New Mexico / AIANNHCE 3495 / Federally-recognized area

Santa Clara

The full tribal profile includes the report map, demographic tables, broadband tables, FCC provider sections, and interactive charts.

99.9%25/3 availability

99.9%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

14Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Santa Clara within New Mexico, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Santa Clara Pueblo is a pueblo in New Mexico associated with this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 88 square miles. The latest FCC BDC filing shows 14 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 6,502 service locations, with current availability of 99.9% at 25/3 Mbps, 99.9% at 100/20, and 4.9% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Santa Clara is a federally recognized tribe in New Mexico with pueblo lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.santaclarapueblo.org

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Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	11,761	12,221	11,893	11,842	11,941	11,709
Households	4,175	4,414	4,242	4,354	4,542	4,659
Median age	42.7	41.5	40.3	39.8	40.3	40.9
Male / Female	48.3% / 51.7%	49.4% / 50.6%	51.6% / 48.4%	50.7% / 49.3%	50.2% / 49.8%	50.6% / 49.4%
Avg. household size	2.80	2.75	2.79	2.70	2.62	2.50
Pop. density (per sq mi)	133.2	138.4	134.7	134.1	135.3	132.6
HH density (per sq mi)	47.3	50.0	48.0	49.3	51.5	52.8

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$37,079	$40,647	$45,313	$49,669	$51,716	$54,678
Per capita income	$24,887	$25,559	$27,089	$27,932	$29,601	$31,639
Poverty rate	23.0%	22.2%	21.7%	20.6%	19.8%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.7%	4.0%	3.9%	3.6%	4.7%
HS diploma or higher	60.8%	61.3%	61.9%	61.9%	62.1%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	22.7%	22.0%	21.7%	23.0%	24.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	10.6 Mbps	2.9 Mbps
2019Q2	11.6 Mbps	2.9 Mbps
2019Q3	11.4 Mbps	4.0 Mbps
2019Q4	13.4 Mbps	4.8 Mbps
2020Q1	10.4 Mbps	4.7 Mbps
2020Q2	10.9 Mbps	4.1 Mbps
2020Q3	11.7 Mbps	4.6 Mbps
2020Q4	11.2 Mbps	3.5 Mbps
2021Q1	17.2 Mbps	6.0 Mbps
2021Q2	24.9 Mbps	5.9 Mbps
2021Q3	33.1 Mbps	12.7 Mbps
2021Q4	27.6 Mbps	12.3 Mbps
2022Q1	32.1 Mbps	19.0 Mbps
2022Q2	24.9 Mbps	8.5 Mbps
2022Q3	29.3 Mbps	8.4 Mbps
2022Q4	36.0 Mbps	7.5 Mbps
2023Q1	41.8 Mbps	16.0 Mbps
2023Q2	45.4 Mbps	10.8 Mbps
2023Q3	73.3 Mbps	18.6 Mbps
2023Q4	59.2 Mbps	15.8 Mbps
2024Q1	76.3 Mbps	19.6 Mbps
2024Q2	83.0 Mbps	28.2 Mbps
2024Q3	80.9 Mbps	21.8 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	28.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	99.9%	99.9%	99.9%
2017	99.9%	22.6%	0.0%
2018	99.9%	35.1%	0.0%
2019	99.9%	65.2%	32.1%
2020	99.9%	94.0%	51.2%
2021	100.0%	97.0%	14.2%
2022	87.4%	15.6%	4.2%
2023	99.8%	99.7%	4.7%
2024	99.9%	99.9%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	39.2%	30.0%
2018	40.2%	0.0%
2019	40.6%	36.7%
2020	38.8%	37.0%
2021	37.6%	41.8%
2022	36.6%	44.3%
2023	38.8%	46.7%
2024	42.8%	49.3%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	99.9%
100/20 Mbps	99.9%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	99.9%	92%
100/20 Mbps	99.9%	85%
Adoption	42.8%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	14
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	6,502

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
ATN International, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	—
Windstream Holdings, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Cyber Mesa Computer Systems, Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Internet Services, LLC	—
Fiber Platform, LLC	—
NMsurf, Inc.	—
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Stimulus Technologies of New Mexico, LLC	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	3.7%
Fiber	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	100.0%	99.9%	91.7%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	41.6%	20.1%	0.6%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	63.4%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	9.8%
Total area (sq mi)	4.319

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.9	99.9	99.9	77.8	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	89.3	74.7	25.6	15.3	5.1	4.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.6	94.4	82.8	15.7	5.1	4.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	81.2	5.1	4.8
Any Terrestrial	100.0	99.9	99.9	81.2	5.1	4.8
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
Copper	89.3	74.7	22.3	11.3	0.3	0.0
Fiber	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	79.0	73.1	73.1	1.3	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	99.8	99.8	99.8	77.7	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.5	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	85.6	76.8	36.8	18.2	5.3	4.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.5	5.3	4.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	5.3	4.5
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	5.3	4.5
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Copper	85.6	76.8	33.8	14.5	0.8	0.0
Fiber	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	99.8	99.8	99.8	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	91.4	82.6	41.2	19.9	5.2	4.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.7	5.2	4.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	5.2	4.5
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.7	5.2	4.5
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Copper	91.4	82.6	38.1	16.3	0.7	0.0
Fiber	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	99.9	99.9	99.8	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.6	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	93.3	82.5	39.8	20.3	4.4	4.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.6	4.4	4.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	4.4	4.4
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.6	4.4	4.4
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4
Copper	93.3	82.5	36.8	16.8	0.0	0.0
Fiber	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	99.8	99.8	99.8	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	87.8	77.9	40.3	21.3	4.5	4.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	4.5	4.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	4.5	4.5
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	4.5	4.5
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Copper	87.7	77.8	37.4	17.8	0.0	0.0
Fiber	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	85.0	85.0	85.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	91.7	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	89.3	78.9	44.0	23.1	4.3	3.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	93.0	3.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	3.7
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	93.0	3.7
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7
Copper	89.2	78.8	41.6	20.1	0.6	0.0
Fiber	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	91.7	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	87.7	87.7	87.6	0.0	0.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.