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San Juan County

Population in 2010: 311. Population change since 2000: -10.4%
Males: 138  (44.4%)
Females: 173  (55.6%)

Median resident age:  37.4 years
New Mexico median age:  45.5 years

Zip codes: 87328.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $29,750 (it was $24,722 in 2000)
Crystal:

$29,750
New Mexico:

$43,028
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $12,994

Crystal CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $119,890 (it was $29,600 in 2000)
Crystal:

$119,890
New Mexico:

$160,900
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $178,965; Detached houses: $210,138; Mobile homes: $45,370

Median gross rent in 2009: $733.

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Crystal races chart
  • American Indian alone - 305 (98.1%)
  • White alone - 3 (1.0%)
  • Two or more races - 2 (0.6%)
  • Hispanic - 1 (0.3%)

Races in Crystal detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Crystal: 84.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Norwegian (2.0%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 7520 feet

Land area: 4.40 square miles.

Population density: 71 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Crystal:

  • High school or higher: 68.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 40.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Crystal CDP:

  • Never married: 40.8%
  • Now married: 30.1%
  • Separated: 7.1%
  • Widowed: 11.2%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
New Mexico:  8.2%



According to our research of New Mexico and other state lists there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Crystal, New Mexico as of June 17, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in Crystal to the number of sex offenders is 186 to 1.


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $-1 (100.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $-1
Crystal satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rio Rancho, NM (140.0 miles , pop. 51,765).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (148.1 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (246.4 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Navajo, NM (3.0 miles ), Sawmill, AZ (3.7 miles ), Naschitti, NM (4.1 miles ), Sheep Springs, NM (4.2 miles ), Tohatchi, NM (4.3 miles ), Reservation, NM (4.4 miles ), Nakaibito, NM (4.4 miles ), Fort Defiance, AZ (4.5 miles ).

Latitude: 36.03 N, Longitude: 108.99 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 505

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

6.8%
New Mexico:

6.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Transportation and warehousing (30%)
  • Educational services (22%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (13%)
  • Utilities (13%)
  • Health care and social assistance (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
  • Public administration (38%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (28%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (12%)
  • Health care and social assistance (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (23%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (23%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Business operations specialists (11%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (9%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (27%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (19%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (19%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (17%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)

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Earthquake activity:

Crystal-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Mexico state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/6/2008 at 20:09:59, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, Depth: 6.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 95.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in San Juan County (6) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Fires: 2, Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Crystal:

  • FORT DEFIANCE INDIAN HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Federal, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; FORT DEFIANCE, AZ)
  • GALLUP INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Federal, provides emergency services, about 36 miles away; GALLUP, NM)
  • REHOBOTH MCKINLEY CHRISTIAN HEALTH SER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 36 miles away; GALLUP, NM)

Political contributions by individuals in Crystal, NM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crystal:

  • San Juan College (about 69 miles; Farmington, NM; Full-time enrollment: 3,028)
  • Fort Lewis College (about 107 miles; Durango, CO; FT enrollment: 3,463)
  • University of Phoenix-Albuquerque Campus (about 148 miles; Albuquerque, NM; FT enrollment: 5,120)
  • University of New Mexico-Main Campus (about 148 miles; Albuquerque, NM; FT enrollment: 19,438)
  • Central New Mexico Community College (about 149 miles; Albuquerque, NM; FT enrollment: 8,765)
  • Northern Arizona University (about 161 miles; Flagstaff, AZ; FT enrollment: 17,288)
  • Adams State College (about 199 miles; Alamosa, CO; FT enrollment: 2,076)

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Reservoir: Sage Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
San Juan County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2009 was 32.2. This is about average.
City:

32.2
U.S.:

34.8
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 34.7. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 20.2 miles away from the city center.
City:

34.7
U.S.:

24.2


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 28.6%
(30.7% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  3.0 people
New Mexico:  2.3 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.6%
Whole state:  60.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.0%
Whole state:  6.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Crystal, NM


Crystal compared to New Mexico state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Crystal travel time to work - commute
Crystal mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
  • Wood (39%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Utility gas (5%)


2004 Presidential Election results in San Juan County New Mexico:


2008 Presidential Election results in San Juan County New Mexico:
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Religion statistics for Crystal (based on San Juan County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 40.27%
Here40.3%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchLDS (Mormon) ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of God
Adherents29.5%21.7%21.3%7.2%4.2%
Congregations8.0%15.3%13.9%5.8%8.0%
NameChurches of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchOther
Adherents3.1%1.9%1.4%1.3%8.3%
Congregations8.8%2.2%3.6%3.6%30.7%
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 10
This county:

0.82 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

1.44 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
San Juan County:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
San Juan County:

0.41 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

0.32 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 70
This county:

5.73 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

4.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 62
San Juan County:

5.07 / 10,000 pop.
New Mexico:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

7.3%
New Mexico:

6.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

26.4%
New Mexico:

22.1%

7.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,027 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.64%
New Mexico average:

7.94%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($940 average AGI)
San Juan County:

0.07%
New Mexico average:

0.21%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from McKinley County, NM  1.55% ($22,080 average AGI)
from Bernalillo County, NM  0.50% ($29,241)
from Apache County, AZ  0.49% ($24,600)


8.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,627 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.38%
New Mexico average:

7.42%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($134 average AGI)
San Juan County:

0.05%
New Mexico average:

0.14%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to McKinley County, NM  1.71% ($21,497 average AGI)
to Apache County, AZ  0.69% ($27,027)
to Bernalillo County, NM  0.68% ($28,983)

Strongest AM radio stations in Crystal:

  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KGAK (1330 AM; 5 kW; GALLUP, NM; Owner: KRJG, INC.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KENN (1390 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO, LLC)
  • KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KNDN (960 AM; 5 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: BASIN BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • KRZE (1280 AM; 5 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: J. THOMAS DEVELOPMENT OF NM, INC.)
  • KDWN (720 AM; 50 kW; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: RADIO NEVADA CORP.)
  • KPXQ (1360 AM; 50 kW; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Crystal:

  • K289AD (105.7 FM; CHINLE, AZ; Owner: PROCLAIMING CHRIST'S LOVE MINISTRIES)
  • KGLX (99.1 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KGLP (91.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: GALLUP PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KXXI (93.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
  • KFXR-FM (107.3 FM; CHINLE, AZ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KWRK (96.1 FM; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)

TV broadcast stations around Crystal:

  • K08HQ (Channel 8; CHINLE, AZ; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)

Crystal fatal accident list:

Apr 5, 2007 07:05 PM, Navajo Route 12, Lat: 36.017819, Lon: -109.028672, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Jan 20, 2006 11:48 AM, Sr-34, Lat: 36.057328, Lon: -108.975992, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Jul 17, 1976 04:50 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total costs: $1,045,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,121
Total average daily truck traffic: 101
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 2,481


Crystal on our top lists:

  • #83 on the list of "Top 100 highest located cities"
  • #28 (87328) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Other groups first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
  • #83 (87328) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of residents speaking other language at home"
  • #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
  • #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"

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