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Census counts: 1,261 in 2000, 2,071 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 3 maps from 1953 on.
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PojoaqueNM
A town of 2,327.
2 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Harrison Frazier from santa fe, usa · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,327
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$166K
Census ACS
Household income
$74K
median
Median age
38.5
years
Jobs based here
373
A commuter town
Is Pojoaque a good place to live?
The best of Pojoaque’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. Pojoaque’s peak summer temperature is 89°F, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 93°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Pojoaque’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 1.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4. The biggest park or preserve is La Mesita Ranch Estate, at 57 acres. Pojoaque has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
93% of working residents leave Pojoaque for work
Where Pojoaque’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
373jobs based in Pojoaque
7%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Pojoaque grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Pojoaque is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $166K, 2.1 years of the Santa Fe metro’s $79K median household incomeAOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listDOpen →Jobs & income$74K median household incomeCOpen →HealthPresbyterian Espanola Hospital 8.1 miles awayBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.7 of 20; 6.2% of households have no car; 3.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1% conserved landB+Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life3.6 library visits per resident; 1.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 35 attractions →Bandelier National Monument and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pojoaque. Close and well known come first.
11 mi National MonumentBandelier National Monument248K visitors a year
22 mi National PreserveValles Caldera National Preserve85K visitors a year
15 mi MuseumGeorgia O'Keeffe Museum
15 mi Park & preserveSanta Fe Plaza
14 mi Ski areaSki Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q3855588 runs · 1,753 ft vertical
26 mi National Historical ParkPecos National Historical Park37K visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Bandelier National Monument: Andrew Dunn (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Valles Caldera National Preserve: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, Public domain · Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Santa Fe Plaza: See above, CC BY 2.0 · Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555: Ybratcher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pecos National Historical Park: Mosamiazaz at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Getting set up
Moving to Pojoaque: who provides what
Pojoaque is unincorporated, so Santa Fe County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerJemez Mountains Elec Coop15.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPojoaque South water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSanta Fe CountySanta Fe County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn New Mexico you can register online until 28 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSanta Fe County ClerkSanta Fe County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code8750687506 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pojoaque.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
Natural hazards: very high risk in Pojoaque, mostly inland flooding
Just over three quarters of Pojoaque’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 14%. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in the town than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities. Since 2012, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out here.
82risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingWildfireEarthquakes
2
paid flood claims since 2012
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsB−
Pojoaque’s schools rank behind 53% of New Mexico districts
The public schools here belong to the Pojoaque school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 2 public schools serve Pojoaque, with 342 students in all.
47%of NM districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pojoaque MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 263 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NM on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Pojoaque has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Half commute less than 16 miles. Jobs in Pojoaque fell by 1,638 from 2013 to 2023, to 373. Just 7% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Also worth knowing: the share of residents in Pojoaque who live below the poverty line: 11%.
7%work in town
| Pojoaque | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.8% | 14% | 8% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Pojoaque7%
Santa Fe26%
Los Alamos21%
Albuquerque12%
Española5%
16 mi
median commute distance
373
jobs based in Pojoaque
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
11″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter19–47°
Spring34–68°
Summer54–88°
Fall36–69°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 11
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB
Pojoaque is healthier than 63% of U.S. towns
Nearly a quarter of adults say their health is fair or poor in Pojoaque. Only 6 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than Pojoaque.
63%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
| Pojoaque | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 69% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 35% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
32 measures vs. New Mexico
7 better25 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Pojoaque | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| Fewer adults with obesity | 27.4% | 34.1% |
Presbyterian Espanola Hospital
8.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Who lives here
An age mix much like New Mexico’s
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 28%, against 31% across New Mexico. Age groups here sit within 4 points of the New Mexico average. 15% of Pojoaque residents are 65 or older.
38.5median age · NM 39.4
| Pojoaque | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 38.5 years | 37.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 23% | 29% |
PojoaqueNew MexicoUnited States
Ages · share of residents
16%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma11%
High school29%
Some college25%
Associate’s7%
Bachelor’s18%
Graduate10%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across New Mexico, 50.3% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 63% are men (NM 47%).
| Pojoaque | NM | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.6% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 15.1% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.8% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.4% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.7% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.5% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.1% | 25.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.2% | 22.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 9.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.2% | 17.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.6% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
OutdoorsB+
In Pojoaque, 0.7% of the land is conserved
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 9.0 miles.
0.7%conserved
0.7%
conserved · 19 of 2,782 acres
9.0 mi
of trails · 2.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. La Mesita Ranch Estate | — | 57 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pojoaque
17pages on Pojoaque
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pojoaque
About 6 of every 100 Pojoaque residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Mexico.
About Pojoaque
Native American tribe and settlement in New Mexico
The Pueblo of Pojoaque (Tewa: Pʼohsu̧wä̧geh Ówîngeh, pronounced [pʼòhsũ̀wæ̃̀ɡè ʔówîŋɡè], lit. 'water-drinking place village') is an Indian reservation in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The area includes the old town of the Pueblo of Pojoaque and the new town. As of the 2020 census, the town of Pojoaque had a population of 2,071. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined the Pueblo of Pojoaque as a census-designated place (CDP). The new town of Pojoaque is collection of communities near the pueblo with people from various ethnic backgrounds. The area of Pojoaque includes the neighb…
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- Area
- 4.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,853 ft
Pojoaque’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Pojoaque.
How the neighbors grade
Pojoaque and Nambe have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pojoaque and Nambe report no FBI crime data of their own. Jacona isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pojoaque with a neighbor →
Questions about Pojoaque
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pojoaque, NM expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.