Census Reporter

Gallup, NM Micro Area

71,956 Population
5,451.1 square miles 13.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.8 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 38.1 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$16,378 ±$745 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Mexico: $27,945 ±$223
  • about half the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$36,179 ±$1,784 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Mexico: $51,243 ±$514
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

35.2% ±2% (25,058  ±1,441) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in New Mexico: 18.6% 381,026 (±0.4% / ±7,765)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

23.2 minutes ±0.6 (479,655  ±24,638) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 22.7 18,817,440 (±0.2 / ±218,888)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

21,247 ±356 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 792,755 ±2,457
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
3.4 ±0.1 (71,196  ±184) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in New Mexico: 2.6 2,054,102 (±0)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

6.5% ±1.6% (1,122  ±280) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 5.5% 26,018 (±0.3% / ±1,300)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

26,348 ±78 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 943,568 ±353
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$66,700 ±$3,661 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New Mexico: $175,700 ±$1,688
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

6.2% ±1% (4,396  ±741.3) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in New Mexico: 13% 270,474 (±0.3% / ±6,245.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

78.3% ±2.4% (34,721  ±1,064.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 86.5% 1,224,222 (±0.6% / ±9,049.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
11.6% ±1.1% (5,121  ±463.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Mexico: 28.1% 398,288 (±0.3% / ±4,812.2)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.5% ±0.4% (1,809  ±309) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in New Mexico: 9.2% 193,223 (±0.2% / ±4,497)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

5.8% ±0.8% (2,973  ±400) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Mexico: 8.8% 141,558 (±0.2% / ±2,813)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
2,973 Total veterans ±400 2,391 Male ±329 582 Female ±194

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