Prewitt

Population: 645
Median household income: $22,966
Median home value: $30,300

Prewitt, a community in McKinley County, New Mexico, has 645 residents. At $22,966, its median household income sits below McKinley County's $44,496.

From 2020 to 2023, Prewitt's population declined 15.0% from 759 to 645, while its median household income fell 11.3% from $25,893 to $22,966.

1.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 96.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 645
Median age: 16.6 yrs
Median household income: $22,966
Median home value: $30,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 253
Homeownership rate: 96.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.4%
Unemployment rate: 36.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

759645

Median household income

$25,893$22,966

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	759	$25,893	—
2021	767	$19,167	—
2022	689	$18,445	—
2023	645	$22,966	$30,300

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1750.7%

18 to 242.3%

25 to 340.8%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 543.3%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	3.3%
5 to 17	327	50.7%
18 to 24	15	2.3%
25 to 34	5	0.8%
35 to 44	99	15.3%
45 to 54	21	3.3%
55 to 64	65	10.1%
65 to 74	66	10.2%
75 and over	26	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3	0.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	640	99.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma36.9%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree1.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	104	36.9%
High school graduate	87	30.9%
Some college or associate's	87	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	4	1.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone83.3%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	65	83.3%
Carpooled	4	5.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	11.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14	20.3%
15 to 29 min	41	59.4%
30 to 44 min	8	11.6%
45 to 59 min	6	8.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.62
Poverty rate: 61.4% (396 of 645)

	Count	Share
Family households	124	69.7%
Nonfamily households	54	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	178	70.4%
Vacant	75	29.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	171	96.1%
Renter-occupied	7	3.9%

1-unit, detached66.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other34.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	167	66.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	86	34.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3559540
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3683, -108.0749