COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

McKinley County

New Mexico · 60,686 residents · 5,451 sq mi

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McKinley County is home to 60,686 people in New Mexico. The poverty rate is 43.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 25.5. The typical home is worth $40,700. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the New Mexico median by roughly 27%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 25.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

60,686

−19%vs 2000

vs 74,798 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

25.5

−5%vs 2000

vs 26.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5,451 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202470K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 512.4%(7,542)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.6%(6,451)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.1%(6,133)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.8%(5,312)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(4,360)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417%(10,293)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(8,031)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(5,086)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646%(3,641)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.1%(2,479)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.6%(983)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(375)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,468

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,005 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,628

−33%vs 2000

vs $9,872 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

43.5%

+7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,700

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$294

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $374 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.5%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.4% in 2000

29.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic11.9%(8,902)

Black0.4%(287)

Hispanic / Latino12.4%(9,276)

Asian0.4%(327)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic22.1%(13,382)

Black0.3%(188)

Hispanic / Latino12.6%(7,651)

Asian0.6%(353)

Other77.1%(46,763)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.1%(6,412)

Spaniard0.7%(490)

Central American0.2%(160)

Nicaraguan0.1%(104)

Dominican0.1%(62)

South American0.1%(50)

Salvadoran0.1%(46)

Colombian0%(31)

Puerto Rican0%(23)

Argentine0%(19)

Cuban0%(14)

Guatemalan0%(10)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(398)

Nepalese0.4%(300)

Asian Indian0.2%(124)

Pakistani0.1%(36)

Bangladeshi0%(27)

Chinese0%(24)

Korean0%(24)

Vietnamese0%(17)

Kazakh0%(12)

Japanese0%(3)

Sri Lankan0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(65)

Samoan0.1%(60)

Native Hawaiian0%(14)

Ancestry

German2.1%(1,486)

Irish1.7%(1,184)

English1.4%(979)

American0.7%(502)

Swedish0.5%(386)

Italian0.4%(305)

Arab0.4%(298)

Norwegian0.3%(219)

Polish0.3%(195)

French0.2%(169)

Dutch0.2%(152)

Scottish0.2%(149)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.2%(121)

Jamaican0.2%(121)

Welsh0.1%(97)

Lebanese0.1%(82)

Danish0.1%(62)

Egyptian0.1%(48)

Subsaharan African0.1%(46)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(44)

Hungarian0.1%(42)

Russian0%(33)

Palestinian0%(32)

Portuguese0%(20)

Slovak0%(19)

Croatian0%(18)

Finnish0%(18)

Romanian0%(15)

Lithuanian0%(14)

Ukrainian0%(14)

Czech0%(13)

Brazilian0%(11)

Swiss0%(10)

British0%(9)

Nigerian0%(8)

Canadian0%(6)

Slovene0%(6)

French Canadian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.5%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.2 min

+51%vs 2000

vs 17.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married57.3%(15,043)

Married31.1%(8,159)

Widowed3.4%(904)

Divorced8.2%(2,154)

Women 15+

Never married51.2%(14,723)

Married28%(8,067)

Widowed10.2%(2,929)

Divorced10.6%(3,041)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.8%

−19.6 ptssince 2013

from 36.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

19.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

3.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.2%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

57.4%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 53.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

22.9%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

66.1%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 61.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)33.3%(734)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.6%(499)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.4%(670)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.5%(32)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,205 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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