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Pinehill, NM

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Overview


Pinehill is a tiny town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 586 people and just one neighborhood, Pinehill is the 132nd largest community in New Mexico.

Occupations and Workforce

Pinehill is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 95.95% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Pinehill is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pinehill who work in teaching (29.73%), management occupations (16.89%), and architecture and engineering (14.19%).

Setting & Lifestyle

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Pinehill. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Pinehill.

As is often the case in a small town, Pinehill doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The education level of Pinehill citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.03% of adults in Pinehill have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Pinehill in 2022 was $29,753, which is middle income relative to New Mexico, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,012 for a family of four. However, Pinehill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pinehill also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.20% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Pinehill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pinehill residents report their race to be Native American, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pinehill include German, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander.

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

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 Pinehill, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

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 97.6% of the neighborhoods in America.

In addition, vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 29.8% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 95.0% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.

People

One of the unique characteristics of the neighborhood revealed by analysis is that the per capita income of residents here is lower than that found in 97.0% of the neighborhoods in America.

In addition, if you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Pinehill is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in NM, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 86.4% of the neighborhoods in New Mexico. If you are considering retiring to New Mexico, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 74.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 3.0% have Swiss ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 59.4% 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

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Pinehill are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 97.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 47.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 93.2% 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, 32.5% 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 27.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (26.5%), and 13.5% 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 59.4% 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 Pinehill, NM, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (74.6%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (10.8%), and residents who report German roots (5.2%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (3.5%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.0%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (49.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (83.2%) 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 (9.8%) . 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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