CITY · 2020 ACS

Thunder Mountain

New Mexico · 1,171 residents · 4.42 sq mi

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Thunder Mountain is home to 1,171 people in New Mexico. The median age is 50.7, about 12 years above the US median. 92% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 40 minutes on average. 99% were living in the same home a year earlier. The foreign-born share is 2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $66,278

Older

median age 50.7

US median: 38.8

Average education

36% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 33%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $265,253

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,171

−21%vs 2021

vs 1,490 in 2021

2020 – 2024

Median age

50.7

−15%vs 2021

vs 59.7 in 2021

US average: 38.8

Land area

4.42 sq mi

Population, 2020 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 2020

Under 55.2%(61)

US avg: 5.6%

5 to 94.4%(51)

US avg: 6.1%

10 to 144.5%(53)

US avg: 6.5%

15 to 197.3%(86)

US avg: 6.6%

20 to 243.2%(37)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.3%(121)

US avg: 13.5%

35 to 448.4%(98)

US avg: 12.7%

45 to 5411.5%(135)

US avg: 12.3%

55 to 6423.3%(273)

US avg: 13.1%

65 to 7415.6%(183)

US avg: 10%

75 to 845.7%(67)

US avg: 4.9%

85 and over0.5%(6)

US avg: 1.9%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$50,380

US average: $66,278

2020 – 2024

Per capita income

$31,262

−9%vs 2021

vs $34,369 in 2021

US average: $35,364

Households earning $100K+

31.7%

−7.2 ptsvs 2021

vs 38.9% in 2021

US average: 43.9%

Poverty rate

4.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2021

vs 5.7% in 2021

US average: 12.8%

Workforce by industry, 2020

Information27.7%

US avg: 11.1%

Wholesale trade7.6%

US avg: 6.7%

Agriculture, forestry, fishing4.6%

US avg: 1.7%

Manufacturing4.6%

US avg: 0.5%

Other services3.4%

US avg: 6.6%

Public administration2.1%

US avg: 4.7%

Retail trade1.5%

US avg: 10%

Finance & insurance1.1%

US avg: 5.5%

Professional, scientific, technical1.1%

US avg: 4.7%

Construction0%

US avg: 1.2%

Transportation & warehousing0%

US avg: 2.5%

Education & health services0%

US avg: 0.8%

Arts, entertainment, food0%

US avg: 2%

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Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$271,300

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2021

vs $288,000 in 2021

US average: $265,253

2020 – 2024

Owner-occupied

92.0%

−1.5 ptsvs 2021

vs 93.4% in 2021

8.0% rent

Persons per household

2.58 people

+14%vs 2021

vs 2.27 people in 2021

US average: 2.61

Afford Score

5.4

2020 – 2024

Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2021

White, non-Hispanic83.8%(1,249)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino12.8%(190)

Asian0%(0)

Other3.4%(51)

2020

White, non-Hispanic69%(808)

Black0.2%(2)

Hispanic / Latino23.7%(278)

Asian0.5%(6)

Other1.8%(21)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.7%(127)

Spaniard4.2%(70)

Central American1.6%(26)

Costa Rican1.6%(26)

Ancestry

German44.2%(730)

English20%(331)

Dutch10%(166)

Scotch-Irish7.8%(129)

Scottish4.1%(67)

American2.4%(39)

Russian2.3%(38)

French1.8%(29)

Irish1.6%(27)

British1.2%(20)

Welsh0.7%(11)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Dutch population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

35.7%

−5.5 ptsvs 2021

vs 41.1% in 2021

US average: 32.9%

High school or higher

94.8%

+0.1 ptsvs 2021

vs 94.7% in 2021

US average: 88.5%

Graduate degree

14.5%

−1.6 ptsvs 2021

vs 16.1% in 2021

US average: 12.7%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

39.7 min

−4%vs 2021

vs 41.5 min in 2021

US average: 26.9

Drive alone to work

78.6%

+3.8 ptsvs 2021

vs 74.8% in 2021

US average: 75.1%

No vehicle available

0.0%

−1.1 ptsvs 2021

vs 1.1% in 2021

US average: 8.4%

Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate

0.0%

Unchangedvs 2021

vs 0.0% in 2021

US average: 5.4%

Labor force participation

57.6%

+9.3 ptsvs 2021

vs 48.3% in 2021

US average: 63.4%

Women 20-64 in the labor force

45.5%

US average: 73.3%

Management & professional

37.1%

−3.2 ptsvs 2021

vs 40.3% in 2021

US average: 39.3%

Section 08

People & community

Male

45.0%

−1.6 ptsvs 2021

vs 46.6% in 2021

Female

55.0%

+1.6 ptsvs 2021

vs 53.4% in 2021

Foreign born

2.2%

+0.5 ptsvs 2021

vs 1.7% in 2021

US average: 13.5%

Uninsured

17.5%

+1.1 ptsvs 2021

vs 16.4% in 2021

US average: 8.8%

Computer in household

91.3%

US average: 91.9%

Same house as last year

98.8%

US average: 86.2%

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married16.8%(89)

Married69.1%(367)

Widowed3%(16)

Divorced11.1%(59)

Women 15+

Never married13.4%(101)

Married60.8%(458)

Widowed22.6%(170)

Divorced3.2%(24)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured

17.5%

+1.1 ptsvs 2021

vs 16.4% in 2021

US average: 8.8%

Employer-based

49.6%

US average: 55.4%

Direct-purchase

9.9%

US average: 13.7%

Medicare

20.5%

US average: 17.6%

Medicaid

18.2%

US average: 20.0%

VA health care

12.7%

US average: 2.3%

Any private

59.6%

US average: 68.1%

Any public

28.6%

US average: 35.2%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2020

Gulf War (2001 or later)7.8%(21)

US avg: 20.6%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 21.4%

Vietnam era65.6%(177)

US avg: 35.2%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 7.6%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 270 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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