Aztec vs Shiprock

A side-by-side comparison of Aztec and Shiprock: population, income, housing, and more.

Aztec and Shiprock are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shiprock has the higher population (8,339 vs 6,177 in Aztec). Aztec has the higher median household income ($42,699 vs $41,563 in Shiprock). Aztec has the higher median home value ($164,700 vs $101,500 in Shiprock).

Population, income & housing

	Aztec	Shiprock
Population	6,177	8,339
Median age	34.1 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$42,699	$41,563
Median home value	$164,700	$101,500
Median gross rent	$765	$693
Housing units	2,690	2,773
Homeownership rate	64.5%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aztec	Shiprock
Population	6,530 → 6,177 (-5.4%)	9,020 → 8,339 (-7.5%)
Median household income	$45,870 → $42,699 (-6.9%)	$39,893 → $41,563 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$155,300 → $164,700 (+6.1%)	$82,600 → $101,500 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	$781 → $765 (-2.0%)	$523 → $693 (+32.5%)

Aztec

Population

6,5306,177

Median household income

$45,870$42,699

Median home value

$155,300$164,700

Median gross rent

$781$765

Shiprock

Population

9,0208,339

Median household income

$39,893$41,563

Median home value

$82,600$101,500

Median gross rent

$523$693

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aztec	Shiprock
Under 5	11.3%	4.7%
5 to 17	13.7%	19.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	10.9%
25 to 34	17.9%	16.5%
35 to 44	13.0%	14.6%
45 to 54	8.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	10.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.5%	5.7%
75 and over	5.1%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aztec	Shiprock
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	1.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15.5%	93.2%
Asian	0.1%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	18.1%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aztec	Shiprock
No high school diploma	11.1%	13.1%
High school graduate	28.5%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	42.4%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aztec	Shiprock
Drove alone	81.3%	84.6%
Carpooled	9.9%	5.4%
Public transit	0.1%	1.0%
Walked	2.9%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aztec	Shiprock
1-unit, detached	53.4%	54.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	15.6%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	1.7%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	24.9%	29.4%

Poverty & households

	Aztec	Shiprock
Poverty rate	24.7%	29.0%
Average household size	2.52	3.58
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1978	1988