Yah-ta-hey

Population: 480
Median household income: $42,903
Median home value: $21,400

Yah-ta-hey, a community in McKinley County, New Mexico, has 480 residents. The median household income of $42,903 is in line with the McKinley County median ($44,496).

From 2019 to 2023, Yah-ta-hey's population declined 12.4% from 548 to 480, while its median home value fell 67.6% from $66,000 to $21,400.

14.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 96.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 480
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $42,903
Median home value: $21,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 149
Homeownership rate: 96.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

548480

Median household income

$31,157$42,903

Median home value

$66,000$21,400

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	548	$31,157	$66,000
2020	627	$33,125	$65,800
2021	651	$33,409	$58,800
2022	709	$68,143	—
2023	480	$42,903	$21,400

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1725.2%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 445.8%

45 to 547.1%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7420.4%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	3.1%
5 to 17	121	25.2%
18 to 24	45	9.4%
25 to 34	54	11.3%
35 to 44	28	5.8%
45 to 54	34	7.1%
55 to 64	63	13.1%
65 to 74	98	20.4%
75 and over	22	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7	1.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	382	79.6%
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)	91	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma37.1%

High school graduate24.1%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree4.0%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	111	37.1%
High school graduate	72	24.1%
Some college or associate's	73	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	12	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	31	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	109	74.1%
Carpooled	7	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	21.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9	7.8%
15 to 29 min	55	47.4%
30 to 44 min	52	44.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.58
Poverty rate: 28.3% (136 of 480)

	Count	Share
Family households	101	77.7%
Nonfamily households	29	22.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	130	87.2%
Vacant	19	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	125	96.2%
Renter-occupied	5	3.8%

1-unit, detached39.6%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other58.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	59	39.6%
1-unit, attached	3	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	87	58.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3585860
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.44 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.6291, -108.7927