COMPARING TWO PLACES
Yah-ta-hey vs Gallup
PLACE A
Yah-ta-hey, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Gallup, New Mexico
Yah-ta-hey is 97% smaller than Gallup. Gallup earns more, with a median household income $14,235 higher. Yah-ta-hey has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs 1%).
YAH-TA-HEYGALLUPDIFFERENCE
Total population50719,969−97% vs Gallup
Population density148989−841
Population growth28.3%1.0%+27.3 pts
Median age50.034.4+15.6
Male55.2%47.4%+7.9 pts
Female44.8%52.6%−7.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic3.2%17.9%−14.7 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.9%23.8%−2.8 pts
Asian0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Other75.9%53.7%+22.2 pts
Median household income$44,068$58,303−$14,235
Per capita income$22,539$25,302−$2,763
Poverty rate25.8%26.8%−0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2810.470−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%23.5%−10.4 pts
Graduate degree9.5%9.9%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate11.2%5.7%+5.6 pts
Labor force participation46.4%52.4%−6.1 pts
Median home value$28,200$165,200−$137,000
Median gross rent$375$927−$552
Owner-occupied96.7%52.1%+44.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%7.3%+3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%42.9%−42.9 pts
Average commute46.620.5+26.1
Worked from home19.6%5.4%+14.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Uninsured24.1%10.2%+13.9 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024