Tse Bonito, New Mexico

Tse Bonito is located at 35°39′10″N 109°1′42″W (35.652787, -109.028385),.[1] The northern portions of Tse Bonito lie within the Navajo Nation.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), all of it land.

At the 2000 census there were 261 people in 78 households, including 62 families, in the CDP. The population density was 185.7 people per square mile (71.5/km²). There were 102 housing units at an average density of 72.6 per square mile (27.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 71.26% Native American, 22.61% White, 0.38% Asian, 2.68% from other races, and 3.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.21%.[2]

Of the 78 households 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 19.2% of households were one person and 2.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.35 and the average family size was 3.77.

The age distribution was 37.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% 65 or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median household income was $38,077 and the median family income was $38,365. Males had a median income of $24,915 versus $24,625 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,187. About 12.7% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.