Zuni is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 6,176 people and three associated neighborhoods, Zuni is the 35th largest community in New Mexico.Unlike some towns, Zuni isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Zuni are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Zuni is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Zuni who work in sales jobs (11.66%), maintenance occupations (11.38%), and healthcare suport services (10.32%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 26.94% 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Zuni has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Zuni has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Zuni than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Zuni may be for you.Zuni ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 4.94% of people over 25 have a college degree. The per capita income in Zuni in 2022 was $16,236, which is low income relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,944 for a family of four. However, Zuni contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Zuni also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.37% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Zuni home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Zuni residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Zuni include Italian, German, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian. The most common language spoken in Zuni is Native American languages. Other important languages spoken here include English and Navajo.
