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McKinley County

Population in July 2007: 1,969.
Males: 922  (46.9%)
Females: 1,047  (53.1%)

Median resident age:  16.9 years
New Mexico median age:  34.6 years

Zip codes: 87328.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,999 (it was $14,688 in 2000)
Navajo:  $24,999
New Mexico:  $41,452

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $6,749
Navajo:  $6,749
New Mexico:  $21,822

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $32,578 (it was $22,000 in 2000)
Navajo:  $32,578
New Mexico:  $155,400

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Races in Navajo:

  • American Indian (96.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Navajo: 72.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Current Local Time: MST time zone

Land area: 2.26 square miles.

Population density: 871 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Navajo

  • High school or higher: 56.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 34.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Navajo CDP

  • Never married: 51.8%
  • Now married: 35.8%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 5.1%

9 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.4%
New Mexico:  8.2%


According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Navajo, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Navajo to the number of sex offenders is 985 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

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

Navajo:  0.9% ($199)
New Mexico:  0.7% ($699)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rio Rancho, NM (139.4 miles , pop. 51,765).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (146.9 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (238.8 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Sawmill, AZ (2.7 miles ), Crystal, NM (3.0 miles ), Fort Defiance, AZ (3.4 miles ), Nakaibito, NM (3.9 miles ), Tohatchi, NM (4.0 miles ), Window Rock, AZ (4.0 miles ), Reservation, NM (4.1 miles ), St. Michaels, AZ (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 35.91 N, Longitude: 109.03 W

Area code: 505

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (27%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (29%)
  • Social assistance (15%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Gasoline stations (6%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Carpenters (20%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
  • Painters and paperhangers (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Child care workers (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)



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Hospitals/medical centers near Navajo:
  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; FORT DEFIANCE, AZ)
  • GALLUP INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; GALLUP, NM)
  • REHOBOTH MCKINLEY CHRISTIAN HEALTH SER (about 28 miles; GALLUP, NM)

Political contributions by individuals in Navajo, NM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Navajo:
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 79 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
  • NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE (about 93 miles; HOLBROOK, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,177)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 117 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 146 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 148 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 148 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
  • NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (about 171 miles; FLAGSTAFF, AZ; FT enrollment: 15,758)
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Public elementary/middle schools in Navajo:
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Notable location: Navajo Community Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Zilditloi Wash (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  4.4 people
New Mexico:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  85.5%
Whole state:  68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  13.3%
Whole state:  6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  67.4%
Whole state:  18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  39.5%
Whole state:  7.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Navajo, NM



Navajo compared to New Mexico 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 significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in 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 significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School


Navajo travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in McKinley County New Mexico:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (52%)
  • Electricity (27%)
  • Wood (17%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)


Religion statistics for Navajo

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 Navajo:
  • 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)
  • KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KENN (1390 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO, LLC)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KNDN (960 AM; 5 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: BASIN BROADCASTING CO.)
  • 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.)
  • KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • KPXQ (1360 AM; 50 kW; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRKE (1100 AM; 5 kW; MILAN, NM; Owner: CIBOLA RADIO COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Navajo:
  • KGLX (99.1 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K289AD (105.7 FM; CHINLE, AZ; Owner: PROCLAIMING CHRIST'S LOVE MINISTRIES)
  • KGLP (91.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: GALLUP PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KXXI (93.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
  • KWRK (96.1 FM; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KFXR-FM (107.3 FM; CHINLE, AZ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KWIM (102.7 FM; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)

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

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Navajo, New Mexico:
  • Fatal accident count: 11
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
  • Fatalities: 18
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 38
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
New Mexico average:
  • Fatal accident count: 129
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 184
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 54
  • Fatalities: 141
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 352
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 21
See more detailed statistics of Navajo fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total costs: $2,100,000
Total average daily traffic: 8,443
Total average daily truck traffic: 844
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 9,900

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • Police Hdqtrs, Call Sign: KXV496, Licensee ID: L00014256
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.950 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/21/1995, Expiration Date: 04/09/2000, Cancelation Date: 10/29/2000
    Registrant: Navajo Tribe, Window Rock, AZ 86515-2892, Phone: (602) 871-4941
  • Water Tank S, Call Sign: KNEB613, Licensee ID: L00045908
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.463 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/25/2002, Expiration Date: 10/22/2012
    Registrant: Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504
  • Lat: 35.904167 Lon: -109.036889, Call Sign: WQIA349
    Assigned Frequencies : 72.1400 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/06/2007, Expiration Date: 12/06/2017, Certifier: David Irvine
    Registrant: Primex Wireless, Inc., 965 Wells St, Lake Geneva, WI 53147, Phone: (800) 537-0464

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4
  • STATION, 6.79 Mi Ne Of, Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WNTH662
    Assigned Frequencies : 957.950 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/08/1995, Expiration Date: 12/08/2000, Cancelation Date: 03/11/2001
    Registrant: Phone: (515) 752-5820
  • 11 Mi N Of, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WPNN678
    Assigned Frequencies : 956.318 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/04/2008, Expiration Date: 09/30/2018
    Registrant: Williams Energy Services, One Williams Center, Md 33-6, Tulsa, OK 74121-2103, Phone: (918) 573-5731, Fax: (918) 732-7599, Email:
  • NAVAJO DAM, 6.79 Mi Ne, Structure height: 60.4 m, Call Sign: WPOT381
    Assigned Frequencies : 952.256 MHz, 928.256 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/14/2009, Expiration Date: 04/06/2019
    Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
  • MESTANES PEAK MASTER, 28.9 Km E Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 12.2 m, Overall height: 14.6 m, Call Sign: WPQS884
    Assigned Frequencies : 941.381 MHz, 932.381 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/28/2000, Expiration Date: 09/28/2010, Certifier: Dennis Skruhak
    Registrant: Keller And Heckman, LP, 1001 G Street, Nw, Suite 500 W, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: KC6USY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00594521
    Grant Date: 11/14/2002, Expiration Date: 02/09/2013, Certifier: Brenda Davis
    Registrant: Brenda Davis, Navajo, NM 87328
  • Call Sign: KC6USZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00594515
    Grant Date: 11/14/2002, Expiration Date: 02/09/2013, Certifier: James D Davis
    Registrant: James D Davis, Navajo, NM 87328

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