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Gallup-McKinley County Schools Overview

Navajo Technical University located in Gallup-McKinley County Schools area. A total of 19,044 households are located in Gallup-McKinley County Schools area. Among them, 7,140 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 4.09 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 23,894 and 17,705 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.38% (866) of residents are non-citizens and 45.94% (28,830) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Gallup-McKinley County Schools, New Mexico
Household	19,044
Population	62,751
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,140 (37.49%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	23,894
Total Students	17,705
Pre-Kindergarten	1,160
Kindergarten	1,165
Grade 1-8	8,390
Grade 9-12	3,902
College/Graduate School	3,088
Veterans	45,030
Non-citizen	866
Non-English Home Language	28,830
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

47,083 residents are over the age of 16 and 23,582 people are in labor force. Among them, 23,581 people are in civilian labor force and 1 are in armed labor force. 20,504 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 13.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Gallup-McKinley County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,159	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	15,303	75.91%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,201	10.92%
Public transportation	213	1.06%
Walked	812	4.03%
Other method	299	1.48%
Worked from home	1,331	6.60%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,504	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	6,419	31.31%
Service	5,101	24.88%
Sales and office	4,781	23.32%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,715	8.36%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,488	12.13%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,504	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	428	2.09%
Construction	1,091	5.32%
Manufacturing	769	3.75%
Wholesale trade	167	0.81%
Retail trade	2,464	12.02%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	789	3.85%
Information	335	1.63%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	801	3.91%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,346	6.56%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,878	33.54%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,293	11.18%
Other services, except public administration	1,088	5.31%
Public administration	2,055	10.02%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,504	-
Private wage and salary workers	12,922	63.02%
Government workers	6,661	32.49%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	901	4.39%
Unpaid family workers	20	0.10%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $51,020 for the 19,044 households in Gallup-McKinley County Schools area, New Mexico. The average income of a single worker is $25,059. 50,630 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 80.20%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	19,044	-
Less than $10,000	3,498	18.37%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,454	7.63%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,568	13.48%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,327	12.22%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,147	11.27%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,818	14.80%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,670	8.77%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,591	8.35%
$150,000 - $199,999	558	2.93%
More than $200,000	413	2.17%
Median Household Income	$33,349	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$51,020	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	13,251	-
Less than $10,000	1,905	14.38%
$10,000 - $14,999	793	5.98%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,731	13.06%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,534	11.58%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,565	11.81%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,391	18.04%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,375	10.38%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,269	9.58%
$150,000 - $199,999	396	2.99%
More than $200,000	292	2.20%

Median Family Income	$39,722	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$55,594	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,059	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$36,606	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$36,606	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	63,126	-
With health insurance coverage	50,630	80.20%
Public coverage	37,319	59.12%
Private health insurance	17,223	27.28%
Without health insurance coverage	12,496	19.80%

Housing

There are 24,092 housing units in Gallup-McKinley County Schools area, New Mexico with 19,044 units (79.05%) occupied. 13,305 houses (69.86%) are occupied by owner and 5,739 houses (30.14%) are rented. The average housing value is $62,100 and the average rental cost is $683. 420 houses (1.74%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,759 houses (7.30%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,092	-
Occupied	19,044	79.05%
Owner Occupied	13,305	69.86%
Renter Occupied	5,739	30.14%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	15,756	65.40%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	401	1.66%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,278	9.46%
Mobile Homes	5,643	23.42%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	14	0.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,092	-
Built 2014 or later	420	1.74%
Built 2010 - 2013	565	2.35%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,125	12.97%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,073	21.06%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,434	18.40%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,805	19.94%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,575	10.69%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,336	5.55%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,759	7.30%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,092	-
1 room	2,721	11.29%
2 rooms	1,147	4.76%
3 rooms	2,487	10.32%
4 rooms	6,024	25.00%
5 rooms	6,292	26.12%
6 rooms	2,760	11.46%
7 rooms	1,254	5.21%
8 rooms	809	3.36%
9 rooms or more	598	2.48%
Median Number of Rooms	4.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,092	-
no bedroom	2,754	11.43%
1 bedroom	2,096	8.70%
2 bedrooms	6,587	27.34%
3 bedrooms	9,946	41.28%
4 bedrooms	2,346	9.74%
5 bedrooms or more	363	1.51%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	13,305	-
Less than $50,000	5,656	42.51%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,247	24.40%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,594	11.98%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,385	10.41%
$200,000 - $299,999	882	6.63%
$300,000 - $499,999	413	3.10%
$500,000 - $999,999	122	0.92%
$1,000,000 or more	6	0.05%
Median House Value	$62,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,739	-
Less than $500	1,345	28.38%
$500 - $999	2,659	56.11%
$1,000 - $1,499	595	12.56%
$1,500 - $1,999	129	2.72%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	11	0.23%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$683	-

Demographic

A total of 63,436 people lives in Gallup-McKinley County Schools area, New Mexico with 30,676 male and 32,760 female. The males to female ratio is 48.36 to 51.64. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	63,436	-
Male	30,676	48.36%
Female	32,760	51.64%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	63,436	-
Under 5 years	4,866	7.67%
5 - 9 years	4,972	7.84%
10 - 14 years	5,601	8.83%
15 - 19 years	4,794	7.56%
20 - 24 years	4,544	7.16%
25 - 34 years	9,249	14.58%
35 - 44 years	7,246	11.42%
45 - 54 years	7,087	11.17%
55 - 59 years	3,569	5.63%
60 - 64 years	3,747	5.91%
65 - 74 years	4,563	7.19%
75 - 84 years	2,240	3.53%
85 years and older	958	1.51%
Median Age	32.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	63,436	-
One Race	60,779	95.81%
White	10,289	16.22%
Black or African American	469	0.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native	46,264	72.93%
Asian	743	1.17%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	30	0.05%
Other	2,984	4.70%

Two or more races	2,657	4.19%
White and Black or African American	14	0.02%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,628	2.57%
White and Asian	142	0.22%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	165	0.26%