Gallup, New Mexico
Gallup: City in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
About
Gallup is a city located in the county of McKinley in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its population at the 2010 census was 21,678 and a population density of 443 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 city had an estimated population of 21,253 inhabitants.
The city was created 143 years ago in 1880.
Quick Facts about Gallup
Population : | 21,253 (2020) |
Country : | United States of America |
State : | New Mexico (United States) |
County : | McKinley County |
Postal code : | 87301–87305 |
Phone Area Codes : | 505 |
Area : | 48.98 km2 |
Altitude : | 6,467 feet / 1971 meters |
Capital city : | Gallup is capital of McKinley County |
Establishment : | January 01, 1881 (143 years ago) |
Time Zone : | Mountain Time Zone |
Local time : | 21:57:36 (3rd November 2024) |
Density : | 434 Pop. per km² as of 2020 |
Population growth : | -2% (2010-2020) |
Geography
Gallup is located at 35°31'41"N 108°44'33"W (35.5280800, -108.7425800).
Gallup map
- Official Website
Official website of Gallup
Demographics
According to census records, the population of Gallup decreased by 2% in 10 years.
Year | Population | % Change | Method |
2010 | 21,678 | - | census |
2011 | 21,968 | 1.32% | estimation process |
2012 | 21,926 | -0.19% | estimation process |
2013 | 21,994 | 0.31% | estimation process |
2014 | 22,009 | 0.07% | estimation process |
2015 | 22,187 | 0.8% | estimation process |
2016 | 22,036 | -0.69% | estimation process |
2017 | 21,846 | -0.87% | estimation process |
2018 | 21,682 | -0.76% | estimation process |
2019 | 21,493 | -0.88% | estimation process |
2020 | 21,253 | -1.13% | estimation process |
Demographic Facts
Estimated population as of July 1, 2019 : | 10,618 |
Based on demographic estimates as of April 1, 2010 : | 9,243 |
Based on demographic estimates as of 1 April 2010 : | 14.9% |
April 1, 2020 Population : | 10,484 |
April 1, 2010 Population : | 9,222 |
People under 5 years old, percentage : | 6.4% |
People under 18 years old, percentage : | 26.6% |
People over 65 (%) : | 17.6% |
Female persons, % : | 54.7% |
White only, percent : | 89.8% |
Black or African American alone, percent : | 0.5% |
American Indian and Alaska Native only, % : | 0.8% |
Asians alone % : | 0.0% |
Only Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, % : | 0.1% |
% of people who have participated in two or more races : | 3.3% |
% of Hispanic or Latino : | 10.1% |
White people, not Hispanic or Latino people, make up the majority of the population. : | 86.0% |
2015-2019 Veterans : | 674 |
Percentage of foreign-born people, 2015-2019 : | 3.4% |
Rate of owner-occupied housing units, 2015-2019 : | 67.8% |
Economic Facts
Rate of owner-occupied housing units, 2015-2019 : | 67.8% |
Owner-occupied housing unit median value, 2015-2019 : | $296,400 |
From 2015 to 2019, the median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage : | $1,679 |
Monthly owner costs, without a mortgage, at the median, 2015-2019 : | $592 |
2015-2019 median gross rent : | $967 |
2015-2019 Households : | 3,831 |
Population per household, 2015-2019 : | 2.65 |
Living in the same house a year ago, percentage of people aged one year and up, 2015-2019 : | 85.4% |
Languages other than English spoken at home, as a percentage of people aged 5 and up, 2015-2019 : | 14.0% |
Households with computers, %, 2015-2019 : | 95.4% |
Percentage of households with a broadband Internet subscription, 2015-2019 : | 86.3% |
Percentage of people aged 25 and up with a high school diploma or higher, 2015-2019 : | 93.5% |
Bachelor's degree or higher, proportion of people aged 25 and up, 2015-2019 : | 29.2% |
Percentage of people under the age of 65 who have a disability, 2015-2019 : | 9.1% |
Persons under the age of 65 who do not have health insurance, as a percentage : | 7.3% |
Total civilian labor force, percent of population aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : | 59.9% |
Female labor force participation in the civilian labor force, as a percentage of the population aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : | 54.3% |
Total receipts/revenue for health care and social assistance in 2012 ($1,000) : | 120,164 |
2012 total retail sales ($1,000) : | 62,123 |
2012 total retail sales per capita : | $6,648 |
Mean commute time to work (in minutes), workers aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : | 25.9 |
2015-2019 median household income (in 2019 dollars) : | $64,296 |
Income per capita in the previous 12 months (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019 : | $33,654 |
Percentage of people living in poverty : | 8.3% |
Total number of businesses in 2012 : | 709 |
Men-owned businesses in 2012 : | 266 |
Women-owned businesses in 2012 : | 230 |
Minority-owned businesses in 2012 : | 62 |
Non-minority-owned businesses in 2012 : | 599 |
Veteran-owned businesses in 2012 : | 35 |
Nonveteran-owned businesses in 2012 : | 638 |
2010 population per square mile : | 2,691.8 |
2010 land area in square miles : | 3.43 |
People born in Gallup (22)
People born in Gallup, including astronomer Carolyn S. Shoemaker, United States Army Medal of Honor recipient Hiroshi Miyamura, actor Tony Genaro, .
List
- Bradley M. Berkson (United States Department of Defense official) he was born in 26/02/1963
- Evon Z. Vogt (American anthropologist) he was born in 01/01/1918
- Jock Soto (American ballet dancer) he was born in 01/01/1960
- Julio Chiaramonte (Officer of the United States Army during World War II) he was born in 11/08/1915
- Louis R. Douglass (American civil engineer) he was born in 02/03/1888
- Mike Everitt (baseball umpire from the United States) he was born in 22/08/1964
- Onawa Lacy (American beauty pageant contestant) she was born in 10/06/1982
- Tom Bee (American musician)
- Willie Adams (former baseball pitcher from the United States) he was born in 08/10/1972
- Chon Gallegos (American football player) he was born in 28/09/1939
- Sydney Freeland (American film director) she was born in 29/10/1980
- Disappearance of Anthonette Cayedito (American missing person) she was born in 25/12/1976
- Iva Honyestewa (Hopi American craftswoman and social activist) she was born in 01/01/1944
- Nanibah Chacon (artist) she was born in 01/01/1980
- Marty Jertson (American golfer) he was born in 24/08/1980
- Mark Charles (Native American activist)
- Demian Dinéyazhi' he was born in 01/01/1983
- Vernon Kerr (American politician) he was born in 01/01/1928
Schools in Gallup
College & universities near Gallup, NM
Code | Name | City | ZIP |
---|---|---|---|
187958 | University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus | Gallup (NM) | 87301 |
Stations (1)
Amtrak & bus stations near Gallup, NM
Code | Name | Address | Type |
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GLP | Gallup station | 201 East Highway 66 | RAIL |
Other cities in McKinley County
Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in McKinley County , NM.
City Name | Population | Title |
---|---|---|
Zuni Pueblo | 6,302 | City in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States of America |
Crownpoint | 2,278 | Census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico |
Thoreau | 1,865 | Census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States |
Navajo | 1,645 | Athabaskan language of Na-Dené stock spoken in the southwestern United States |
Black Rock | 1,323 | Census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, US |
Church Rock | 1,128 | City in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States of America |
Tohatchi | 808 | Census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States |
Distance to Other Cities
Gallup distances to largest New Mexico cities