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Jemez Pueblo, NM

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Overview


Jemez Pueblo is a very small town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 1,963 people and just one neighborhood, Jemez Pueblo is the 79th largest community in New Mexico.

Jemez Pueblo real estate is some of the most expensive in New Mexico, although Jemez Pueblo house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Jemez Pueblo is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.06% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Jemez Pueblo is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Jemez Pueblo who work in office and administrative support (13.71%), food service (10.71%), and healthcare suport services (9.79%).

Also of interest is that Jemez Pueblo has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Jemez Pueblo has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Jemez Pueblo has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Jemez Pueblo than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Jemez Pueblo may be for you.

Demographics

In Jemez Pueblo, just 9.78% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Jemez Pueblo in 2018 was $23,437, which is lower middle income relative to New Mexico, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,748 for a family of four. However, Jemez Pueblo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Jemez Pueblo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jemez Pueblo residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Jemez Pueblo include Irish, German, Swedish, Polish, and Yugoslavian.

The most common language spoken in Jemez Pueblo is Native American languages. Other important languages spoken here include English and Navajo.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Jemez Pueblo, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Occupations

The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 98.9% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 29 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 98.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 86.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. This is a higher percentage than 100.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Jemez Pueblo are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 71.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 25.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 76.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 36.1% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 26.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (22.8%), and 19.7% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Native American languages, spoken by 86.4% of households. Some people also speak English (12.5%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Jemez Pueblo, NM, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (98.9%).

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (52.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (70.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (14.8%) and 9.6% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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