Explore: The Sanders I-40 corridor

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Towns: Sanders, Houck, Chambers, Lupton. Also known locally: Allentown, Cedar Point, Houck Chapter, I-40 corridor, Klagetoh Chapter, Lupton (Tsé Siʼání) Chapter, Nahata Dziil, Navajo Chapter area, Navajo Springs, Puerco River valley corridors, Rio Vista Estates, Wide Ruins

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The Sanders I-40 corridor is a community with an age mix much like the county, with housing costs somewhat below the area. It is a mix of year-round residents and seasonal homes. Longer commutes are common.

Lower-cost housing
Mixed year-round & seasonal
Longer commutes

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	The Sanders I-40 corridor	The Zuni-Ramah Corridor	The Ganado Interior District	Gallup and surrounding area	Apache County	Arizona
Population	5,142	10,907	6,978 ± 579	31,112	65,680	7,268,175
Median age	≈ 36.4	≈ 38.6	32.5 ± 1.8	≈ 35.3	36.2 ± 0.3	38.8 ± 0.1
Median household income	≈ $27,952	≈ $47,174	$26,897 ± $3,450	≈ $52,807	$40,338 ± $2,657	$76,872 ± $414
Median home value	≈ $57,807	≈ $96,928	$35,700 ± $3,891	≈ $114,047	$68,500 ± $5,629	$358,900 ± $1,200
Median rent	≈ $657	≈ $796	$526	≈ $824	$647	$1,431
Seasonal / second homes	11%	3%	12%	5%	15%	6%
Commute under 20 minutes	38%	53%	44%	64%	48%	40%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6%	14%	11%	19%	15%	33%
Unemployment	9%	10%	6%	8%	10%	5%
Below poverty line	39%	29%	41%	32%	31%	13%
Housing units	2,217	3,737	2,800	11,803	29,001	3,142,443
Top industries	Education, health care & social assistance 34% Construction 14% Retail 12%	Education, health care & social assistance 39% Retail 12% Public administration 9%	Education, health care & social assistance 52% Construction 10% Public administration 8%	Education, health care & social assistance 33% Retail 17% Arts, recreation, lodging & food 12%	Education, health care & social assistance 40% Public administration 11% Retail 9%	Education, health care & social assistance 22% Professional & administrative services 13% Retail 12%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013, B17001, B15003, B23025, B25001, B25004, B25077, B25064, B08303, C24050). ZIP figures are for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas; ± is the 90% margin of error. Small areas can have wide margins of error. ≈ marks medians combined across ZIP areas (population-weighted).

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