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Apache County

Population in July 2007: 1,089.
Males: 527  (48.5%)
Females: 562  (51.5%)

Median resident age:  25.5 years
Arizona median age:  34.2 years

Zip codes: 86506.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $16,221 (it was $12,353 in 2000)
Houck:  $16,221
Arizona:  $50,958

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $6,484

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $80,035 (it was $20,600 in 2000)
Houck:  $80,035
Arizona:  $229,200

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Races in Houck:

  • American Indian (97.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Houck: 85.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6042 feet

Land area: 42.4 square miles.

Population density: 26 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Houck

  • High school or higher: 51.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 24.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Houck CDP

  • Never married: 40.0%
  • Now married: 43.6%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 6.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Arizona:  12.8%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in May 2009.

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

Houck:  1.0% ($199)
Arizona:  0.9% ($962)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Coconino, AZ (128.8 miles , pop. 74,488).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (149.0 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (202.4 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Puerco, AZ (5.1 miles ), Zuni Pueblo, NM (5.2 miles ), St. Michaels, AZ (5.2 miles ), Tse Bonito, NM (5.3 miles ), Window Rock, AZ (5.4 miles ), Black Rock, NM (5.4 miles ), Zuni, NM (5.4 miles ), Rock Springs, NM (5.7 miles ).

Latitude: 35.28 N, Longitude: 109.24 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 505

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (28%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (13%)
  • Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (12%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (12%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Rail transportation (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (27%)
  • Educational services (24%)
  • Public administration (17%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (5%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (16%)
  • Construction laborers (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Painters and paperhangers (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (33%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)



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Houck-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arizona 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 75.6 miles away from Houck center
On 11/24/2004 at 10:16:38, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Houck:
  • SAGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; GANADO, AZ)
  • GALLUP INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; GALLUP, NM)
  • REHOBOTH MCKINLEY CHRISTIAN HEALTH SER (about 28 miles; GALLUP, NM)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Houck:
  • NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE (about 57 miles; HOLBROOK, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,177)
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 121 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 146 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 149 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 152 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 160 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
  • NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (about 161 miles; FLAGSTAFF, AZ; FT enrollment: 15,758)

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Notable locations in Houck: Big Arrow Trading Post (A), John Silver Spring Well (B), Murphy Well (C), Spencers Well (D), Navajo Community Center (E), Houck Railroad Station (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Houck include: Good News Mission (A), Saint Anselm Mission (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Black Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  3.5 people
Arizona:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  75.0%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.8%
Whole state:  6.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  53.5%
Whole state:  13.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  21.2%
Whole state:  6.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Houck, AZ



Houck compared to Arizona state average:
  • Median household income significantly below 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Houck travel time to work


Houck mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Apache County Arizona:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Wood (62%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Utility gas (3%)


Religion statistics for Houck

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 49.87%
Here49.9%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchLDS (Mormon) ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionEpiscopal ChurchAssemblies of God
Adherents57.7%25.8%3.2%3.0%2.8%
Congregations15.7%20.9%12.2%5.2%8.7%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Christian Reformed Church in North AmericaBaha'iChurches of ChristOther
Adherents1.4%1.1%0.6%0.6%3.7%
Congregations4.3%2.6%1.7%3.5%25.2%
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.


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:
from McKinley County, NM  2.59% ($21,378 average AGI)
from Maricopa County, AZ  2.07% ($30,151)
from San Juan County, NM  1.74% ($27,027)


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:
to Maricopa County, AZ  2.36% ($24,904 average AGI)
to McKinley County, NM  2.22% ($22,212)
to Navajo County, AZ  1.57% ($25,415)


Strongest AM radio stations in Houck:
  • 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.)
  • KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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.)
  • KDJI (1270 AM; 5 kW; HOLBROOK, AZ; Owner: PETRACOM OF HOLBROOK, L.L.C.)
  • KMIK (1580 AM; 50 kW; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KPXQ (1360 AM; 50 kW; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRKE (1100 AM; 5 kW; MILAN, NM; Owner: CIBOLA RADIO COMPANY)
  • KVWM (970 AM; 5 kW; SHOW LOW, AZ; Owner: PETRACOM OF SHOW LOW, LLC)
  • KTHR (1230 AM; 1 kW; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Houck:
  • KXXI (93.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
  • KWRK (96.1 FM; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KGLX (99.1 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KGLP (91.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: GALLUP PUBLIC RADIO)

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


Houck fatal accident list:
Feb 26, 2006 02:27 AM, I-40, Lat: 35.282725, Lon: -109.228958, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 6, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 17, 1980 08:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 12 meters (39ft)
Total costs: $1,800,000
Total average daily traffic: 400
Total average daily truck traffic: 12
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 468

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Jerri L Janjua, 3.4 Mi Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 113.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00270093
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless (Vaw) LLC, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Houck HBD, Bnsf Mp 188.1 Hbd, Type: Building, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: WPZP609
    Assigned Frequencies : 160.935 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/13/2004, Expiration Date: 02/13/2014, Certifier: Robert C Leedham
    Registrant: Bnsf, 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4613, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • HOUCK, 3.6 Ese, Overall height: 103.6 m, Call Sign: WMS710, Licensee ID: L00129894
    Assigned Frequencies : 6551.25 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/23/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 04/09/2008, Certifier: Brian D Kidney
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless (Vaw) LLC
  • Houck, 3.4 Miles Se Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 113.4 m, Call Sign: WPUX380
    Assigned Frequencies : 6345.49 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/21/2002, Expiration Date: 05/21/2012, Certifier: Richard A Craig
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: WA7HRV, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 10/13/1995, Expiration Date: 10/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 10/02/2003
    Registrant: Richard G Baumann, Houck, AZ 86506



Houck on our top lists:
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Health technologists and technicians"
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores"
  • #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers"
  • #16 on the list of "Top 100 cities with smallest houses"
  • #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants"
  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Personal care and service occupations:"
  • #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores"
  • #38 (86506) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Other groups first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
  • #74 (86506) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of residents speaking other language at home"
  • #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
  • #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"

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