Thunder Mountain, NM

Full City Profile · New Mexico · Bernalillo County County

2.9 /5.0

C+ Fair

1,456 Population 329/sq mi density

$44,757 Median Income $38,133 per capita

$339,500 Home Value $371,900 Zillow

50°F Avg Temperature 318 sunny days/yr

106 Violent Crime/100K 2,192 property/100K

C+

Overall

2.9 / 5.0

Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

B+

Economy

3.9 / 5.0

$44,757 median income, 0.0% unemployment

Affordability

2.4 / 5.0

$339,500 home value, /mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

106 violent crimes/100K

Education

4.2 / 5.0

39.9% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

-2.3%

1,490 → 1,456

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

-1.15%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Thunder Mountain across each available Census ACS release.

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

1,343

-113 from 2023 (1,456)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	1,490	—	—	—
2023	1,456	-2.3%	$44,757	—

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.