoirs: Todacheene Lake (A), Toadlena Lake (B), Berland Lake (C), Little White Cone Lake (D), Big Gap Reservoir (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Whiskey Creek (A), Tse-clani-to Wash (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 02020 or later
  • 1002010 to 2019
  • 872000 to 2009
  • 1331990 to 1999
  • 1541980 to 1989
  • 1451970 to 1979
  • 881960 to 1969
  • 251950 to 1959
  • 311940 to 1949
  • 81939 or earlier
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sanostee, NM (87461)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sanostee, NM (87461)
  • 65no bedroom
  • 571 bedroom
  • 1522 bedrooms
  • 1513 bedrooms
  • 254 bedrooms
  • 45+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanostee, NM (87461)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanostee, NM (87461)
  • 12no bedroom
  • 31 bedroom
  • 42 bedrooms
  • 33 bedrooms
  • 54 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Sanostee, NM (87461) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sanostee, NM (87461) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 44no vehicle
  • 1671 vehicle
  • 1572 vehicles
  • 543 vehicles
  • 174 vehicles
  • 65+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Sanostee, NM (87461) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sanostee, NM (87461) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 6no vehicle
  • 221 vehicle
  • 02 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

  • Zip code 87461 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 87461 household income distribution in 2022
  • 86Less than $10,000
  • 36$10,000 to $14,999
  • 29$15,000 to $19,999
  • 36$20,000 to $24,999
  • 30$25,000 to $29,999
  • 27$30,000 to $34,999
  • 11$35,000 to $39,999
  • 67$40,000 to $44,999
  • 5$45,000 to $49,999
  • 25$50,000 to $59,999
  • 34$60,000 to $74,999
  • 35$75,000 to $99,999
  • 14$100,000 to $124,999
  • 7$125,000 to $149,999
  • 11$150,000 to $199,999
  • 5$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 87461

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 87461
  • 42Less than $10,000
  • 41$10,000 to $14,999
  • 19$15,000 to $19,999
  • 43$20,000 to $24,999
  • 51$25,000 to $29,999
  • 27$30,000 to $34,999
  • 8$35,000 to $39,999
  • 9$40,000 to $49,999
  • 34$50,000 to $59,999
  • 46$60,000 to $69,999
  • 15$70,000 to $79,999
  • 23$80,000 to $89,999
  • 14$100,000 to $124,999
  • 5$125,000 to $149,999
  • 7$150,000 to $174,999
  • 10$250,000 to $299,999
  • 15$300,000 to $399,999
  • 5$400,000 to $499,999

Zip code 87461 topographic map

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $24,674

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $33,314
87461:

$33,314
New Mexico:

$243,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $19,173 - $73,791

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $53,874
Here:

$53,874
State:

$322,045

Mobile homes: $59,578
Here:

$59,578
State:

$117,675
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 87461

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 623
  • Mobile homes: 154

Unemployment: 11.5%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 87461

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 87461
  • 76.3%280Drove a car alone
  • 12.8%47Carpooled
  • 0.5%2Bus or trolley bus
  • 4.4%16Walked
  • 3.3%12Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 87461

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 87461
  • 20Less than 5 minutes
  • 35 to 9 minutes
  • 310 to 14 minutes
  • 615 to 19 minutes
  • 1320 to 24 minutes
  • 1125 to 29 minutes
  • 3230 to 34 minutes
  • 1035 to 39 minutes
  • 3040 to 44 minutes
  • 5345 to 59 minutes
  • 9560 to 89 minutes
  • 6890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,394
  • Male householders: 176 (33 living alone), Female householders: 288 (52 living alone)
  • 136 spouses (136 opposite-sex spouses), 93 unmarried partners, (90 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 499 children (437 natural, 40 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 109 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 30 other relatives, 11 non-relatives

Size of family households: 137 2-persons, 76 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 84 1-person, 13 2-persons

39 married couples with children.
169 single-parent households (106 men, 63 women).

30.8% of residents of 87461 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
55.5% of residents speak other language at home (50% very well, 39% well, 10% not well, 1% not at all).

Foreign born population: 0 (0.0%)
:

0.0%
Whole state:

9.3%

Zip code 87461 topographic map

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • COAL MINING & CRUSHING NO0281 (20 MI E OF SANOSTEE in SANOSTEE, NM)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  • COVE MESA AGGREGATED URANIUM MINES (36'22'30'-37'30'N,109'07'30'-22'30'W in COVE, AZ)
    SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  • COVE TRANSFER STATION (UTM COORD. 659, 650 E; 4, 047, 450 N in COVE, AZ)
    SUPERFUND (Superfund database)

Zip code 87461 marital status for males
Zip code 87461 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 31.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 27.1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 61.8%Wood
  • 16.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 13.6%Electricity
  • 5.4%Other fuel
  • 1.4%Coal or coke
  • 1.4%No fuel used

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,222
  • South: 8
  • West: 151

79% of the 87461 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Mexico.

100% of the 87461 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 200% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 300% moved from different state.

Year householders moved into unit in Sanostee, NM (87461)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
Here:

21.9%
New Mexico:

10.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:

0.0%
New Mexico:

10.0%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
Here:

17.3%
New Mexico:

12.3%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 76,178Education, training, and library occupations
  • 65,128Production occupations
  • 60,279Management occupations
  • 38,511Transportation occupations
  • 36,030Construction and extraction occupations
  • 28,742Sales and related occupations
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Fatal accident statistics in 2011:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Fatal accident statistics in 2010:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED0$00$02$172,2000$01$181,6700$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$00$00$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$03$45,9203$70,31318$5,3091$2,5809$26,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$68,0200$00$01$17,2200$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9429.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 87461
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 87461 - Value
Most common first names in zip code 87461 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John478.5 years
Dorothy379.6 years
Helen377.0 years
Lillie376.3 years
Mary381.4 years
Elmer287.6 years
Hosteen287.0 years
Arthur241.0 years
George278.0 years
Grace272.5 years
Most common last names in zip code 87461 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Begay2071.3 years
Yazzie776.1 years
Harvey666.8 years
Smith648.7 years
Lewis578.6 years
Johnson471.0 years
Benally374.7 years
Nez346.3 years
Andy275.5 years
Atcitty271.0 years
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