Chinle vs Window Rock

A side-by-side comparison of Chinle and Window Rock: population, income, housing, and more.

Chinle and Window Rock are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chinle has the higher population (4,395 vs 2,384 in Window Rock). Chinle has the higher median household income ($46,458 vs $44,918 in Window Rock). Window Rock has the higher median home value ($82,700 vs $38,000 in Chinle).

Population, income & housing

	Chinle	Window Rock
Population	4,395	2,384
Median age	31.9 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,458	$44,918
Median home value	$38,000	$82,700
Median gross rent	$504	$609
Housing units	1,479	996
Homeownership rate	47.3%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	14.6%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chinle	Window Rock
Population	4,879 → 4,395 (-9.9%)	2,454 → 2,384 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $46,458 (+48.7%)	$32,188 → $44,918 (+39.5%)
Median home value	$23,800 → $38,000 (+59.7%)	$65,800 → $82,700 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$480 → $504 (+5.0%)	$423 → $609 (+44.0%)

Chinle

Population

4,8794,395

Median household income

$31,250$46,458

Median home value

$23,800$38,000

Median gross rent

$480$504

Window Rock

Population

2,4542,384

Median household income

$32,188$44,918

Median home value

$65,800$82,700

Median gross rent

$423$609

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chinle	Window Rock
Under 5	7.4%	8.9%
5 to 17	26.8%	17.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	10.3%
25 to 34	12.1%	13.9%
35 to 44	15.8%	14.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	13.0%
55 to 64	7.5%	12.3%
65 to 74	5.7%	6.4%
75 and over	4.7%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chinle	Window Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	2.9%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	88.4%	87.2%
Asian	4.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chinle	Window Rock
No high school diploma	15.1%	13.4%
High school graduate	27.5%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chinle	Window Rock
Drove alone	85.8%	82.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	1.0%	1.4%
Walked	8.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	15.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chinle	Window Rock
1-unit, detached	45.8%	51.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	26.2%	21.4%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	13.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Chinle	Window Rock
Poverty rate	35.9%	29.8%
Average household size	3.40	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1991	1982