Black Rock

Population: 1,108
Median household income: $55,350
Median home value: $80,000

Black Rock, a community in McKinley County, New Mexico, has 1,108 residents. At $55,350, its median household income sits above McKinley County's $44,496.

Between 2019 and 2023, Black Rock's population declined 33.1% from 1,656 to 1,108, while its median home value rose 23.8% from $64,600 to $80,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.1% of residents. American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 82.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,108
Median age: 28.8 yrs
Median household income: $55,350
Median home value: $80,000
Median gross rent: $705
Housing units: 335
Homeownership rate: 24.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6561,108

Median household income

$37,632$55,350

Median home value

$64,600$80,000

Median gross rent

$590$705

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,656	$37,632	$64,600	$590
2020	1,298	$38,516	$65,600	$612
2021	1,365	$34,519	$67,600	$542
2022	1,259	$45,714	$94,600	$666
2023	1,108	$55,350	$80,000	$705

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

Age distribution

Under 58.5%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 2414.1%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 646.6%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over2.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	94	8.5%
5 to 17	223	20.1%
18 to 24	156	14.1%
25 to 34	168	15.2%
35 to 44	141	12.7%
45 to 54	172	15.5%
55 to 64	73	6.6%
65 to 74	59	5.3%
75 and over	22	2.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19	1.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	909	82.0%
Asian	58	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	110	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's42.5%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	86	13.5%
High school graduate	191	30.1%
Some college or associate's	270	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	40	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	48	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit2.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.6%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	345	75.2%
Carpooled	20	4.4%
Public transit	10	2.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	81	17.6%
Other means	3	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	161	42.6%
15 to 29 min	77	20.4%
30 to 44 min	23	6.1%
45 to 59 min	36	9.5%
60+ min	81	21.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.61
Poverty rate: 26.7% (294 of 1,102)

	Count	Share
Family households	262	85.3%
Nonfamily households	45	14.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	307	91.6%
Vacant	28	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	74	24.1%
Renter-occupied	233	75.9%

1-unit, detached55.2%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units22.1%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	185	55.2%
1-unit, attached	17	5.1%
2 to 4 units	74	22.1%
5 to 19 units	3	0.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	56	16.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3507670
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 35.0809, -108.7982