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McKinley County

Population in July 2007: 1,176.
Males: 547  (46.6%)
Females: 629  (53.4%)

Median resident age:  22.5 years
New Mexico median age:  34.6 years

Zip codes: 87327.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,984 (it was $16,442 in 2000)
Black Rock:  $27,984
New Mexico:  $41,452

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $10,310
Black Rock:  $10,310
New Mexico:  $21,822

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $83,074 (it was $56,100 in 2000)
Black Rock:  $83,074
New Mexico:  $155,400

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Races in Black Rock:

  • American Indian (90.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (7.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Black Rock: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (2.6%), Irish (1.6%), English (1.2%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6445 feet

Land area: 1.69 square miles.

Population density: 695 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Black Rock

  • High school or higher: 69.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.3%
  • Unemployed: 16.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Black Rock CDP

  • Never married: 45.8%
  • Now married: 41.1%
  • Separated: 5.6%
  • Widowed: 3.2%
  • Divorced: 4.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
New Mexico:  8.2%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Black Rock:  0.5% ($286)
New Mexico:  0.7% ($699)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rio Rancho, NM (120.6 miles , pop. 51,765).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (123.4 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (216.4 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Zuni, NM (1.2 miles ), Zuni Pueblo, NM (1.8 miles ), Ramah, NM (4.2 miles ), Pinehill, NM (4.8 miles) , Zuni-Ramah Navajo, NM (4.9 miles ), Fence Lake, NM (5.0 miles) , Houck, AZ (5.4 miles ), Red Rock, NM (5.5 miles ).

Latitude: 35.08 N, Longitude: 108.79 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 505

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (24%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (8%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (31%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (33%)
  • Construction laborers (7%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Religious workers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (24%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)



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Black Rock-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Mexico state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/6/1998 at 08:36:46, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.3 miles away from Black Rock center
On 9/8/2007 at 07:15:40, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/24/2004 at 10:16:38, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Black Rock:
  • ZUNI PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; ZUNI, NM)
  • GALLUP INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles; GALLUP, NM)
  • REHOBOTH MCKINLEY CHRISTIAN HEALTH SER (about 32 miles; GALLUP, NM)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Black Rock:
  • NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE (about 78 miles; HOLBROOK, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,177)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 120 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 123 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 124 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 126 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 162 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
  • EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 164 miles; THATCHER, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,085)

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Average household size:
This place:  3.9 people
New Mexico:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  89.0%
Whole state:  68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  13.8%
Whole state:  6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  61.8%
Whole state:  18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  30.4%
Whole state:  7.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Black Rock, NM


9 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Black Rock compared to New Mexico state average:

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  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in McKinley County New Mexico:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Wood (60%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
  • Utility gas (6%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Coal or coke (3%)


Religion statistics for Black Rock

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsSouthern Baptist ConventionChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents55.0%16.7%8.0%5.4%3.2%
Congregations16.0%14.8%8.6%11.1%9.9%
NameAssemblies of GodUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of the NazareneConservative Baptist Association of AmericaOther religions
Adherents3.1%1.7%1.1%1.0%4.9%
Congregations9.9%1.2%3.7%2.5%22.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


8.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,477 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.20%
New Mexico average:  7.94%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($147 average AGI)
McKinley County:  0.05%
New Mexico average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from San Juan County, NM  2.87% ($21,497 average AGI)
from Apache County, AZ  1.47% ($22,212)
from Bernalillo County, NM  0.81% ($19,645)


9.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.37%
New Mexico average:  7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to San Juan County, NM  2.55% ($22,080 average AGI)
to Apache County, AZ  1.70% ($21,378)
to Bernalillo County, NM  1.40% ($25,472)


Strongest AM radio stations in Black Rock:
  • KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KGAK (1330 AM; 5 kW; GALLUP, NM; Owner: KRJG, INC.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRKE (1100 AM; 5 kW; MILAN, NM; Owner: CIBOLA RADIO COMPANY)
  • KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KTHR (1230 AM; 1 kW; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
  • KMIK (1580 AM; 50 kW; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KPXQ (1360 AM; 50 kW; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Black Rock:
  • KSHI (90.9 FM; ZUNI, NM; Owner: ZUNI COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY)
  • KXXI (93.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
  • KGLX (99.1 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KYVA (103.7 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
  • KKOR (94.5 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
  • KGLP (91.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: GALLUP PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KXTC (99.9 FM; THOREAU, NM; Owner: KXTC, L.L.C.)
  • KQLV (105.5 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K297AG (107.3 FM; ZUNI, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KTDB (89.7 FM; RAMAH, NM; Owner: RAMAH NAVAJO SCHOOL BOARD, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Black Rock:
  • K43DL (Channel 43; ZUNI, NM; Owner: ZUNI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • K08HQ (Channel 8; CHINLE, AZ; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
  • K02EY (Channel 2; ZUNI, NM; Owner: ZUNI TRIBE T.V.)
  • K09FR (Channel 9; ZUNI PUEBLO, NM; Owner: ZUNI COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY)
  • K16DL (Channel 16; ZUNI PUEBLO, NM; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
  • K39FY (Channel 39; ZUNI, NM; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Arlen P Quetawki, Near Intersection Of Nm 32 & Rt. Z-4, 5.8 Km Ne Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 15.8 m
    Registrant: Zuni Safety Of Dams Program, Zuni, NM 87327, Phone: (505) 782-5852, Email:
  • Vicki Schultheis, 3.5 Mi Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 87 m, Overall height: 87 m
    Registrant: Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP, 3000 K Street Nw, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20007, Phone: (202) 424-7673, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • BLACK ROCK, 3.5 Mi Ne Of, Overall height: 86.9 m, Call Sign: KOC31
    Assigned Frequencies : 6286.19 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 2118.40 MHz, 2121.60 MHz, 6315.84 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/17/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 01/04/2008
    Registrant: Phone: (360) 905-6839

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