McKinley County, New Mexico

43 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 71,172
Median household income: $44,496
Median home value: $72,100

McKinley County, New Mexico counts 71,172 residents. 43 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $44,496 runs below the New Mexico figure of $62,125.

Between 2019 and 2023, McKinley County's population declined 1.7% from 72,438 to 71,172, while its median household income rose 31.5% from $33,834 to $44,496.

64.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 71,172
Median age: 34.1 yrs
Median household income: $44,496
Median home value: $72,100
Median gross rent: $810
Housing units: 25,213
Homeownership rate: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

72,43871,172

Median household income

$33,834$44,496

Median home value

$64,800$72,100

Median gross rent

$672$810

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	72,438	$33,834	$64,800	$672
2020	71,956	$36,179	$66,700	$657
2021	72,946	$40,262	$67,100	$717
2022	72,073	$44,029	$70,200	$806
2023	71,172	$44,496	$72,100	$810

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1721.6%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,211	5.9%
5 to 17	15,408	21.6%
18 to 24	6,431	9.0%
25 to 34	10,646	15.0%
35 to 44	8,820	12.4%
45 to 54	7,956	11.2%
55 to 64	8,277	11.6%
65 to 74	5,931	8.3%
75 and over	3,492	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,699	8.0%
Black or African American	313	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	53,427	75.1%
Asian	926	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	57	0.1%
Some other race	85	0.1%
Two or more races	2,016	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,649	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.1%

High school graduate36.6%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,627	19.1%
High school graduate	16,511	36.6%
Some college or associate's	14,361	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,323	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,300	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit1.1%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,682	80.0%
Carpooled	1,503	6.4%
Public transit	265	1.1%
Walked	491	2.1%
Bicycle	5	0.0%
Worked from home	2,239	9.6%
Other means	159	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,424	35.2%
15 to 29 min	5,959	28.2%
30 to 44 min	4,102	19.4%
45 to 59 min	1,752	8.3%
60+ min	1,868	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.33
Poverty rate: 35.7% (25,117 of 70,388)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,024	71.2%
Nonfamily households	6,064	28.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,088	83.6%
Vacant	4,125	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,509	68.8%
Renter-occupied	6,579	31.2%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other24.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,154	64.1%
1-unit, attached	409	1.6%
2 to 4 units	1,723	6.8%
5 to 19 units	616	2.4%
20 or more units	166	0.7%
Mobile home & other	6,145	24.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 35031
State: New Mexico
Land area: 5,451 sq mi
Water area: 4.9 sq mi
Center point: 35.5841, -108.2533