Census tract · McKinley County

Census Tract 9456.02, McKinley County, New Mexico

Census Tract 9456.02, GEOID 35031945602, in McKinley County, New Mexico, mostly within Gallup (97% of its census blocks). 3,394 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±548); the 2020 Census counted 3,707.

Residents, 2020-2024

3,394

±548 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 3,707

Median household income

$49,028

±$14,071 (90% margin)
McKinley County: $47,668

Median home value

$14,400

±$13,292 (90% margin)
McKinley County: $78,700

Median gross rent

$925

±$124 (90% margin)
McKinley County: $859

Where is Census Tract 9456.02?

Census Tract 9456.02 is one of 33 census tracts in McKinley County, New Mexico. It covers 0.90 square miles of land, 4,123 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 35031945602, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 9456.02 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Gallup97%
Catalpa Canyon3%
Census Tract 9456.02 (marked with a dot) in McKinley County, New Mexico. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
9439.0394539456.01 9456.02 5 mi
Census Tract 9456.02 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

4 census tracts border Census Tract 9456.02: Tract 9439.03 ($40,488), Tract 9453 ($52,411), Tract 9455.02 and Tract 9456.01 ($79,605). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 9456.02?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 9456.02's population at 3,394 (±548) in 864 households; the 2020 Census counted 3,707 residents and 1,150 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9456.02GallupMcKinley CountyNew Mexico
Total population 3,394 ±548 21,023 70,431 2,120,246
Households 864 ±146 6,919 21,353 837,414
Average household size 3.66 ±0.59 2.94 3.25 2.48
Housing units 938 ±144 7,462 25,304 956,964

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 9456.02?

The median resident of Census Tract 9456.02 is 29.2 years old; 34.7% are under 18 and 8.6% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native residents at 67.0%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 25.5%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 9456.02GallupMcKinley CountyNew Mexico
Median age 29.2 ±5.2 34.4 34.6 39.4
Under 18 years 34.7% ±7.0 pts 30.4% 27.1% 21.7%
65 years and over 8.6% ±3.6 pts 14.4% 13.8% 19.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 25.5% ±10.7 pts 23.8% 12.2% 48.4%
White alone, not Hispanic 5.2% ±3.8 pts 17.9% 8.0% 36.0%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 1.3% ±1.7 pts 1.2% 0.4% 1.8%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.2 pts 3.4% 1.4% 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 67.0% ±11.1 pts 49.8% 75.4% 8.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.2 pts 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 1.1% ±1.0 pts 3.5% 2.4% 3.1%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.2 pts 0.2% 0.1% 0.5%
Born outside the United States 2.2% ±1.8 pts 5.6% 2.4% 9.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 35.7% ±10.8 pts 33.0% 48.9% 31.3%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 8.9% ±4.0 pts 6.1% 4.3% 7.9%
With a disability 11.0% ±3.7 pts 13.8% 16.5% 17.0%
No health insurance coverage 10.1% ±5.1 pts 10.2% 16.8% 9.6%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 92.2% ±4.0 pts 89.7% 81.8% 88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 4.2% ±2.9 pts 23.5% 13.3% 31.0%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 1.3% ±1.4 pts 9.9% 5.3% 13.9%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 85.6% ±8.9 pts 90.5% 94.6% 88.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 9456.02 earn?

Half of the 864 households in Census Tract 9456.02 earn less than $49,028 a year (±$14,071), against $47,668 across McKinley County: 13th highest of the county's 28 tracts with a reliable estimate. 33.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9456.02GallupMcKinley CountyNew Mexico
Median household income $49,028 ±$14,071 $58,303 $47,668 $64,059
Mean household income $56,497 ±$12,027 $73,037 $62,961 $88,155
Per capita income $15,461 ±$3,202 $25,302 $20,856 $36,218
People below the poverty line 33.1% ±14.6 pts 26.8% 33.2% 17.8%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 36.7% ±21.6 pts 29.3% 42.5% 24.0%
Households receiving SNAP 33.0% ±14.1 pts 32.7% 37.7% 19.2%
Households with a computer 93.9% ±6.1 pts 91.7% 82.0% 93.7%
Households with a broadband subscription 72.2% ±14.1 pts 87.4% 64.8% 86.5%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 9456.02?

Owners occupy 51.9% of Census Tract 9456.02's occupied homes and renters 48.1%. The median renter pays $925 a month including utilities, and 55.3% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9456.02GallupMcKinley CountyNew Mexico
Median home value (owner-occupied) $14,400 ±$13,292 $165,200 $78,700 $248,100
Median gross rent $925 ±$124 $927 $859 $1,067
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 55.3% ±27.0 pts 39.8% 35.4% 41.7%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $874 ±$225 $1,508 $1,319 $1,564
Owner-occupied homes 51.9% ±13.8 pts 52.1% 69.8% 70.0%
Renter-occupied homes 48.1% ±13.8 pts 47.9% 30.2% 30.0%
Housing units 938 ±144 7,462 25,304 956,964
Single-family detached homes 13.4% ±9.1 pts 56.0% 63.9% 64.5%
Mobile homes 75.7% ±11.4 pts 18.6% 25.0% 15.5%
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±4.4 pts 1.5% 0.9% 1.4%
Built 2010 to 2019 15.7% ±12.3 pts 3.9% 7.4% 8.4%
Built 1939 or earlier 0.6% ±1.3 pts 4.2% 2.7% 4.4%
Households with no vehicle 11.3% ±10.6 pts 8.7% 10.7% 5.6%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 9456.02 get to work?

84.4% of Census Tract 9456.02's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 37.7 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9456.02GallupMcKinley CountyNew Mexico
In the labor force (age 16+) 51.5% ±8.8 pts 52.4% 48.5% 57.8%
Unemployment rate 7.3% ±5.5 pts 5.7% 9.0% 6.0%
Drove alone to work 84.4% ±10.3 pts 84.3% 79.9% 73.6%
Carpooled 8.6% ±8.9 pts 6.8% 7.8% 9.9%
Public transportation 5.1% ±6.9 pts 2.2% 1.1% 0.6%
Walked 0.0% ±3.8 pts 1.0% 1.4% 1.9%
Worked from home 1.7% ±1.8 pts 5.4% 8.9% 12.2%
Mean travel time to work 37.7 min ±13.2 20.5 min 27.0 min 23.5 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 9456.02 compare with the other tracts in McKinley County?

Among McKinley County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 9456.02 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 9456.02's rank among the tracts of McKinley County and of Gallup
MeasureIn McKinley CountyIn Gallup
Population5th of 323rd of 8
Residents per square mile1st of 331st of 8
Median household income13th of 286th of 7
Per capita income25th of 328th of 8
Median gross rent8th of 224th of 7
Poverty rate18th of 313rd of 8
Median age27th of 328th of 8
Owner-occupied share26th of 325th of 8

The tracts next to it on McKinley County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 945310th$52,411±$10,749 · within the margin of this tract3,414
Tract 940511th$51,458±$21,226 · within the margin of this tract1,300
Tract 9455.0312th$49,231±$17,489 · within the margin of this tract1,856
Tract 9456.0213th$49,028±$14,0713,394
Tract 9452.0114th$44,539±$24,520 · within the margin of this tract3,449
Tract 9439.0615th$44,375±$16,071 · within the margin of this tract2,589
Tract 943516th$43,750±$18,259 · within the margin of this tract3,565

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 9456.02?

6 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 9456.02 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

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