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, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Zuni who work in sales jobs (13.22%), healthcare suport services (11.99%), and maintenance occupations (11.65%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 23.69% 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Zuni has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Zuni a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small town, Zuni does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Zuni ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.69% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Zuni in 2022 was $17,484, which is low income relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,936 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 32.93% 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 Polish, Italian, German, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian. The most common language spoken in Zuni is Native American languages. Other important languages spoken here include English and Navajo.
