Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,079
| This zip code: | $26,079 | | Arizona: | $49,889 |
Nearest zip codes: 86538, 86540, 86547, 86520, 86507, 86556.
Housing units in zip code 86503 with a mortgage: 61 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,075
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $551
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $123
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 49.7% | | Whole state: | 14.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 28.0% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 3.1 | | State: | 5.7 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 3.7 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 86503: Gormons Trading Post (A), Battle Cove Ruins (B), Beehive Ruins (C), Massacre Cave Overlook (D), Big Cave Ruins (E), Little White House Ruins (F), Black Mountain Trading Post (G), Yucca Cave Ruins (H), Ledge Ruins (I), Wild Cherry Ruins (J), White Sand Ruins (K), White House Ruins (L), White House Overlook (M), Cave Ruin (N), Chinle Valley Store (O), Two Hole Ruin (P), Tsegi Overlook (Q), Tse Taa Ruins (R), Three Turkey Ruins (S), Mummy Cave Ruins (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Bekihatso (A), Toh De Niihe (B), Tolani (C), Tatezaka Tank (D), Tsaile Lake (E), Rabbit Water (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coyote Wash (A), Wheatfields Creek (B), Whiskey Creek (C), Tse Deeshzhaai Wash (D), Tiis Ndiitsooi Wash (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in zip code 86503: Canyon de Chelly National Monument (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Chinle Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 145
- 1995 to 1998: 458
- 1990 to 1994: 406
- 1980 to 1989: 1,156
- 1970 to 1979: 1,183
- 1960 to 1969: 533
- 1950 to 1959: 236
- 1940 to 1949: 67
- 1939 or earlier: 99
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chinle, AZ (86503): |
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- no bedroom: 485
- 1 bedrooms: 418
- 2 bedrooms: 469
- 3 bedrooms: 388
- 4 bedrooms: 76
- 5 or more bedrooms: 28
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 146
- 1 bedrooms: 168
- 2 bedrooms: 261
- 3 bedrooms: 351
- 4 bedrooms: 67
- 5 or more bedrooms: 17
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Vehicles available in 86503 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 514
- 1 vehicle: 665
- 2 vehicles: 433
- 3 vehicles: 155
- 4 vehicles: 79
- 5 or more vehicles: 18
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 172
- 1 vehicle: 499
- 2 vehicles: 235
- 3 vehicles: 84
- 4 vehicles: 13
- 5 or more vehicles: 7
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 86503:
- Less than $10,000: 332
- $10,000 to $14,999: 166
- $15,000 to $19,999: 166
- $20,000 to $24,999: 106
- $25,000 to $29,999: 75
- $30,000 to $34,999: 69
- $35,000 to $39,999: 62
- $40,000 to $49,999: 147
- $50,000 to $59,999: 122
- $60,000 to $69,999: 98
- $70,000 to $79,999: 97
- $80,000 to $89,999: 87
- $90,000 to $99,999: 77
- $100,000 to $124,999: 184
- $125,000 to $149,999: 185
- $150,000 to $174,999: 26
- $175,000 to $199,999: 57
- $200,000 to $249,999: 54
- $250,000 to $299,999: 38
- $300,000 to $399,999: 28
- $400,000 to $499,999: 17
- $500,000 to $749,999: 28
- $750,000 to $999,999: 19
- $1,000,000 or more: 63
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 86503:
- Less than $100: 94
- $100 to $149: 101
- $150 to $199: 34
- $200 to $249: 56
- $250 to $299: 22
- $300 to $349: 32
- $350 to $399: 19
- $400 to $449: 7
- $450 to $499: 30
- $800 to $899: 11
- $2,000 or more: 13
- No cash rent: 305
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $21,725.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $49,321
- Two or more races householders: $141,229
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $63,218 (it was $23,900 in 2000)
| 86503: | $63,218 | | Arizona: | $237,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $21,407 - $151,220
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $155,825| Here: | $155,825 | | State: | $341,391 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $195,378| Here: | $195,378 | | State: | $235,099 |
In 2-unit structures: $291,713| Here: | $291,713 | | State: | $223,005 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $119,844| Here: | $119,844 | | State: | $205,498 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $440,452| Here: | $440,452 | | State: | $183,008 |
Mobile homes: $46,905| Here: | $46,905 | | State: | $51,746 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000| Here: | $5,000 | | State: | $39,763 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,447
- One, attached: 505
- Two: 150
- 3 or 4: 151
- 5 to 9: 106
- 10 to 19: 5
- 20 to 49: 8
- Mobile homes: 854
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 57

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,264 (60%)
- Carpooled: 473 (22%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 27 (1%)
- Walked: 274 (13%)
- Other means: 61 (3%)
- Worked at home: 21 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 193
- 5 to 9 minutes: 389
- 10 to 14 minutes: 484
- 15 to 19 minutes: 291
- 20 to 24 minutes: 156
- 25 to 29 minutes: 13
- 30 to 34 minutes: 213
- 35 to 39 minutes: 6
- 40 to 44 minutes: 7
- 45 to 59 minutes: 110
- 60 to 89 minutes: 85
- 90 or more minutes: 152
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 11,079
- In family households: 10,436 (1,107 male householders, 1,189 female householders)
1,283 spouses, 5,182 children (5,014 natural, 75 adopted, 93 stepchildren), 790 grandchildren, 204 brothers or sisters, 43 parents, 348 other relatives, 290 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 643 (277 male householders (251 living alone)), 316 female householders (285 living alone)), 50 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 329 (106 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 434 2-persons, 394 3-persons, 423 4-persons, 377 5-persons, 278 6-persons, 390 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 536 1-person, 57 2-persons.
2,479 married couples with children.
1,442 single-parent households (260 men, 1,182 women).
21.4% of residents of 86503 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% very well, 59% well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% very well, 16% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
77.7% of residents speak other language at home (58% very well, 30% well, 7% not well, 4% not at all).
Foreign born population: 61 (0.5%)
(50.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.5% | | Whole state: | 12.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- India (34%)
- Hong Kong (16%)
- Panama (16%)
- Mexico (13%)
- Thailand (11%)
- Philippines (8%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 26
- 1990 to 1994: 7
- 1985 to 1989: 4
- 1980 to 1984: 10
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 10
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 4
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White population: 392
Black population: 13
American Indian population: 10,745
Asian population: 12
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 48
Two or more races population: 89

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 10828 |
|  Irish: 47 |
|  English: 44 |
|  United States or American: 27 |
|  Italian: 22 |
|  German: 16 |
|  Russian: 16 |
|  European: 15 |
|  Norwegian: 12 |
|  British: 11 |
|  Lithuanian: 10 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 10 |
|  Swedish: 9 |
|  Polish: 8 |
|  Dutch: 7 |
|  Scottish: 5 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL (NAVAJO ROUTE 4 in CHINLE, AZ)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-N35E04
Organizations: CHINLE AGENCY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CANYON DE CHELLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (HWY 191 in CHINLE, AZ)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-155
Organizations: CHINLE UNIFIED DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL - BIA (NAVAJO ROUTE 4 25 MILES EAST OF CHINLE in CHINLE, AZ). Federal Facility. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. Tribal Land
COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE (Bureau Of Indian Affairs Indian School)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: USDOI BIA OIEP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BIA COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL NN, USDOI BIA COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL, USDOI BIA COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL NN
- BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS NN (NAVAJO NATION 1.7 MILES EAST OF JCT SR 191 in CHINLE, AZ). Tribal Land
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES.
Organizations: BIA CARE OF DEP COMMISSIONER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AGENCY FACILITY MANAGEMENT NN (CHINLE AT JUNCTION OF RT 7 NAVAJO NATION in CHINLE, AZ). Federal Facility. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. Tribal Land
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: U S D O I B I O I E P (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BIA ROUGH ROCK COMMUNITY SCHOOL NN (ROUTE 8099 NAVAJO RESERVATION in ROUGH ROCK, AZ). Federal Facility. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. Tribal Land
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: USDOI BIA OIEP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: USDOI BIA ROUGH ROCK COMMUNITY SCHOOL
- BRANCH OF NATURAL RESOURCES (NAVAJO ROUTE 7 in CHINLE, AZ)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: B I A DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- USDOI BIA YALE POINT RADIO TOWER NN (15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROUGH ROCK in CHINLE, AZ). Federal Facility. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. Tribal Land
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: USDOI BIA OIEP (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BLACK MESA AGGREGATED URANIUM MINES (36'07'30'-30'00'N,109'45'00'-110'00'00'W in BLACK MESA, AZ)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,331
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 49%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 44%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Wood (54%)
- Utility gas (17%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9919
- Northeast: 76
- Midwest: 163
- South: 88
- West: 1091
74% of the 86503 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Arizona.
Population in 1990: 10,679. Population change in the 1990s: +623 (+5.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
| Here: | 0.8% | | Arizona: | 6.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 0.5% | | Arizona: | 6.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 98
| Here: | 17.1% | | Arizona: | 13.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- NAVAJO TRIBAL UTILITIY AUTHORI (HWY 191 in CHINLE, AZ; small business): $1,818,090 in 16 contracts from 2000 to 2004
Contracts for Electric Services, Fueling and Other Petroleum Services - Excluding Storage, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Water Supply Facilities, Other Utilities, and more by Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) Signed by year: 2000: $507,000; 2001: $150,000; 2002: $0; 2003: $963,100; 2004: $197,990; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$588,000 with Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) for Electric Services. Taking place in NM. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
$281,900 with Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) for Fueling and Other Petroleum Services - Excluding Storage. Signed on 2003-08-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
$245,000 with Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) for Electric Services. Signed on 2000-12-15. Completion date: 2000-12-15.
$202,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-11-15. Completion date: 2000-12-15.
- ANDREAS F SIRAA, MD (P.O. BOX 1699 in CHINLE, AZ; small business)
$37,200 with Public Health Service for Nursing Services. Signed on 2005-04-27. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (50-99: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (50-99: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (20-49: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Kidney Dialysis Centers (20-49: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19: 1)
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.)
People in group quarters
- 110 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 85 people in nursing homes
- 74 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 17 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 7 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 7 people in other group homes
- 6 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 5 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 4 people in religious group quarters
- 2 people in unknown juvenile institutions
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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