McKinley County, NM

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Gallup, NM
Designated Market Area: Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM-AZ-CO
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Native American Lands

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Tracts in McKinley County, NM

2022 population: 69,830 ( 1,662 from 2010 , 3,068 from 2020)
Land area: 5451.0 square miles
Population density: 12.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,417	7.76%	26.6%
Black:	326	0.47%	2.8%
Indian:	51,696	74.03%	1.3%
Asian:	823	1.18%	47.2%
2+ races:	1,347	1.93%	3.1%
Hispanic:	10,221	14.64%	7.9%

Total non-White:	64,413	92.24%	0.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,893	13.0
Deaths:	2,786	19.1
Net Migration:	-2,283	-15.7
Net Immigration:	83	0.6

Change in White population:	-1,967	-2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	305	0.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
71,492
7,384	10.33%
317	0.44%
52,402	73.30%
559	0.78%
1,306	1.83%
9,473	13.25%
64,108	89.67%

2000
74,798
8,902	11.90%
287	0.38%
54,742	73.19%
352	0.47%
1,193	1.59%
9,276	12.40%
65,896	88.10%

1990
60,686
9,738	16.05%
188	0.31%
42,760	70.46%
349	0.58%
n/a
7,651	12.61%
50,948	83.95%

1980
56,449
11,440	20.27%
383	0.68%
36,729	65.07%
167	0.30%
n/a
7,531	13.34%
45,009	79.73%

1970
43,208
12,790	29.60%
328	0.76%
21,192	49.05%
84	0.19%
n/a
8,626	19.96%
30,418	70.40%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
12,707	17.0
4,373	5.8
-13,072	-17.5
565	0.8

-1,518	-2.0
-1,788	-2.4

Number	Rate
1990's
15,836	26.1
4,113	6.8
-5,638	-9.3
508	0.8

-836	-1.4
14,948	24.6

Number	Rate
1980's
17,456	30.9
3,584	6.3
-12,968	-23.0
n/a

-1,702	-3.0
5,939	10.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,214	2.8
n/a

-1,350	-3.1
14,591	33.8

Age, Family & Household Data for McKinley County, NM

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
33.6
20,192	28.9%
49,638	71.1%
9,188	13.2%

20,913
3.40

15,006	71.8%
7,109	47.4%
2,384	15.9%
5,907	28.2%

2010
Number	Percent
30.7
22,373	31.3%
49,119	68.7%
6,813	9.5%

21,968
3.22

16,219	73.8%
8,956	55.2%
2,550	15.7%
5,749	26.2%

2000
Number	Percent
26.6
28,368	37.9%
46,430	62.1%
5,099	6.8%

21,441
3.45

16,615	77.5%
10,178	61.3%
2,716	16.3%
4,826	22.5%

1990
Number	Percent
25.5
23,367	38.5%
37,319	61.5%
3,837	6.3%

16,864
3.56

13,490	80.0%
9,008	66.8%
1,992	14.8%
3,374	20.0%

1980
Number	Percent
22.1
23,513	41.7%
32,936	58.3%
2,746	4.9%

15,173
3.70

12,329	81.3%
9,584	77.7%
1,631	13.2%
2,844	18.7%

2022 Housing Data for McKinley County, NM

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,844	13.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,966	9.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,243	5.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	989	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,214	5.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	674	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	812	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	876	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	783	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,565	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,918	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,267	10.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,421	6.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	969	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	692	3.3%
$200,000 or more	680	3.3%

Median Household Income	44,029
Per Capita Income	19,188

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	94
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,663	12.7%
Public Assistance	536	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,144	34.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	19,232	48.5%
Unemployed	2,232	5.6%
In Armed Forces	146	0.4%

Total Labor Force	21,610	54.5%
Not in Labor Force	18,044	45.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		51.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,374	7,004	47.6%
Non-Profit	811	663	55.0%
Self-Employed	843	629	57.3%

Local Government	1,443	1,577	47.8%
State Government	572	1,091	34.4%
Federal Government	1,126	1,544	42.2%

Total Private + Self	7,217	7,633	48.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,952	4,875	44.8%
Total	11,169	12,508	47.2%

Pct. Govt.	31.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,660	11.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	5,167	21.8%
Professional, Technical	4,769	20.1%
Service Occupations	6,037	25.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	93	0.4%
All others	5,098	21.5%

White Collar		53.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	5,010	21.1%
Retail trade	3,534	14.9%
Educational services	2,924	12.3%
Public administration	2,425	10.2%
Accommodation and food services	2,202	9.3%
Other services	1,369	5.8%
Construction	1,337	5.6%
Manufacturing	928	3.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	565	2.4%
Transportation and warehousing	522	2.2%
Finance and insurance	499	2.1%
Utilities	436	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	428	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	389	1.6%
Information	360	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	331	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	213	0.9%
Wholesale trade	145	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	112	0.5%
Management	2	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,031	11.14%
Puerto Rican	69	0.10%
Cuban	15	0.02%
Dominican	88	0.12%

Total Central American	195	0.27%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	7	0.01%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	188	0.26%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	31	0.04%
Argentinean	31	0.04%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,130	2.96%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	611	0.85%
Korean	87	0.12%
Indian	52	0.07%
Vietnamese	13	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	31,770	47.0%
Other	30,968	45.9%
Spanish	3,837	5.7%
Tagalog	507	0.8%
Other Indo-European	220	0.3%
Arabic	81	0.1%
Other Asian	81	0.1%
German, other Germanic	37	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	14	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,086	1.5%
English	1,065	1.5%
Irish	1,036	1.4%
European	456	0.6%
Italian	379	0.5%
Swedish	297	0.4%
American	270	0.4%
Norwegian	252	0.3%
Dutch	236	0.3%
French	236	0.3%
Polish	144	0.2%
Hungarian	123	0.2%
African	102	0.1%
Scottish	87	0.1%
Jamaican	85	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	70,738	98.1%
Not a citizen	1,335	1.9%

Native	70,005	97.1%
Foreign-born	2,068	2.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,202	7.1%	5,491	12.2%	16,149	35.8%	14,687	32.5%	3,341	7.4%	2,273	5.0%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,202	7.1%
9-12 Years	5,491	12.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	16,149	35.8%
Some College	14,687	32.5%
Bach. Degree	3,341	7.4%
Grad Degree	2,273	5.0%
Average years of education: 12.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	22,647	20,740	1,907	8.4%	6.7%
1991	22,771	20,618	2,153	9.5%	7.2%
1992	23,413	21,485	1,928	8.2%	7.3%
1993	24,329	22,579	1,750	7.2%	7.3%
1994	24,582	22,460	2,122	8.6%	6.5%
1995	24,992	22,797	2,195	8.8%	6.7%
1996	24,823	22,263	2,560	10.3%	7.5%
1997	24,593	22,389	2,204	9.0%	6.4%
1998	25,355	23,238	2,117	8.3%	6.2%
1999	25,309	23,506	1,803	7.1%	5.6%

2000	24,414	22,784	1,630	6.7%	5.0%
2001	24,630	23,100	1,530	6.2%	5.0%
2002	25,235	23,693	1,542	6.1%	5.5%
2003	26,167	24,358	1,809	6.9%	5.9%
2004	26,473	24,640	1,833	6.9%	5.6%
2005	26,602	24,798	1,804	6.8%	5.2%
2006	26,228	24,759	1,469	5.6%	4.2%
2007	26,334	25,160	1,174	4.5%	3.6%
2008	26,348	24,947	1,401	5.3%	4.3%
2009	26,720	24,628	2,092	7.8%	7.1%

2010	25,221	22,834	2,387	9.5%	7.8%
2011	24,810	22,440	2,370	9.6%	7.2%
2012	24,929	22,584	2,345	9.4%	7.0%
2013	24,447	21,984	2,463	10.1%	6.9%
2014	24,064	21,657	2,407	10.0%	6.6%
2015	24,475	22,055	2,420	9.9%	6.6%
2016	24,587	22,260	2,327	9.5%	6.7%
2017	24,502	22,415	2,087	8.5%	6.1%
2018	23,983	22,281	1,702	7.1%	4.9%
2019	24,364	22,605	1,759	7.2%	5.0%

2020	24,035	21,557	2,478	10.3%	8.4%
2021	23,326	21,004	2,322	10.0%	7.1%
2022	22,791	21,495	1,296	5.7%	4.0%
2023	22,694	21,518	1,176	5.2%	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	25,180
Median Value	$70,200

Occupied	20,913	83.1%
Vacant	4,267	16.9%

Owned	15,034	71.9%
Rented	5,879	28.1%
Median Rent	$806

Single-Family Units	16,918	67.2%
Detached	16,517	65.6%
Attached	401	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	827	3.3%
Mobile Homes	6,113	24.3%

McKinley County, NM

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for McKinley County, NM

2022 Housing Data for McKinley County, NM

2022 Income & Employment Data for McKinley County, NM

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for McKinley County, NM

2022 Educational Attainment Data for McKinley County, NM

Historical Labor Force Data for McKinley County, NM