Explore: Gallup and surrounding area

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Towns: Gallup, Mentmore, Vanderwagen, Thoreau

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Living here

Gallup and surrounding area is a community with an age mix much like the county, with housing costs well above the area. Homes here are mostly lived in year-round. Most people get to work in under 20 minutes.

Higher-cost housing
Year-round community
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	Gallup and surrounding area	The Zuni-Ramah Corridor	The Sanders I-40 corridor	The Ganado Interior District	McKinley County	New Mexico
Population	31,112	10,907	5,142	6,978 ± 579	71,172	2,114,768
Median age	≈ 35.3	≈ 38.6	≈ 36.4	32.5 ± 1.8	34.1 ± 0.2	39.2 ± 0.2
Median household income	≈ $52,807	≈ $47,174	≈ $27,952	$26,897 ± $3,450	$44,496 ± $2,765	$62,125 ± $608
Median home value	≈ $114,047	≈ $96,928	≈ $57,807	$35,700 ± $3,891	$72,100 ± $4,360	$232,200 ± $1,548
Median rent	≈ $824	≈ $796	≈ $657	$526	$810	$1,021
Seasonal / second homes	5%	3%	11%	12%	4%	4%
Commute under 20 minutes	64%	53%	38%	44%	51%	51%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19%	14%	6%	11%	12%	30%
Unemployment	8%	10%	9%	6%	9%	6%
Below poverty line	32%	29%	39%	41%	36%	18%
Housing units	11,803	3,737	2,217	2,800	25,213	949,524
Top industries	Education, health care & social assistance 33% Retail 17% Arts, recreation, lodging & food 12%	Education, health care & social assistance 39% Retail 12% Public administration 9%	Education, health care & social assistance 34% Construction 14% Retail 12%	Education, health care & social assistance 52% Construction 10% Public administration 8%	Education, health care & social assistance 34% Retail 16% Arts, recreation, lodging & food 12%	Education, health care & social assistance 26% Professional & administrative services 13% Retail 11%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013, B17001, B15003, B23025, B25001, B25004, B25077, B25064, B08303, C24050). ZIP figures are for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas; ± is the 90% margin of error. Small areas can have wide margins of error. ≈ marks medians combined across ZIP areas (population-weighted).

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