Gallup, NM (New Mexico) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 19,979 (Urban population: 19,511 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 468 (all nonfarm))

Gallup, New Mexico Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,318 (6,807 occupied: 4,125 owner occupied, 2,682 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	39%
State:	30%

Housing density: 548 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $230,473.

Median contract rent in 2007: $321 (lower quartile is $251, upper quartile is $485)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $328

Median gross rent in Gallup, NM in 2007: $594

Housing units in Gallup with a mortgage: 1,851 (96 second mortgage, 125 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,071

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $128,683 (it was $86,900 in 2000)

Gallup:	$128,683
New Mexico:	$155,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $177,455 - $232,276

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,504

In family households: 17,150 (3,190 male householders, 1,643 female householders)
2,968 spouses, 7,190 children (6,672 natural, 115 adopted, 403 stepchildren), 642 grandchildren, 262 brothers or sisters, 147 parents, 381 other relatives, 727 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,354 (883 male householders (684 living alone)), 1,071 female householders (936 living alone)), 400 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 770 (594 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,575 2-persons, 1,138 3-persons, 1,003 4-persons, 602 5-persons, 290 6-persons, 225 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,620 1-person, 270 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

3,438 married couples with children.
2,314 single-parent households (503 men, 1,811 women).

64.0% of residents of Gallup speak English at home.
15.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
19.2% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 913 (4.5%)
(44.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gallup, New Mexico:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 81 3 rooms: 302 4 rooms: 447 5 rooms: 1,258 6 rooms: 959 7 rooms: 513 8 rooms: 316 9 or more rooms: 234

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gallup, New Mexico:
	1 room: 73 2 rooms: 286 3 rooms: 471 4 rooms: 867 5 rooms: 607 6 rooms: 261 7 rooms: 68 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 32

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 226
1995 to 1998: 543
1990 to 1994: 445
1980 to 1989: 1,252
1970 to 1979: 1,898
1960 to 1969: 1,015
1950 to 1959: 946
1940 to 1949: 430
1939 or earlier: 563

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gallup:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 204 2 bedrooms: 762 3 bedrooms: 2,368 4 bedrooms: 645 5 or more bedrooms: 131

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gallup:
	no bedroom: 108 1 bedroom: 735 2 bedrooms: 1,093 3 bedrooms: 616 4 bedrooms: 98 5 or more bedrooms: 32

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Gallup in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 127 1 vehicle: 1,237 2 vehicles: 1,700 3 vehicles: 779 4 vehicles: 172 5 or more vehicles: 110

Cars and other vehicles available in Gallup in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 480 1 vehicle: 1,536 2 vehicles: 537 3 vehicles: 98 4 vehicles: 31 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Gallup, NM:

Less than $10,000: 161
$10,000 to $14,999: 80
$15,000 to $19,999: 57
$20,000 to $24,999: 79
$25,000 to $29,999: 95
$30,000 to $34,999: 77
$35,000 to $39,999: 83
$40,000 to $49,999: 133
$50,000 to $59,999: 110
$60,000 to $69,999: 84
$70,000 to $79,999: 102
$80,000 to $89,999: 124
$90,000 to $99,999: 194
$100,000 to $124,999: 541
$125,000 to $149,999: 697
$150,000 to $174,999: 358
$175,000 to $199,999: 262
$200,000 to $249,999: 350
$250,000 to $299,999: 188
$300,000 to $399,999: 144
$400,000 to $499,999: 64
$500,000 to $749,999: 86
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 9

Gallup rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Gallup:

Less than $100: 242 people
$100 to $149: 200
$150 to $199: 216
$200 to $249: 218
$250 to $299: 273
$300 to $349: 307
$350 to $399: 353
$400 to $449: 210
$450 to $499: 199
$500 to $549: 101
$550 to $599: 74
$600 to $649: 69
$650 to $699: 24
$700 to $749: 26
$750 to $799: 23
$800 to $899: 22
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 9
No cash rent: 86

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 250 1990 to 1994: 72 1985 to 1989: 122 1980 to 1984: 139 1975 to 1979: 100 1970 to 1974: 90 1970 to 1974: 30 1965 to 1969: 110

Gallup, NM Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.0%
Number of people working at home: 233 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 511
5 to 9 minutes: 2152
10 to 14 minutes: 2188
15 to 19 minutes: 1278
20 to 24 minutes: 567
25 to 29 minutes: 103
30 to 34 minutes: 337
35 to 39 minutes: 96
40 to 44 minutes: 84
45 to 59 minutes: 295
60 to 89 minutes: 93
90 or more minutes: 164

Gallup mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,894 (73%)
Carpooled: 1,436 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%)
Railroad: 13 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 58 (1%)
Walked: 311 (4%)
Other means: 132 (2%)
Worked at home: 233 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 751
$10,000 to $14,999: 720
$15,000 to $19,999: 491
$20,000 to $24,999: 466
$25,000 to $29,999: 481
$30,000 to $34,999: 498
$35,000 to $39,999: 440
$40,000 to $44,999: 408
$45,000 to $49,999: 315
$50,000 to $59,999: 594
$60,000 to $74,999: 574
$75,000 to $99,999: 519
$100,000 to $124,999: 244
$125,000 to $149,999: 102
$150,000 to $199,999: 55
$200,000 or more: 129

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 12999

German: 943

Irish: 828

English: 637

United States or American: 554

Italian: 445

Polish: 151

Scotch-Irish: 129

European: 118

Dutch: 105

Scottish: 101

French (except Basque): 84

Arab:: 74

Norwegian: 68

Hungarian: 42

Croatian: 41

British: 37

Slavic: 35

Arab/Arabic: 34

Welsh: 34

Yugoslavian: 34

Palestinian: 33

Northern European: 32

Canadian: 29

Austrian: 24

Russian: 19

Ukrainian: 17

Swedish: 13

Czechoslovakian: 12

Scandinavian: 11

Celtic: 10

Subsaharan African:: 10

African: 10

Slovak: 9

Belgian: 9

Finnish: 8

Eastern European: 8

Swiss: 8

Jordanian: 7

Lithuanian: 7

Greek: 7

Danish: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (69%)
Philippines (7%)
India (6%)
Canada (3%)
Italy (3%)
Germany (2%)
Jordan (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 11943
Northeast: 594
Midwest: 1304
South: 1611
West: 3745

51% of Gallup residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in New Mexico.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 115
Nursery to 4th grade: 59
5th and 6th grade: 102
7th and 8th grade: 192
9th grade: 201
10th grade: 157
11th grade: 112
12th grade, no diploma: 175
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,580
Less than 1 year of college: 345
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 766
Associate degree: 304
Bachelor's degree: 553
Master's degree: 293
Professional school degree: 221
Doctorate degree: 102

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 200
Nursery to 4th grade: 47
5th and 6th grade: 125
7th and 8th grade: 234
9th grade: 163
10th grade: 269
11th grade: 168
12th grade, no diploma: 190
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,577
Less than 1 year of college: 405
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,130
Associate degree: 547
Bachelor's degree: 735
Master's degree: 466
Professional school degree: 89
Doctorate degree: 27

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 35.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 17.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 11.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 13.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 21.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $66,224
Black householders: $97,038
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $41,193
Asian householders: $71,401
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $50,139
Some other race householders: $48,914
Two or more races householders: $30,179
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $61,267

Gallup household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Gallup household income for Black householders

Gallup household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Gallup household income for Asian householders

Gallup household income for Some other race householders

Gallup household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Gallup marital status for males

Gallup marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $177,401
Black or African American householders: $127,942
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $139,048
Asian householders: $224,195
Some other race householders: $126,017
Two or more races householders: $125,869
Hispanic or Latino householders: $124,536

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,062
One, attached: 201
Two: 470
3 or 4: 400
5 to 9: 407
10 to 19: 77
20 to 49: 136
50 or more: 210
Mobile homes: 1,347
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,132

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Gallup:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 395

Here:	12.6%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 226

Here:	12.1%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 129

Here:	12.9%
New Mexico:	11.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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