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Pueblo of Acoma, NM

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Overview


Pueblo of Acoma is a very small town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 3,196 people and just one neighborhood, Pueblo of Acoma is the 53rd largest community in New Mexico.

Occupations and Workforce

Pueblo of Acoma is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Pueblo of Acoma is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Pueblo of Acoma who work in office and administrative support (13.09%), teaching (9.90%), and management occupations (9.90%).

Of important note, Pueblo of Acoma is also a town of artists. Pueblo of Acoma has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Pueblo of Acoma’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.35% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Pueblo of Acoma’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Pueblo of Acoma has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Pueblo of Acoma a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Pueblo of Acoma is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Pueblo of Acoma, the average commute to work is 32.20 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Demographics

The percentage of people in Pueblo of Acoma with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.12% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pueblo of Acoma in 2018 was $20,623, 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 $82,492 for a family of four. However, Pueblo of Acoma contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pueblo of Acoma is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pueblo of Acoma home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pueblo of Acoma residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Pueblo of Acoma include Irish, German, African, Slovak, and English.

The most common language spoken in Pueblo of Acoma is Native American languages. Other important languages spoken here include English and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 98.6% of the neighborhoods in America.

In addition, despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 36.5%, which is higher than 96.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Occupations

The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 97.1% 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.

People

There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (1.5%) living in the neighborhood.

In addition, the neighborhood stands out within New Mexico for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 8.3% of college-friendly places to live in NM.

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, 83.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 52.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. This is a higher percentage than 99.9% 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 Pueblo of Acoma are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 69.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 34.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 85.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 31.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 29.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.0%), and 18.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Native American languages, spoken by 52.6% of households. Other important languages spoken here include English and Spanish.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Pueblo of Acoma, NM, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (83.8%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (4.5%), and residents who report Spanish roots (2.3%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (2.3%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (2.3%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (29.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (70.8%) 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 (11.7%) . 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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