Zuni, New Mexico

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Population in July 2007: 7,278.

Males: 3,487	(47.9%)
Females: 3,791	(52.1%)

Median resident age:	28.0 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Zip code: 87327

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,949 (it was $21,122 in 2000)

Zuni:	$35,949
New Mexico:	$41,452

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $10,345

Zuni:	$10,345
New Mexico:	$21,822

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $77,298 (it was $52,200 in 2000)

Zuni:	$77,298
New Mexico:	$155,400

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Races in Zuni:

White Non-Hispanic (3.2%)
Hispanic (2.1%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Zuni: 75.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Land area: 503.2 square miles.

Population density: 14 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Zuni

High school or higher: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 21.6%
Mean travel time to work: 13.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Zuni CCD

Never married: 39.4%
Now married: 49.1%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 6.4%
Divorced: 5.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.3%
New Mexico:	8.2%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Zuni, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Zuni to the number of sex offenders is 1820 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

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

Zuni:	0.5% ($254)
New Mexico:	0.7% ($699)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rio Rancho, NM (119.7 miles , pop. 51,765).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (122.5 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (217.7 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Black Rock, NM (1.2 miles ), Zuni Pueblo, NM (2.1 miles ), Ramah, NM (4.1 miles ), Pinehill, NM (4.7 miles) , Zuni-Ramah Navajo, NM (4.8 miles ), Fence Lake, NM (5.1 miles) , Red Rock, NM (5.3 miles ), Houck, AZ (5.4 miles ).

Latitude: 35.10 N, Longitude: 108.78 W

Area code: 505

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (15%)
Public administration (13%)
Educational services (11%)
Health care (7%)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (21%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (15%)
Health care (13%)
Public administration (9%)
Social assistance (9%)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Zuni-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Mexico state average. It is 100% 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 98.2 miles away from Zuni center
On 9/8/2007 at 07:15:40, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/24/2004 at 10:16:38, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospital/medical center in Zuni:

ZUNI PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (P O BOX 467)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Zuni:

GALLUP INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; GALLUP, NM)
REHOBOTH MCKINLEY CHRISTIAN HEALTH SER (about 31 miles; GALLUP, NM)
SAGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; GANADO, AZ)

Political contributions by individuals in Zuni, NM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Zuni:

NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE (about 79 miles; HOLBROOK, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,177)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 120 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 122 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)
ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 123 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 126 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 161 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 166 miles; THATCHER, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,085)

Public high schools in Zuni:

ZUNI HIGH (Students: 468; Location: 1203 S. HWY 53; Grades: 09-12)
TWIN BUTTES HIGH (Students: 61; Location: 16 ST. ANTHONY DRIVE; Grades: 08-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Zuni:

DOWA YALANNE ELEM (Students: 254; Location: 22 SALT LAKE ROAD; Grades: KG-04)
SHIWI ELEMENTARY (Students: 235; Location: 10 NORTH SANDY SPRINGS R; Grades: KG-04)
ZUNI MID SCHOOL (Students: 232; Location: 447 MID SCHOOL DRIVE; Grades: 07-08)

Private elementary/middle schools in Zuni:

ST ANTHONY SCHOOL (Students: 177; Location: BOX 486; Grades: KG - 8)
ZURI CHRISTIAN MISSION SCHOOL (Students: 133; Location: P O BOX 445; Grades: KG - 8)

See full list of schools located in Zuni, School District: ZUNI PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Library in Zuni:

ZUNI PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $103,502; Location: 27 E. CHAVEZ CIRCLE; 5,611 books; 1,252 audio materials; 2,459 video materials; 61 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Zuni: Yellow House Historic Site (A), Zuni Weather Station (B), Kechiba:wa Ruin (C), Kwa'kin'a Historic Site (D), Kyaki:ma Historic Site (E), Bosson Ranch (F), Nutria Campground (G), Ojo Pueblo (H), Pueblo de los Muertos Historic Site (I), COA Number 1 Windmill (J), Heshotauthla Historic Site (K), Soldado Ruin (L), Village of the Great Kivas Historic Site (M), Museum of Zuni (N). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Zuni: Saint Anthony Parish (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Black Rock Reservoir (A), Tekapo Reservoir (B), Jacks Lake (C), Eustace Lake (D), Nutria Diversion Reservoir (E), Nutria Reservoir Number 2 (F), Nutria Reservoir Number 3 (G), Nutria Reservoir Number 4 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pescado, Rio (A), Oak Wash (B), Nutria, Rio (C), Bosson Wash (D), Cebolla Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Zuni: Pueblo of Zuni Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Tourist attraction: Zuni Tribal Archives (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 22 B Avenue) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Hotel: Inn at Halona (23 Pia Mesa) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	4.2 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	70.3%
Whole state:	68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.3%
Whole state:	6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	45.9%
Whole state:	18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	21.0%
Whole state:	7.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Zuni, NM

People in group quarters in Zuni

27 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
12 people in religious group quarters
9 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Zuni compared to New Mexico state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in McKinley County New Mexico:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Wood (62%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%) Utility gas (4%) Electricity (4%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Zuni

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Reformed Church in North America	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	55.0%	16.7%	8.0%	5.4%	3.2%
Congregations	16.0%	14.8%	8.6%	11.1%	9.9%

Name	Assemblies of God	United Methodist Church	Church of the Nazarene	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Other religions
Adherents	3.1%	1.7%	1.1%	1.0%	4.9%
Congregations	9.9%	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 Zuni:

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)
KRKE (1100 AM; 5 kW; MILAN, NM; Owner: CIBOLA RADIO COMPANY)
KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
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.)
KMIK (1580 AM; 50 kW; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KPXQ (1360 AM; 50 kW; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Zuni:

KSHI (90.9 FM; ZUNI, NM; Owner: ZUNI COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY)
KXXI (93.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
KGLX (99.1 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
K297AG (107.3 FM; ZUNI, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KYVA (103.7 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
KKOR (94.5 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
KGLP (91.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: GALLUP PUBLIC RADIO)
KXTC (99.9 FM; THOREAU, NM; Owner: KXTC, L.L.C.)
KQLV (105.5 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KTDB (89.7 FM; RAMAH, NM; Owner: RAMAH NAVAJO SCHOOL BOARD, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Zuni:

K43DL (Channel 43; ZUNI, NM; Owner: ZUNI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT)
K08HQ (Channel 8; CHINLE, AZ; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
K02EY (Channel 2; ZUNI, NM; Owner: ZUNI TRIBE T.V.)
K09FR (Channel 9; ZUNI PUEBLO, NM; Owner: ZUNI COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY)
K16DL (Channel 16; ZUNI PUEBLO, NM; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
K39FY (Channel 39; ZUNI, NM; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)

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

Zuni, New Mexico:

Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: -1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: -1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: -1

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 Zuni fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2

Approx. 1.1 Miles North Of Nm-53 And 2.3 Miles West Of Nm-32, Call Sign: KNKN264
Grant Date: 10/11/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Erik Young
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
Approx 6.5 Mi (10.5 Km) Ne Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: KNKR316
869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz... (+8 more)
Grant Date: 10/22/2008, Expiration Date: 11/05/2018
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, 1650 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8678, Fax: (703) 584-8694, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5

Jerri L Janjua, 200 Rd To Towers Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 58.8 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
Dennis J Bertinetti, 3.2 Mi. Ne Blackrock Airport, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.2 m, Overall height: 24.3 m
Registrant: Pueblo Of Zuni - Law Enforcement Services, 1203 B State Highway 53, Zuni, NM 87327, Phone: (505) 782-2476
Gregory Ofili, 1201 Highway 53, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45 m, Overall height: 45 m, , Licensee ID: L01444323
Registrant: Geopcs, LLC, 1701 Sw Columbia St, #405, Portland, OR 97201, Phone: (404) 457-3235, Email:
16.9 Mi Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.2 m, Overall height: 65.2 m, , Licensee ID: L00001802
Registrant: Arizona Public Service Company Dba , Mail Station 3864, Phoenix, AZ 85072-3933, Phone: (602) 371-6443, Email:
Richard Watkins, Approximately 3.5 Miles (10.5 Km) Northeast Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 60.7 m
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8678, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Zuni, NM)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KA7TMG, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 05/20/1999, Expiration Date: 05/20/2009
Registrant: Christy S Pierce, Zuni, NM 87327
Call Sign: KC5BOT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00664367
Grant Date: 04/02/2003, Expiration Date: 06/29/2013
Registrant: Bradley V Peyketewa, 02a Laweka St, Zuni, NM 87327

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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