McKinley County, New Mexico

McKinley County has a population of 70,431 and has shrunk 6.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $78,700, about 1.6 times the county's median household income of $47,668.

Home price
$78,700
Income
$47,668
Population
70,431
Unemployment
9.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$78,700county
Median gross rent$859county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198042.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile25.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,578(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,090county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$894county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,307county
Home insurance / yr$2,869(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living93.7(statewide)
Median household income$47,668county
Family health premium / yr$23,828(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,244(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate33.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.9%county
Unemployment rate9.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.8%county
Share of workers employed by government30.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry35.8%county
Economic output per resident$41,083county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate2.00%county
Top state income tax5.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.68%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service8.7 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2619county
Miles to nearest general aviation field26 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station6.1 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.7%county
Traffic deaths66.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher13.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.8%county
Public schools in the county41county
Public school enrollment14798county
Students per full-time teacher15.5county
Free lunch eligible83.3%county
Elementary schools17county
Middle schools8county
High schools9county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution30 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians82county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter5.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance16.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year42.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year39.4%county
Frequent mental distress25.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population70,431county
Land area in square miles5,451county
People per square mile of land12.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores12county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store14.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract18.4%county
Population change since 2020-6.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age34.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.8%county
Share of households that are one person24.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.4%county
Second languages48.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls26.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents137county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in944county
Households that moved away1,423county
Average income of arriving households$39,733county
Average income of departing households$43,470county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings29.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate717(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation8.7 incounty
Annual snowfall12.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.42 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F26 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing164 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days124 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 28county
Average first fall frostSep 29county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$89county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.8¢county
Household electricity use578 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.12(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity8.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas38.4%county
Homes heated by propane7.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood40.0%county
Households with broadband64.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk86.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk87.3county
Hail risk9.0county
Earthquake risk77.6county
Tornado risk4.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk39.5county
Winter weather risk90.8county
Strong wind risk6.9county
Wildfire risk78.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for McKinley County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New Mexico figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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