Lee Acres vs Shiprock

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

Lee Acres 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 4,463 in Lee Acres). Lee Acres has the higher median household income ($50,846 vs $41,563 in Shiprock). Lee Acres has the higher median home value ($182,200 vs $101,500 in Shiprock).

Population, income & housing

	Lee Acres	Shiprock
Population	4,463	8,339
Median age	38.4 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,846	$41,563
Median home value	$182,200	$101,500
Median gross rent	$1,137	$693
Housing units	1,836	2,773
Homeownership rate	79.4%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lee Acres	Shiprock
Population	5,735 → 4,463 (-22.2%)	9,020 → 8,339 (-7.5%)
Median household income	$42,917 → $50,846 (+18.5%)	$39,893 → $41,563 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$148,700 → $182,200 (+22.5%)	$82,600 → $101,500 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,137 (+27.8%)	$523 → $693 (+32.5%)

Lee Acres

Population

5,7354,463

Median household income

$42,917$50,846

Median home value

$148,700$182,200

Median gross rent

$890$1,137

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)

	Lee Acres	Shiprock
Under 5	0.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	28.7%	19.8%
18 to 24	4.5%	10.9%
25 to 34	13.0%	16.5%
35 to 44	9.7%	14.6%
45 to 54	7.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.5%	13.3%
65 to 74	12.9%	5.7%
75 and over	10.2%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lee Acres	Shiprock
White (non-Hispanic)	47.7%	1.1%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22.8%	93.2%
Asian	0.4%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	24.5%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lee Acres	Shiprock
No high school diploma	17.6%	13.1%
High school graduate	36.1%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lee Acres	Shiprock
Drove alone	74.6%	84.6%
Carpooled	4.3%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.6%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.7%	1.7%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lee Acres	Shiprock
1-unit, detached	36.4%	54.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	63.3%	29.4%

Poverty & households

	Lee Acres	Shiprock
Poverty rate	26.8%	29.0%
Average household size	2.66	3.58
Mean commute (minutes)	19	29
Median year structure built	1992	1988