Population 225 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Santo Tomas
Household size in Santo Tomas
| Period | Santo Tomas | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.75 | 2.71 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.85 | 2.77 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.83 | 2.71 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.04 | 2.63 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.29 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
Santo Tomas is a place of big households: 3.04 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.75 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Santo Tomas
| Period | Santo Tomas | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.4 | 37.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.2 | 38.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 43.7 | 39.3 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 40.3 | 40.5 | 40.1 |
| Change | −2.0 | +3.2 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Santo Tomas are younger than 40.3 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Santo Tomas
| Period | Santo Tomas | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.3% | 14.2% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 10.1% | 14.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 12.5% | 13.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.9% | 14.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.7 pts | +0.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Santo Tomas: 7.9% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Santo Tomas
Renters in Santo Tomas
| Period | Santo Tomas | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.7% | 30.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 19.8% | 31.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.4% | 32.3% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 11.9% | 30.0% | 34.8% |
| Change | −5.8 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 11.9% of households in Santo Tomas rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 45.3% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Santo Tomas
| Period | Santo Tomas | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.5% | 13.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.7% | 14.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 12.4% | 15.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 19.6% | 11.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | +8.1 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 19.6% of the housing in Santo Tomas, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Santo Tomas
| Period | Santo Tomas | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1984 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1984 | 1981 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1989 | 1982 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1986 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Change | +2 | +4 | +6 |
The housing in Santo Tomas is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1986, against 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across New Mexico.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Santo Tomas
| Period | Santo Tomas | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $601 | $777 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,002 | $866 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $661 | $943 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $655 | $1,188 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$55 | +$411 | +$606 |
The median renter in Santo Tomas pays $655 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 23.5% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Santo Tomas
Bachelor's degrees in Santo Tomas
| Period | Santo Tomas | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.2% | 25.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 33.8% | 25.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 30.0% | 26.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 38.8% | 30.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +13.7 pts | +5.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
About four in ten adults 25 and older in Santo Tomas (38.8%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, a bit above the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Santo Tomas
| Period | Santo Tomas | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 73.4% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 80.1% | 83.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 85.0% | 85.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 84.2% | 87.5% | 89.3% |
| Change | +10.8 pts | +5.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in six adults in Santo Tomas never finished high school, well above the national share: only 84.2% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Santo Tomas
| Period | Santo Tomas | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.4% | 7.3% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 10.1% | 9.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.3% | 6.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.6% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | +4.2 pts | −1.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Santo Tomas: 11.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Santo Tomas compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Tomas | 3.04 | 40.3 | 7.9% | 11.9% | 19.6% | 1986 | $655 | 38.8% | 84.2% | 11.6% |
| Mesilla Park | 2.30 | 32.7 | 14.4% | 21.0% | 41.6% | 1983 | $751 | 60.1% | 86.9% | 9.3% |
| San Miguel | 3.18 | 40.1 | 11.9% | 12.4% | 28.4% | 1976 | $575 | 21.2% | 76.9% | 15.5% |
| Mesilla | 2.46 | 46.8 | 19.6% | 29.4% | 11.8% | 1978 | $896 | 40.8% | 84.8% | 4.6% |
| La Mesa | 2.76 | 47.7 | 13.3% | 14.9% | 30.3% | 1983 | $611 | 25.9% | 75.9% | 9.7% |
| Mesquite | 3.11 | 35.2 | 12.9% | 15.3% | 8.4% | 1989 | $704 | 12.4% | 57.2% | 6.7% |
| Vado | 3.43 | 28.2 | 14.7% | 28.5% | 3.5% | 1984 | $679 | 9.1% | 48.8% | 5.3% |
| Las Cruces | 2.59 | 36.0 | 14.9% | 38.3% | 10.0% | 1991 | $1,176 | 35.4% | 87.9% | 7.0% |
| Dona Ana | 2.67 | 35.5 | 11.7% | 9.9% | 8.4% | 1999 | $1,210 | 34.9% | 90.1% | 3.8% |
| Fairacres | 2.74 | 39.8 | 23.6% | 18.1% | 10.7% | 1989 | $944 | 25.9% | 74.0% | 2.6% |
| White Sands | 2.64 | 22.5 | 2.2% | 100.0% | 13.9% | 2004 | $1,385 | 45.3% | 95.4% | 0.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Santo Tomas. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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