Estimated median household income in 2008: $29,949
| This zip code: | $29,949 | | New Mexico: | $43,508 |
Nearest zip codes: 87312, 87045, 87347, 87313, 87005, 87311.
Housing units in zip code 87323 with a mortgage: 36 (7 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 562
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $794
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $172
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 33.7% | | Whole state: | 17.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 15.3% | | Whole state: | 6.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 3.9 | | State: | 5.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 | | State: | 4.0 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 87323: Bass Ranch (A), Ford Ranch (B), Gonzales Siding (C), San Antonio (D), Irvin Ranch (E), Smith Lake (F), Stallings (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 87323 include: Berean Mission (A), Bethesda Navajo Mission (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: House Lake (A), Smith Lake (B), Casamero Lake (C), Rock Dam (D), Bill Morgan Tank (E), Thurlow Tank (F), Gonzales Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Sawyer Creek (A), Cottonwood Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Thoreau Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 32
- 1995 to 1998: 259
- 1990 to 1994: 171
- 1980 to 1989: 265
- 1970 to 1979: 479
- 1960 to 1969: 192
- 1950 to 1959: 75
- 1940 to 1949: 36
- 1939 or earlier: 19
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Thoreau, NM (87323): |
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- no bedroom: 210
- 1 bedrooms: 170
- 2 bedrooms: 255
- 3 bedrooms: 284
- 4 bedrooms: 90
- 5 or more bedrooms: 21
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 33
- 2 bedrooms: 73
- 3 bedrooms: 73
- 4 bedrooms: 5
- 5 or more bedrooms: 15
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Vehicles available in 87323 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 210
- 1 vehicle: 361
- 2 vehicles: 282
- 3 vehicles: 112
- 4 vehicles: 36
- 5 or more vehicles: 29
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 6
- 1 vehicle: 113
- 2 vehicles: 76
- 3 vehicles: 9
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 87323:
- Less than $10,000: 152
- $10,000 to $14,999: 76
- $15,000 to $19,999: 65
- $20,000 to $24,999: 55
- $25,000 to $29,999: 50
- $30,000 to $34,999: 48
- $35,000 to $39,999: 48
- $40,000 to $49,999: 74
- $50,000 to $59,999: 49
- $60,000 to $69,999: 42
- $70,000 to $79,999: 42
- $80,000 to $89,999: 49
- $90,000 to $99,999: 69
- $100,000 to $124,999: 85
- $125,000 to $149,999: 50
- $150,000 to $174,999: 37
- $175,000 to $199,999: 41
- $200,000 to $249,999: 30
- $250,000 to $299,999: 17
- $300,000 to $399,999: 23
- $400,000 to $499,999: 3
- $500,000 to $749,999: 7
- $750,000 to $999,999: 7
- $1,000,000 or more: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 87323:
- Less than $100: 22
- $100 to $149: 30
- $150 to $199: 56
- $200 to $249: 10
- $250 to $299: 15
- $300 to $349: 18
- $350 to $399: 17
- $400 to $449: 4
- $450 to $499: 1
- $500 to $549: 6
- $550 to $599: 7
- No cash rent: 29
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $17,450.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $153,930
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $26,702
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $55,253 (it was $28,100 in 2000)
| 87323: | $55,253 | | New Mexico: | $165,100 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $18,193 - $162,548
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $89,389| Here: | $89,389 | | State: | $232,294 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $221,781| Here: | $221,781 | | State: | $230,523 |
Mobile homes: $46,776| Here: | $46,776 | | State: | $56,348 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 939
- One, attached: 56
- Two: 7
- 5 to 9: 5
- 10 to 19: 5
- Mobile homes: 516

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 588 (60%)
- Carpooled: 251 (26%)
- Walked: 96 (10%)
- Worked at home: 49 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 60
- 5 to 9 minutes: 110
- 10 to 14 minutes: 61
- 15 to 19 minutes: 104
- 20 to 24 minutes: 62
- 25 to 29 minutes: 54
- 30 to 34 minutes: 165
- 35 to 39 minutes: 36
- 40 to 44 minutes: 35
- 45 to 59 minutes: 108
- 60 to 89 minutes: 68
- 90 or more minutes: 72
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,279
- In family households: 3,881 (579 male householders, 296 female householders)
592 spouses, 1,947 children (1,827 natural, 49 adopted, 71 stepchildren), 229 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 129 other relatives, 73 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 398 (185 male householders (171 living alone)), 165 female householders (123 living alone)), 48 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 195 2-persons, 180 3-persons, 168 4-persons, 128 5-persons, 59 6-persons, 145 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 294 1-person, 56 2-persons.
1,000 married couples with children.
413 single-parent households (85 men, 328 women).
34.0% of residents of 87323 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 17% well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
64.3% of residents speak other language at home (56% very well, 30% well, 11% not well, 2% not at all).
White population: 598
Black population: 9
American Indian population: 3,509
Asian population: 5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 80
Two or more races population: 60
First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 3600 |
|  United States or American: 81 |
|  English: 47 |
|  German: 44 |
|  Irish: 33 |
|  Italian: 33 |
|  European: 31 |
|  Scottish: 23 |
|  Polish: 15 |
|  Swedish: 15 |
|  French (except Basque): 9 |
|  Danish: 8 |
|  Czech: 5 |
|  Croatian: 4 |

facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- DLO?AY AZHI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (SUNRISE DRIVE P.O. BOX 789 in THOREAU, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-N34E17
Organizations: EASTERN NAVAJO AGENCY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GULF MINERAL RESOURCES CO (MARIANO LAKE MINE in THOREAU, NM)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: URANIUM-RADIUM-VANADIUM ORE MINING.
Organizations: GULF OIL CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE (W THOREAU in THOREAU, NM)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- CONOCO CROWNPOINT JOINT VENTURE-WMC (5M NE OF THOREAU in THOREAU, NM)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- KENT NOWLIN CONST/BG DM60 ASPHALT_____GF (1 MI E OF THROEAU ON I-40 in THOREAU, NM)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
- B I A DL O AY AZHI SCHOOL ENA NN (1 MI NORTH OF EXIT 53 NAVAJO NATION in THOREAU, NM). Federal Facility. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. Tribal Land
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: B I A OIEP (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BLUEWATER COMPRESSOR STATION (EXIT 53 SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 40 in THOREAU, NM)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
Alternative names: EL PASO NATL GAS/BLUEWATER COMP STA___GF, EL PASO NATIONAL GAS BLUEWATER COMP STA P139, EL PASO NATIONAL GAS BLUEWATER COMPRESSOR STATION P139, EL PASO NATURAL GAS, EL PASO NATURAL GAS BLUEWATER COMPRESSOR
- BLESSED KATERI TEKAKWITHA ACADEMY (P O BOX 909 in THOREAU, NM)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- EL PASO NAT GAS BLUE WATER STA (31M E GALLUP 1/4M S in THOREAU, NM)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
- GALLUP SAND AND GRAVEL - THOREAU CRUSHER NO1309 (7 MILES NE OF THOREAU in THOREAU, NM)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
Alternative names: GALLUP SAND AND GRAVEL CO GALLUP SAND AN, GALLUP SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY, GALLUP SAND & GRAVEL GALLUP SAND AND GRA, GALLUP SAND & GRAVEL THOREAU CRSH
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,917
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 37%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 31%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Wood (51%)
- Utility gas (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3686
- Northeast: 53
- Midwest: 67
- South: 147
- West: 321
79% of the 87323 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in New Mexico.
Population in 1990: 4,254. Population change in the 1990s: +10 (+0.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 90
| Here: | 9.8% | | New Mexico: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17
| Here: | 3.2% | | New Mexico: | 7.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 28
| Here: | 17.5% | | New Mexico: | 11.9% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO REGIONAL (101 RED MESA BLUFFS DR in THOREAU, NM; small business)
57 employees, $6100000 revenue.
$41,000 with Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) for Hazardous Substance Removal, Cleanup, and Disposal Services and Operational Support. Signed on 2001-08-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Educational Services: Exam Preparation and Tutoring (20-49: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (5-9: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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