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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Zuni is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 26.94% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.The population of Zuni has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 4.94% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. 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.
