COMPARING TWO PLACES
Red Mesa vs Gallup
PLACE A
Red Mesa, Arizona
VS
PLACE B
Gallup, New Mexico
Red Mesa is 98% smaller than Gallup. Red Mesa earns more, with a median household income $11,697 higher. Gallup has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -26%).
RED MESAGALLUPDIFFERENCE
Total population43019,969−98% vs Gallup
Population density33989−956
Population growth-26.3%1.0%−27.3 pts
Median age41.534.4+7.1
Male43.7%47.4%−3.6 pts
Female56.3%52.6%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born6.3%5.6%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic5.1%17.9%−12.8 pts
Black2.6%1.2%+1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%23.8%−23.3 pts
Asian6.3%3.4%+2.9 pts
Other85.6%53.7%+31.8 pts
Median household income$70,000$58,303+$11,697
Per capita income$25,585$25,302+$283
Poverty rate26.7%26.8%−0.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.470−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%23.5%−4.0 pts
Graduate degree12.3%9.9%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate18.8%5.7%+13.1 pts
Labor force participation60.1%52.4%+7.6 pts
Median home value$13,900$165,200−$151,300
Median gross rent$934$927+$7
Owner-occupied19.6%52.1%−32.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.8%7.3%+20.5 pts
Rent-burdened households13.4%42.9%−29.4 pts
Average commute22.020.5+1.6
Worked from home10.2%5.4%+4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Uninsured19.1%10.2%+8.9 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024