Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This place: |  29.5% | | Whole state: |  13.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This place: | 16.4% | | Whole state: | 6.2% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fort Defiance, AZ
People in group quarters in Fort Defiance
- 15 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
Fort Defiance compared to Arizona state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house 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
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2004 Presidential Election results in Apache County Arizona:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (53%)
- Wood (25%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
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Religion statistics for Fort Defiance
| Name | Catholic Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Southern Baptist Convention | Episcopal Church | Assemblies of God |
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| Adherents | 57.7% | 25.8% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2.8% |
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| Congregations | 15.7% | 20.9% | 12.2% | 5.2% | 8.7% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Reformed Church in North America | Baha'i | Churches of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 3.7% |
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| Congregations | 4.3% | 2.6% | 1.7% | 3.5% | 25.2% |
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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.
12.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,627 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 12.14% | | Arizona average: | 8.20% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($131 average AGI)| Apache County: | 0.09% | | Arizona average: | 0.18% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
11.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,438 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.61% | | Arizona average: | 5.96% |
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Defiance:
- 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)
- KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KTHR (1230 AM; 1 kW; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
- KENN (1390 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO, LLC)
- KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
- KNDN (960 AM; 5 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: BASIN BROADCASTING CO.)
- KRKE (1100 AM; 5 kW; MILAN, NM; Owner: CIBOLA RADIO COMPANY)
- KPXQ (1360 AM; 50 kW; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Defiance:
- KWIM (102.7 FM; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KWRK (96.1 FM; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
- KGLX (99.1 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KXXI (93.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
- KGLP (91.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: GALLUP PUBLIC RADIO)
- K289AD (105.7 FM; CHINLE, AZ; Owner: PROCLAIMING CHRIST'S LOVE MINISTRIES)
- KYVA (103.7 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
- KKOR (94.5 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Fort Defiance:
- K08HQ (Channel 8; CHINLE, AZ; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
- K68BL (Channel 68; NAVAJO COMP STATION, AZ; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Fort Defiance, Arizona:
- Fatal accident count: 14
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 14
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 33
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Arizona average:
- Fatal accident count: 267
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 427
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 100
- Fatalities: 288
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 765
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 45
See more detailed statistics of Fort Defiance fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 20 meters (66ft)
Total costs: $253,000
Total average daily traffic: 18,504
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,892
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 21,649
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- Piney Hill, 11.2 Miles Wnw Of, Call Sign: KNKN208
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 11/02/1999, Expiration Date: 10/01/2009
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, 1650 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8678, Fax: (703) 584-8694, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Fort Defiance, AZ)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6- MT ADAIR, .5 Mi N Of Int Of Navajo Rt 7 & Navajo Rt 12, Type: Tower, Structure height: 51.8 m, Call Sign: WNEO344
Assigned Frequencies : 22275.0 MHz, 6675.00 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6123.10 MHz
Grant Date: 03/29/2000, Expiration Date: 06/13/2010
Registrant: Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504-0170, Phone: (928) 729-6222, Fax: (520) 729-6210, Email:
- PINEY HILL, Piney Hill 10 Mi Nw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 53.3 m, Overall height: 53.6 m, Call Sign: WNEO345
22325.0 MHz, 23475.0 MHz, 6835.00 MHz, 6825.00 MHz, 6845.00 MHz, 6725.00 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6375.14 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6404.79 MHz
Grant Date: 06/08/2001, Expiration Date: 08/29/2011
Registrant: Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504-0170, Phone: (928) 729-6222, Fax: (520) 729-6210, Email:
- STATION, Blue Canyon Dam, Structure height: 19.8 m, Call Sign: WNEO346
Assigned Frequencies : 23525.0 MHz
Grant Date: 05/03/2001, Expiration Date: 07/18/2011
Registrant: Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504-0170, Phone: (520) 729-6222, Fax: (520) 729-6210, Email:
- STATION, Piney Hill Approx 10 Mi W Of, Overall height: 57.6 m, Call Sign: WNTC356
Assigned Frequencies : 952.356 MHz, 928.356 MHz
Grant Date: 02/22/2000, Expiration Date: 03/21/2010
Registrant: Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504-0170, Phone: (520) 729-6222, Fax: (520) 729-6210, Email:
- FORT DEFIANCE, 3 Mi N Of, Overall height: 22.9 m, Call Sign: WPJE666, Licensee ID: L00011882
Assigned Frequencies : 22875.0 MHz, 11055.0 MHz
Grant Date: 07/27/1998, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: Mci Worldcom Network Services Inc, 2270 Lakeside Dr, Richardson, TX 75082 - FT DEFIANCE, Ft Defiance Close At Post Office, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: WQJS269
Assigned Frequencies : 17815.0 MHz
Grant Date: 12/10/2008, Expiration Date: 12/10/2018, Certifier: Richard Watkins
Registrant: Americas Communications LLC, 2502 East University Dr Bldg. B-2 Suite 290, Phoenix, AZ 85034, Phone: (602) 304-1760, Fax: (877) 284-0791, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6- Call Sign: KB7LTK, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 10/09/1990, Expiration Date: 10/09/2000, Cancelation Date: 10/10/2002
Registrant: Kellamay Kelly, Fha Hsng 15, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504 - Call Sign: KC7BLF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00738647
Grant Date: 03/17/2004, Expiration Date: 03/29/2014
Registrant: Jennifer A Murga, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504 - Call Sign: KC7BLG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00738645
Grant Date: 03/17/2004, Expiration Date: 03/29/2014
Registrant: Ricardo Murga, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504 - Call Sign: N7XVN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00454192
Grant Date: 01/23/2002, Expiration Date: 04/21/2012
Registrant: Larry B Dunn, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504 - Call Sign: N7XXZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00454107
Grant Date: 01/23/2002, Expiration Date: 04/21/2012
Registrant: Larry N Haynie, Box 1091, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504 - Call Sign: N7ZNG, Previous Call Sign: KB7IOW
Grant Date: 06/30/1992, Expiration Date: 06/30/2002, Cancelation Date: 07/01/2004
Registrant: May Yuan, Box 27, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504
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