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McKinley County

Population in July 2007: 1,011.
Males: 484  (47.9%)
Females: 527  (52.1%)

Median resident age:  21.8 years
New Mexico median age:  34.6 years

Zip codes: 87311.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,514 (it was $27,917 in 2000)
Church Rock:  $47,514
New Mexico:  $41,452

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $10,055
Church Rock:  $10,055
New Mexico:  $21,822

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $50,644 (it was $34,200 in 2000)
Church Rock:  $50,644
New Mexico:  $155,400

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Races in Church Rock:

  • American Indian (99.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Church Rock: 68.3 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6765 feet

Land area: 2.39 square miles.

Population density: 423 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Church Rock

  • High school or higher: 78.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 24.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Church Rock CDP

  • Never married: 46.3%
  • Now married: 43.4%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 1.7%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
New Mexico:  8.2%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Church Rock:  0.6% ($201)
New Mexico:  0.7% ($699)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rio Rancho, NM (110.8 miles , pop. 51,765).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (116.7 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (241.3 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Red Rock, NM (2.6 miles ), Gallup, NM (2.6 miles ), Yah-ta-hey, NM (3.5 miles ), Rock Springs, NM (3.6 miles ), Twin Lakes, NM (3.8 miles ), Brimhall Nizhoni, NM (4.0 miles ), Nakaibito, NM (4.5 miles ), Reservation, NM (4.7 miles ).

Latitude: 35.53 N, Longitude: 108.61 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 505

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (20%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (10%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Gasoline stations (9%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Mining (8%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (26%)
  • Educational services (22%)
  • Public administration (17%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Construction laborers (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (14%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)



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Church Rock-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Mexico state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/24/2004 at 10:16:38, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 68.9 miles away from Church Rock center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Church Rock:
  • GALLUP INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; GALLUP, NM)
  • REHOBOTH MCKINLEY CHRISTIAN HEALTH SER (about 14 miles; GALLUP, NM)
  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; FORT DEFIANCE, AZ)

Amtrak station near Church Rock:
  • 8 miles: GALLUP (210 E HWY 66). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Church Rock:
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 91 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
  • NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE (about 97 miles; HOLBROOK, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,177)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 115 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 117 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 119 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 129 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
  • NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (about 194 miles; FLAGSTAFF, AZ; FT enrollment: 15,758)
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Average household size:
This place:  4.2 people
New Mexico:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  83.3%
Whole state:  68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  9.7%
Whole state:  6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  36.0%
Whole state:  18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  28.0%
Whole state:  7.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Church Rock, NM



Church Rock compared to New Mexico state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in McKinley County New Mexico:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Wood (55%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
  • Utility gas (22%)


Religion statistics for Church Rock

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsSouthern Baptist ConventionChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents55.0%16.7%8.0%5.4%3.2%
Congregations16.0%14.8%8.6%11.1%9.9%
NameAssemblies of GodUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of the NazareneConservative Baptist Association of AmericaOther religions
Adherents3.1%1.7%1.1%1.0%4.9%
Congregations9.9%1.2%3.7%2.5%22.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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8.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,477 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.20%
New Mexico average:  7.94%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($147 average AGI)
McKinley County:  0.05%
New Mexico average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from San Juan County, NM  2.87% ($21,497 average AGI)
from Apache County, AZ  1.47% ($22,212)
from Bernalillo County, NM  0.81% ($19,645)


9.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.37%
New Mexico average:  7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to San Juan County, NM  2.55% ($22,080 average AGI)
to Apache County, AZ  1.70% ($21,378)
to Bernalillo County, NM  1.40% ($25,472)


Strongest AM radio stations in Church Rock:
  • KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KGAK (1330 AM; 5 kW; GALLUP, NM; Owner: KRJG, INC.)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KTHR (1230 AM; 1 kW; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRKE (1100 AM; 5 kW; MILAN, NM; Owner: CIBOLA RADIO COMPANY)
  • KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KENN (1390 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO, LLC)
  • KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
  • KNDN (960 AM; 5 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: BASIN BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Church Rock:
  • KGLX (99.1 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KGLP (91.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: GALLUP PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KXXI (93.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
  • KYVA (103.7 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
  • KKOR (94.5 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
  • KFMQ (106.1 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KXTC (99.9 FM; THOREAU, NM; Owner: KXTC, L.L.C.)
  • KQLV (105.5 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KWRK (96.1 FM; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KWIM (102.7 FM; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • K207CQ (89.3 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)
  • K271AB (102.1 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.,)
  • K203ED (88.5 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K215EG (90.9 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Church Rock:
  • K08HQ (Channel 8; CHINLE, AZ; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
  • K48GK (Channel 48; GALLUP, NM; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • K23FE (Channel 23; GALLUP, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO)
  • K46FN (Channel 46; GALLUP, NM; Owner: CITY OF GALLUP, NEW MEXICO)
  • K39EW (Channel 39; GALLUP, NM; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)


Church Rock fatal accident list:
May 1, 2006 05:18 AM, I-40, Lat: 35.521464, Lon: -108.802431, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
May 15, 2006 05:25 AM, Superman Canyon, Lat: 35.546142, Lon: -108.675519, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Sep 29, 1984 09:15 AM, 566, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total costs: $201,000
Total average daily traffic: 6,102
Total average daily truck traffic: 603
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 7,139

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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