Gallup

Population: 21,333
Median household income: $57,466
Median home value: $134,600

Gallup, a community in McKinley County, New Mexico, has 21,333 residents. At $57,466, its median household income sits above McKinley County's $44,496.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gallup's population declined 2.4% from 21,854 to 21,333, while its median home value rose 2.0% from $132,000 to $134,600.

83.1% of workers drive to work alone. 55.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,333
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $57,466
Median home value: $134,600
Median gross rent: $858
Housing units: 7,596
Homeownership rate: 49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,85421,333

Median household income

$48,065$57,466

Median home value

$132,000$134,600

Median gross rent

$735$858

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,854	$48,065	$132,000	$735
2020	21,637	$45,754	$135,500	$675
2021	21,901	$54,537	$124,800	$741
2022	21,672	$58,358	$143,500	$838
2023	21,333	$57,466	$134,600	$858

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1725.1%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,246	5.8%
5 to 17	5,348	25.1%
18 to 24	1,417	6.6%
25 to 34	3,012	14.1%
35 to 44	3,379	15.8%
45 to 54	2,095	9.8%
55 to 64	1,923	9.0%
65 to 74	1,919	9.0%
75 and over	994	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,753	17.6%
Black or African American	278	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10,633	49.8%
Asian	755	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	0.2%
Some other race	32	0.2%
Two or more races	600	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,250	24.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,517	11.4%
High school graduate	4,422	33.2%
Some college or associate's	4,368	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,666	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,349	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit2.4%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,758	83.1%
Carpooled	494	6.1%
Public transit	196	2.4%
Walked	119	1.5%
Bicycle	5	0.1%
Worked from home	529	6.5%
Other means	29	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,132	54.4%
15 to 29 min	2,146	28.2%
30 to 44 min	573	7.5%
45 to 59 min	407	5.4%
60+ min	343	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 28.1% (5,852 of 20,789)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,753	67.4%
Nonfamily households	2,297	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,050	92.8%
Vacant	546	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,485	49.4%
Renter-occupied	3,565	50.6%

1-unit, detached55.8%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units17.6%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other17.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,237	55.8%
1-unit, attached	48	0.6%
2 to 4 units	1,336	17.6%
5 to 19 units	505	6.6%
20 or more units	166	2.2%
Mobile home & other	1,304	17.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3528460
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.5138, -108.7437