In 2020, McKinley County, NM had a population of 72k people with a median age of 32 and a median household income of $36,179. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of McKinley County, NM declined from 72,438 to 71,956, a −0.665% decrease and its median household income grew from $33,834 to $36,179, a 6.93% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in McKinley County, NM are American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (73.7%), White (Non-Hispanic) (8.85%), White (Hispanic) (6.18%), Other (Hispanic) (3.6%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) (3.06%).
None of the households in McKinley County, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
98.5% of the residents in McKinley County, NM are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in McKinley County, NM are University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus (286 degrees awarded in 2020) and Navajo Technical University (169 degrees).
In 2020, the median property value in McKinley County, NM was $66,700, and the homeownership rate was 68%.
Most people in McKinley County, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.2 minutes. The average car ownership in McKinley County, NM was 2 cars per household.
McKinley County, NM borders Apache County, AZ, Cibola County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, and San Juan County, NM.