Church Rock

Population: 1,413
Median household income: $35,417
Median home value: $36,500

Church Rock, a community in McKinley County, New Mexico, has 1,413 residents. At $35,417, its median household income sits below McKinley County's $44,496.

Between 2019 and 2023, Church Rock's population grew 59.3% from 887 to 1,413, while its median home value rose 7.7% from $33,900 to $36,500.

40.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.82 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,413
Median age: 30.3 yrs
Median household income: $35,417
Median home value: $36,500
Median gross rent: $788
Housing units: 468
Homeownership rate: 62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8871,413

Median household income

$39,545$35,417

Median home value

$33,900$36,500

Median gross rent

$767$788

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	887	$39,545	$33,900	$767
2020	1,354	$37,917	$33,400	$793
2021	1,366	$35,417	$33,200	$797
2022	1,395	$31,875	$33,800	$786
2023	1,413	$35,417	$36,500	$788

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1723.6%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3419.2%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 544.7%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	105	7.4%
5 to 17	333	23.6%
18 to 24	142	10.0%
25 to 34	271	19.2%
35 to 44	201	14.2%
45 to 54	67	4.7%
55 to 64	160	11.3%
65 to 74	84	5.9%
75 and over	50	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,352	95.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	29	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.7%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's40.6%

Bachelor's degree4.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	156	18.7%
High school graduate	294	35.3%
Some college or associate's	338	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	41	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4	0.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone88.1%

Carpooled2.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	393	88.1%
Carpooled	9	2.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	9.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	95	23.6%
15 to 29 min	169	42.0%
30 to 44 min	101	25.1%
45 to 59 min	17	4.2%
60+ min	20	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.82
Poverty rate: 40.5% (570 of 1,409)

	Count	Share
Family households	268	72.4%
Nonfamily households	102	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	370	79.1%
Vacant	98	20.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	232	62.7%
Renter-occupied	138	37.3%

1-unit, detached69.9%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	327	69.9%
1-unit, attached	4	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4	0.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	133	28.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3515370
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.5692, -108.5730