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McKinley County, New Mexico, has 72,902 residents across 12,575 parcels and covers 5,450.7 square miles. The population grew 2% between the 2010 and 2020 census. More residents moved in than left over that decade. The FIPS code for McKinley County is 35031.

Gallup is the county's largest population center. McKinley County also includes 20 zip codes, 2 public school districts and 13 municipalities. Those boundaries help explain why population, schools, and housing can look different from one part of the county to another. The map below shows how those county lines, zip codes, and school districts fit together, and the sections that follow use that same geography to show parcel data, population, demographics, school enrollment and housing patterns in more detail.

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McKinley County Trends

Population
72,902▴
Median Home Value
$72,100▴
K-12 Enrollment
13,750▴
McKinley County in New Mexico

County analytics dashboards with historical trends & projections included in package downloads.

McKinley County Maps

The maps below show a few of the county map styles included in our downloads. County packages include map exports in JPEG, PNG, SVG, PDF and GeoTIFF formats plus more than 20 GIS layers for mapping, research and analysis. Available layers include zip codes, area codes, subdivisions, school districts, political boundaries, roads, water features, points of interest and more.

County packages also include historical county demographics, business intelligence, analytical dashboards, AI-ready prompts, markdown files and related reference data. Everything is organized to save hours of manual work collecting current data, cleaning it and joining it together. That makes it easier to move faster on analytics, due diligence, business planning and location research. Paid packages are built for commercial use, but some package contents include source-specific attribution or notice guidance. Review Licensing & Data Source Notices.

McKinley County Parcels

McKinley County has 12,575 mapped parcels covering 928,195 acres. Residential lot improved accounts for 42.6% of parcels. Residential lot vacant follows at 16.9% and vacant sub acres at 16.5%. The records carry 8,528 distinct owner names. About 16% of parcels list an owner mailing address outside New Mexico. Owner names and mailing addresses are on nearly every parcel. Site addresses reach 87.7%. Browse the interactive McKinley County Parcel viewer here.

McKinley County Parcel Data Coverage

Field Parcels Coverage
Parcel ID 12,575 100%
Owner name 12,575 100%
Owner mailing address 12,575 100%
Site address 11,022 87.7%
Land use code 12,542 99.7%
Land use description 12,542 99.7%
Assessed value 0 0%
Land value 0 0%
Improvement value 0 0%
Acreage 0 0%
Parcel boundary 12,575 100%
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Field coverage measured across all McKinley County parcel records.

McKinley County Population

McKinley County had 72,902 residents in 2020. That was 2% higher than in 2010. McKinley County had 1,896 fewer people in 2020 than it did in 2000, which points to a long-term population decline. The county is fairly spread out, with about 13 people per square mile. Some of the county's most populated postal areas include Gallup, Zuni and Crownpoint.

Population Trend in McKinley County NM

McKinley County Population per 2000, 2010 and 2020 census counts with a baseline 2030 projection.

McKinley County Zip Codes

McKinley County has 20 zip codes. Some of the county's most populated zip codes include Gallup (87301), Zuni (87327) and Crownpoint (87313). Gallup is the largest zip by population, with about 22,438 residents or 31% of the county total. Together, the three largest zips account for about 48% of all county residents based on 2020 population estimates.

Most Populated Zip Codes in McKinley County NM

ZIP Area Population Trend
87301 Gallup 22,438 ▾ -5.2%
87327 Zuni 7,454 ▾ -5.4%
87313 Crownpoint 5,383 ▾ -4.9%
87311 Church Rock 5,120 ▴ 21.7%
87375 Gallup 4,235 ▴ 32.6%
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McKinley County Zip Code populations and trends per most recent census data.

McKinley County Demographics

McKinley County has a median age of 34.1, which makes the county a little younger than New Mexico overall. About 27.6% of residents are under 18, while 13.2% are 65 or older. That gives the county a fairly even mix of younger families and older adults. The largest age group is 25 to 44 at about 33.1% of the population, which points to a solid working-age base. About 12.5% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, above the statewide figure of 30.2%. The county has a more diverse population mix, with no single race or ethnicity accounting for all of the local story.

Key Demographics for McKinley County NM

Median Age

34.1

Under 18

27.6%

Age 65+

13.2%

Bachelor's+

12.5%

McKinley County School Districts

McKinley County is served by 2 public school districts with 13,750 students enrolled in 2024. Several larger districts account for a substantial share of students across the county map area. Those three districts account for about 100% of public school enrollment in the map area. Total enrollment has grown modestly since 2017 across the districts shown on the county map.

Largest School Districts by Enrollment in McKinley County NM

District Enrollment Share Trend
Gallup-McKinley County Schools 12,698 92.3% ▴ 3.1%
Zuni Public Schools 1,052 7.7% ▾ -3.2%
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McKinley County school district enrollment and trends per most recent NCES reporting data.

McKinley County Housing & Real Estate

McKinley County has a median home value of $72,100 and a median gross rent of $810. About 69% of occupied homes in the county are owner-occupied, so the local housing market leans heavily toward ownership. Home values run below the New Mexico median, while rents come in below the state average. In March 2026, the median listing price was $229,500 and homes spent about 102 days on the market.

McKinley County Housing Mix

McKinley County housing mix: owner, renter and vacant units.

McKinley County Housing Trends

McKinley County median home value and rent trend (last 5 years).

Businesses in McKinley County, NM

McKinley County has 2,096 business listings across 399 categories. The largest categories in McKinley County business listings are Gas Stations (73, 3.5%), Structure And Geography (67, 3.2%), and Churches & Religious Organizations (59, 2.8%). The full McKinley County business listings dataset includes names, categories, addresses and contact details where available. McKinley County packages also include U.S. Census County Business Patterns data with establishment counts, employment and payroll by industry sector.

Top Business Categories in McKinley County, NM

Category Businesses Share
Gas Stations 73 3.5%
Structure And Geography 67 3.2%
Churches & Religious Organizations 59 2.8%
ATMs 46 2.2%
Hotels 35 1.7%
Elementary School 35 1.7%
Parks & Recreation 34 1.6%
Fast Food 34 1.6%
Lake 34 1.6%
Auto Repair 31 1.5%

McKinley County Business Listings

Business Category City
Historic El Rancho Hotel Accommodation Gallup
Jason Arsenault CPA Accountant Gallup
Strawberry Canyon Trailhead Active Life Gallup
Trade N Post Classifieds Advertising Agency Gallup
Gallup Municipal Airport Airport Gallup
Good Orderly Direction's House Alcohol And Drug Treatment Centers Gallup
Gallup Med Flight Ambulance And Ems Services Gallup
Applebee's Grill + Bar American Restaurants Gallup
McKinley County Humane Society Animal Shelters Gallup
Gallup Service Mart Appliance Repair Service Gallup
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McKinley County business listings sourced from Overture Maps. Includes locations with a high level of confidence.

McKinley County Basemaps

McKinley County map and data packages include a set of useful basemaps to help you get started quickly. These include a custom light grey canvas, USGS topo, imagery and other reference layers that make it easier to build clear, meaningful county maps using the included GIS layers, your own data or both. Pre-rendered map tiles for the light grey basemap are included so you can use them offline or host them on your own CDN.

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This page shows a preview of what's included in the McKinley County data package. The full package gives you a ready-to-use county data system with GIS layers, historical data, maps, database files and planning tools that save hours of manual data gathering, cleanup and joins. Everything is organized to help you skip data wrangling and start analysis faster.

  • 20+ GIS layers for parcels, zip codes, school districts, roads, water, boundaries and more
  • Historical county demographics, housing, income and trend data
  • ZIP code population files and school district enrollment history
  • Database files, markdowns, AI-ready prompts and documentation
  • Map exports in PNG, JPEG, PDF, SVG and GeoTIFF formats
  • Offline-ready data explorer, map and analytics tools

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