COMPARING TWO PLACES

First Mesa vs Gallup

PLACE A

First Mesa, Arizona

PLACE B

Gallup, New Mexico

First Mesa is 93% smaller than Gallup. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Gallup has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -13%).

FIRST MESAGALLUPDIFFERENCE

Total population1,45919,969−93% vs Gallup

Population density93989−896

Population growth-13.1%1.0%−14.1 pts

Median age34.334.4−0.1

Male42.7%47.4%−4.7 pts

Female57.3%52.6%+4.7 pts

Foreign-born0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts

White, non-Hispanic0.8%17.9%−17.1 pts

Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts

Hispanic / Latino6.3%23.8%−17.4 pts

Asian0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts

Other92.9%53.7%+39.1 pts

Median household income$57,889$58,303−$414

Per capita income$14,622$25,302−$10,680

Poverty rate17.3%26.8%−9.4 pts

Income inequality (Gini)0.3660.470−0.1

Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%23.5%−13.0 pts

Graduate degree5.2%9.9%−4.7 pts

Unemployment rate6.6%5.7%+0.9 pts

Labor force participation45.5%52.4%−6.9 pts

Median home value$48,300$165,200−$116,900

Median gross rent$756$927−$171

Owner-occupied76.2%52.1%+24.1 pts

Housing vacancy rate28.9%7.3%+21.7 pts

Rent-burdened households0.0%42.9%−42.9 pts

Average commute24.820.5+4.3

Worked from home13.8%5.4%+8.4 pts

Public transit to work0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts

Uninsured23.2%10.2%+13.0 pts

Population, 2000 – 2024