Crouch Mesa vs Shiprock

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

Crouch Mesa 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 4,419 in Crouch Mesa). Crouch Mesa has the higher median household income ($56,676 vs $41,563 in Shiprock). Shiprock has the higher median home value ($101,500 vs $76,800 in Crouch Mesa).

Population, income & housing

	Crouch Mesa	Shiprock
Population	4,419	8,339
Median age	34.0 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,676	$41,563
Median home value	$76,800	$101,500
Median gross rent	$597	$693
Housing units	1,418	2,773
Homeownership rate	81.0%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crouch Mesa	Shiprock
Population	4,626 → 4,419 (-4.5%)	9,020 → 8,339 (-7.5%)
Median household income	$61,348 → $56,676 (-7.6%)	$39,893 → $41,563 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$87,700 → $76,800 (-12.4%)	$82,600 → $101,500 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,331 → $597 (-55.1%)	$523 → $693 (+32.5%)

Crouch Mesa

Population

4,6264,419

Median household income

$61,348$56,676

Median home value

$87,700$76,800

Median gross rent

$1,331$597

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)

	Crouch Mesa	Shiprock
Under 5	5.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	24.7%	19.8%
18 to 24	6.8%	10.9%
25 to 34	15.1%	16.5%
35 to 44	14.6%	14.6%
45 to 54	14.8%	10.9%
55 to 64	9.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	7.4%	5.7%
75 and over	1.7%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crouch Mesa	Shiprock
White (non-Hispanic)	34.1%	1.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32.3%	93.2%
Asian	2.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.1%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	31.5%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crouch Mesa	Shiprock
No high school diploma	20.4%	13.1%
High school graduate	32.7%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crouch Mesa	Shiprock
Drove alone	83.3%	84.6%
Carpooled	8.6%	5.4%
Public transit	1.4%	1.0%
Walked	1.2%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crouch Mesa	Shiprock
1-unit, detached	22.3%	54.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	75.5%	29.4%

Poverty & households

	Crouch Mesa	Shiprock
Poverty rate	20.3%	29.0%
Average household size	3.60	3.58
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1996	1988