Crystal vs Nageezi

A side-by-side comparison of Crystal and Nageezi: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Crystal has the higher population (302 vs 279 in Nageezi). Crystal has the higher median home value ($75,800 vs $46,600 in Nageezi). Since 2019, Nageezi's population has grown faster (+52.5% vs -12.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Crystal	Nageezi
Population	302	279
Median age	35.7 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$10,921
Median home value	$75,800	$46,600
Median gross rent	—	$692
Housing units	95	104
Homeownership rate	91.5%	65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	1.9%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crystal	Nageezi
Population	345 → 302 (-12.5%)	183 → 279 (+52.5%)
Median household income	$40,750 → $33,125 (-18.7%)	$11,750 → $10,921 (-7.1%)
Median home value	$53,100 → $75,800 (+42.7%)	$31,300 → $46,600 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$613 → $692 (+12.9%)

Crystal

Population

345302

Median household income

$40,750$33,125

Median home value

$53,100$75,800

Nageezi

Population

183279

Median household income

$11,750$10,921

Median home value

$31,300$46,600

Median gross rent

$613$692

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crystal	Nageezi
Under 5	3.6%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.9%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	1.8%
25 to 34	16.9%	18.6%
35 to 44	10.3%	1.8%
45 to 54	18.9%	31.2%
55 to 64	9.3%	7.9%
65 to 74	4.6%	7.2%
75 and over	10.3%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crystal	Nageezi
White (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	2.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	92.4%	96.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crystal	Nageezi
No high school diploma	12.7%	38.6%
High school graduate	36.3%	13.3%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	46.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crystal	Nageezi
Drove alone	86.7%	89.7%
Carpooled	10.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crystal	Nageezi
1-unit, detached	95.8%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Crystal	Nageezi
Poverty rate	29.8%	57.3%
Average household size	4.17	3.58
Mean commute (minutes)	33	—
Median year structure built	1990	1980