How many renters in Pojoaque, NM pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

33.0% (±7.0 points) of renting households in Pojoaque, NM spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 21.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
33.0% (±7.0 points)
Paying 35% or more
30.5% (±6.5 points)
Median share of income
21.0% (±2.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Pojoaque

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentPojoaqueSanta Fe CountyNew MexicoUnited States
Less than 15%35.8% (±7.9 points)13.1%14.3%12.6%
15% to 19.9%10.7% (±4.2 points)12.6%12.5%12.2%
20% to 24.9%17.3% (±6.5 points)11.9%11.5%12.6%
25% to 29.9%3.3% (±2.8 points)11.4%11.5%11.5%
30% to 34.9%2.5% (±2.6 points)7.6%8.5%9.2%
35% or more30.5% (±6.5 points)43.4%41.7%41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Pojoaque against Santa Fe County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
PojoaqueSanta Fe CountyNew MexicoUnited States
Paying 30% or more33.0% (±7.0 points)51.0% (±3.2 points)50.2% (±1.1 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more30.5% (±6.5 points)43.4% (±2.9 points)41.7% (±0.9 points)41.9%
Median share of income21.0% (±2.4 points)30.7% (±1.9 points)30.1% (±0.5 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$53,750 (±$19,682)$50,506 (±$3,050)$40,497 (±$955)$52,966
Median gross rent$951 (±$54)$1,389 (±$58)$1,067 (±$11)$1,413

In Pojoaque, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Santa Fe County (51.0%).

It is also lower than in New Mexico (50.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Santa Fe County, Pojoaque ranks 13 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 136 of 189.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Pojoaque

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pojoaque
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Pojoaque—33.0% (±7.0 points)—
Nambe2.5 mi33.9% (±31.4 points)Not measurably different
El Valle de Arroyo Seco4.0 mi0.0% (±59.5 points)Not measurably different
El Rancho4.2 mi41.9% (±16.7 points)Not measurably different
La Mesilla4.4 mi12.7% (±11.2 points)Lower
Cuartelez6.7 mi100.0% (±52.2 points)Higher
Chimayo8.0 mi30.2% (±48.9 points)Not measurably different
Española8.2 mi46.5% (±7.4 points)Higher
Ohkay Owingeh10 mi31.0% (±34.5 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: La Mesilla, NM (12.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cuartelez, NM (100.0%), Española, NM (46.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Santa Fe County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
7Eldorado at Santa Fe47.3% (±48.4 points)
8Tano Road46.7% (±102.5 points)
9Agua Fria44.5% (±22.8 points)
10Edgewood42.4% (±36.1 points)
11El Rancho41.9% (±16.7 points)
12Nambe33.9% (±31.4 points)
13Pojoaque33.0% (±7.0 points)
14La Cienega27.0% (±25.8 points)
15 (tie)El Valle de Arroyo Seco0.0% (±59.5 points)
15 (tie)Las Campanas0.0% (±94.0 points)

Showing 10 of 16 places in Santa Fe County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Pojoaque is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Pojoaque

Are renters in Pojoaque rent-burdened?

33.0% of renting households in Pojoaque pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Pojoaque spend on rent?

The median renting household in Pojoaque, NM spends 21.0% (±2.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Pojoaque CDP, New Mexico (place:58630, in state:35).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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