McKinley County, New Mexico

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McKinley County, New Mexico is among the lowest in the country for median home value, and among the highest in the country for poverty rate (99th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	McKinley County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	70,431	2,120,246	334,922,499	785th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$47,668	$64,059	$80,734	2883rd of 3,221
Median Age	34.6	39.4	38.9	2995th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.3%	31.0%	35.7%	3005th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$78,700	$248,100	$332,700	3175th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$859	$1,067	$1,413	1681st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	33.2%	17.8%	12.5%	99th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.0%	6.0%	5.2%	196th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	12.9	17.5	n/a	2547th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.4%	9.4%	14.1%	1803rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	65.2	n/a	n/a	3049th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.8%	70.0%	65.2%	2315th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.0	23.5	26.4	991st of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.9%	12.2%	15.1%	1507th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.6%	n/a	n/a	414th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	28.2%	40.9%	46.9%	3189th of 3,222
Broadband Access	52.4%	n/a	n/a	3131st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in McKinley County, New Mexico

Statistic	McKinley County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	8.0%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12.2%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	41.0	62.7	61.4

Age in McKinley County, New Mexico

Statistic	McKinley County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	34.6	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	27.1%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.0%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.7%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.7%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.8%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in McKinley County, New Mexico

Statistic	McKinley County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	21,353	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	70.5%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	38.7%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	42.3%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.3%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	54.1%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in McKinley County, New Mexico

Statistic	McKinley County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$20,856	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	32.5%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.2%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.3%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.9%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	33.2%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	58.7%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	37.7%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in McKinley County, New Mexico

Statistic	McKinley County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	25,304	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.9%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.8%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.6%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.2%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.8%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,574	$1,731	n/a

Education in McKinley County, New Mexico

Statistic	McKinley County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	18.2%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.8%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.7%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.0%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in McKinley County, New Mexico

Statistic	McKinley County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	48.5%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.9%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	34.1%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.8%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.7%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in McKinley County, New Mexico

Statistic	McKinley County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.5%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	51.1%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.5%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	60.2%	25.3%	16.7%

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