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Population in July 2007: 8,742.
Males: 4,208  (48.1%)
Females: 4,534  (51.9%)

Median resident age:  24.9 years
New Mexico median age:  34.6 years

Zip codes: 87420.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $34,208 (it was $24,523 in 2000)
Shiprock:  $34,208
New Mexico:  $43,508

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $11,783

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $73,075 (it was $35,500 in 2000)
Shiprock:  $73,075
New Mexico:  $165,100

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $106,113; Detached houses: $100,183; Townhouses or other attached units: $10,405; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $10,527; Mobile homes: $68,478

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Races in Shiprock:

  • American Indian (97.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Shiprock: 75.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4900 feet

Land area: 15.9 square miles.

Population density: 550 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Shiprock

  • High school or higher: 66.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 15.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shiprock CDP

  • Never married: 39.5%
  • Now married: 43.5%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

41 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
New Mexico:  8.2%


According to our research there were 24 registered sex offenders living in Shiprock, New Mexico in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Shiprock to the number of sex offenders is 364 to 1.

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

Shiprock:  0.7% ($246)
New Mexico:  0.7% ($699)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rio Rancho, NM (153.6 miles , pop. 51,765).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (164.5 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (296.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Nenahnezad, NM (3.9 miles ), Beclabito, NM (4.3 miles ), Ojo Amarillo, NM (4.3 miles ), Kirtland, NM (4.4 miles ), Upper Fruitland, NM (4.7 miles ), Burnham, NM (4.8 miles ), Teec Nos Pos, AZ (4.9 miles ), Ute Mountain, CO (5.1 miles ).

Latitude: 36.79 N, Longitude: 108.69 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +645 (+7.9%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,254 (57.7%)

Area code: 505

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (16%)
  • Utilities (12%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)



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Shiprock-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Mexico state average. It is 98% 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 58.4 miles away from Shiprock center
On 6/25/1991 at 21:02:13, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 MD, Depth: 0.8 mi) earthquake occurred 96.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospital/medical center in Shiprock:
  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (P O BOX 160)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Shiprock:
  • LIFECOURSE CENTER FOR REHAB SERVICES (about 30 miles; FARMINGTON, NM)
  • SAN JUAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 30 miles; FARMINGTON, NM)
  • SOUTHWEST HEALTH SYSTEM INC (about 41 miles; CORTEZ, CO)

Political contributions by individuals in Shiprock, NM

Airports located in Shiprock:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shiprock:
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 31 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 58 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
  • NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE (about 153 miles; HOLBROOK, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,177)
  • MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 158 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; FT enrollment: 4,415)
  • ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 162 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,147)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 164 miles; GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 165 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Radio station KGLX/KFXR 99.1 in Gallup and 107.3 in Chinle also come in pretty good in Shiprock. added by Sam B

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Notable locations in Shiprock: Hogback Ruin Historic Site (A), Mitten Rock Archaeological District (B), Pictured Cliffs Historic Site (C), Shiprock Weather Station (D), Shiprock Community Health Center Library (E), Navajo Community College Library (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Shiprock include: Blue Gap/Four Corners United Methodist Church (A), Shiprock United Methodist Church (B), Mesa View Assembly Church (C), First Baptist Church (D), Beclabito Chapel (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Shiprock Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Baker Arroyo (A), Rattlesnake Wash (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Shiprock Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  3.7 people
New Mexico:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  84.6%
Whole state:  68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  9.3%
Whole state:  6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  39.2%
Whole state:  18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  12.0%
Whole state:  7.8%

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Shiprock compared to New Mexico state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Shiprock (2009 data):
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Shiprock Branch at U S Highway491 N, branch established on 1956-01-03. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company



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2004 Presidential Election results in San Juan County New Mexico:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (56%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • Coal or coke (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Shiprock

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.


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 Shiprock:
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KENN (1390 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO, LLC)
  • KNDN (960 AM; 5 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: BASIN BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KRZE (1280 AM; 5 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: J. THOMAS DEVELOPMENT OF NM, INC.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLLV (550 AM; daytime; 2 kW; BREEN, CO; Owner: DAYSTAR RADIO, LTD.)
  • KIUP (930 AM; 5 kW; DURANGO, CO; Owner: FOUR CORNERS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KVFC (740 AM; 1 kW; CORTEZ, CO; Owner: WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO., LLC)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Shiprock:
  • KRTZ (98.7 FM; CORTEZ, CO; Owner: WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO., LLC)
  • K289AD (105.7 FM; CHINLE, AZ; Owner: PROCLAIMING CHRIST'S LOVE MINISTRIES)
  • K232DA (94.3 FM; HESPERUS, CO; Owner: NATIVE AMERICAN CHRISTIAN VOICE, INC.)
  • K237CR (95.3 FM; HESPERUS, CO; Owner: NATIVE AMERICAN CHRISTIAN VOICE, INC.)
  • KNMI (88.9 FM; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: NAVAJO MISSIONS, INC.)
  • KIQX (101.3 FM; DURANGO, CO; Owner: FOUR CORNERS BROADCASTINGS, LLC)
  • KISZ-FM1 (97.9 FM; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO, LLC)
  • KISZ-FM (97.9 FM; CORTEZ, CO; Owner: WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO, LLC)
  • K242AJ (96.3 FM; MANCOS, CO; Owner: SOUTHWEST COLORADO TV TRANSLATOR. ASSOCIATION)
  • K265DC (100.9 FM; CORTEZ, ETC., CO; Owner: NAVAJO MISSIONS, INC.)
  • K281AC (104.1 FM; MANCOS, CO; Owner: SOUTHWEST COLORADO TV TRANSLATOR. ASSOCIATION)
  • K287AC (105.3 FM; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: KUTE, INC.)
  • KDAG (96.9 FM; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KAZX (102.9 FM; KIRTLAND, NM; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTRA-FM (102.1 FM; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • K230AF (93.9 FM; KIRTLAND, NM; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KWYK-FM (94.9 FM; AZTEC, NM; Owner: BASIN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRWN (92.9 FM; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO, LLC)
  • KPCL (95.7 FM; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: VOICE MINISTRIES OF FARMINGTON)
  • KSJE (90.9 FM; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: SAN JUAN COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Shiprock:
  • K48AW (Channel 48; SHIPROCK, NM; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • K08HQ (Channel 8; CHINLE, AZ; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)

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

Shiprock, New Mexico:
  • Fatal accident count: 113
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 135
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 48
  • Fatalities: 137
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 343
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 13
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 Shiprock fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 78 meters (256ft)
Total costs: $7,537,000
Total average daily traffic: 26,503
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,469
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 33,948

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Shiprock)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Shiprock, NM)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KB5SPU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00864795
    Grant Date: 05/19/2004, Expiration Date: 05/19/2014
    Registrant: Jerome Johnson Jr, Shiprock, NM 87420
  • Call Sign: KE5MJC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01243237
    Grant Date: 02/06/2007, Expiration Date: 02/06/2017, Certifier: Treva L Frank
    Registrant: Treva L Frank, Shiprock, NM 87420
  • Call Sign: WB7STX, Previous Call Sign: KE7WUS, Licensee ID: L01440682
    Grant Date: 11/18/2008, Expiration Date: 11/18/2018, Certifier: Louis St Germaine
    Registrant: Louis St. Germaine, Shiprock, NM 87420


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: RAVEN S55A (Balloon, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 60 mph), Engine: None
    N-Number: 1159R , Serial Number: S55A-149A, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 05/29/1990
    Registrant (Individual): Ben L Montano, Po Box 2109, Shiprock, NM 87420



Shiprock on our top lists:
  • #31 on the list of "Top 100 cities with lowest ratio of median house value to median household income (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #49 on the list of "Top 100 cities with smallest houses (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #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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