Red Rock, New Mexico

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Population (year 2000): 26,106

Males: 12,829	(49.1%)
Females: 13,277	(50.9%)

McKinley County

Median resident age:	24.8 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,100 (it was $20,108 in 2000)

Red Rock	$23,100
New Mexico:	$37,492

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $24,000 (it was $24,300 in 2000)

Red Rock	$24,000
New Mexico:	$125,500

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Races in Red Rock:

White Non-Hispanic (10.2%)
Hispanic (6.9%)
Other race (3.4%)
Two or more races (1.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Red Rock: 82.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6755 feet

Land area: 1760.9 square miles.

Population density: 15 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Red Rock

High school or higher: 55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 28.6%
Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Red Rock CCD

Never married: 42.0%
Now married: 47.8%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 5.7%
Divorced: 4.6%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.1%
New Mexico:	8.2%

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

Red Rock:	1.0% ($235)
New Mexico:	0.6% ($699)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rio Rancho, NM (128.8 miles , pop. 51,765).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (134.7 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (277.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Church Rock, NM (7.1 miles ), Gallup, NM (14.2 miles ), Yah-ta-hey, NM (20.8 miles ), Thoreau, NM (21.8 miles ), Brimhall Nizhoni, NM (22.2 miles ), Rock Springs, NM (22.3 miles ), Twin Lakes, NM (22.5 miles ), Ramah, NM (22.9 miles ).

Latitude: 35.46 N, Longitude: 108.54 W

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Educational services (10%)
Public administration (8%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Rail transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (25%)
Health care (11%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Public administration (9%)
Social assistance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Carpenters (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

Hospitals/medical centers near Red Rock:

GALLUP INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; GALLUP, NM)
REHOBOTH MCKINLEY CHRISTIAN HEALTH SER (about 23 miles; GALLUP, NM)
ZUNI PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; ZUNI, NM)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Red Rock:

FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL (about 91 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; ID: FMN)
CORTEZ MUNI (about 127 miles; CORTEZ, CO; ID: CEZ)
DURANGO-LA PLATA COUNTY (about 129 miles; DURANGO, CO; ID: DRO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Red Rock:

GALLUP MUNICIPAL (about 18 miles; GALLUP, NM; ID: GUP)
CROWNPOINT (about 30 miles; CROWNPOINT, NM; ID: 0E8)
BLACK ROCK (about 33 miles; ZUNI PUEBLO, NM; ID: ZUN)

Amtrak station near Red Rock:

15 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 Red Rock:

SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 95 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE (about 118 miles; HOLBROOK, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,177)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 133 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 135 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 136 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 138 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 198 miles; THATCHER, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,085)

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Notable locations in Red Rock: Iyanbito Interchange (A), Dewey (B), Williams Acres (C), Ciniza Refinery (D), Divide Trading Post (E), Ashcroft-Merrill Historic District (F), Atsee Nitsaa Historic Site (G), Zuni Indian Tribal Lands (H), Clo-Chew-Tah Ranch (I), Ba-Ha-Li (J), Baca Siding (K), Cottonwood Gulch Camp (L), Coyotes Sing Here Archaeological District (M), Cresto Ranch (N), Dal Paso Center (O), Davis (P), Bass Ranch (Q), Kermac Nuclear Fuels Processing Plant (R), Kin Hochoi Historic Site (S), El Paso Natural Gas Pipeline (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Pinon Placita Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Red Rock include: Casa San Martin (A), Seventh Day Adventist Church (B), United Pentecostal Church (C), Crosslands Mission (D), Coolidge Navajo Church (E), Twin Buttes Church of the Nazarene (F), Emanuel Baptist Temple and Christian Academy (G), Trinity Lutheran Church (H), First Indian Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hillcrest Cemetery (1), Torreon Cemetery (2), Sunset Memorial Gardens (3), McGaffey Cemetery (4), Ramah Cemetery (5), Pinehaven Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Togeye Lake (A), Samson Lake (B), Monte, Laguna del (C), Lost Lake (D), Natural Lake (E), House Lake (F), Deer Stock Tank (G), Deer Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Many Arrow Wash (A), Dragon Wash (B), Wagon Trail Wash (C), Disappearing Spring Wash (D), Burned Through the Rock Wash (E), Burned Death Wash (F), White Smoke Wash (G), Coal Mine Wash (H), Willow Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Red Rock include: Fort Defiance Historical Marker (1), Babe Ruth Park (2), Fort Wingate Historical Marker (3), Vasquez de Coronados Route Historical Marker (4), Gallup Historical Marker (5), Continental Divide Historical Marker (6), Chaco Cliffs Historical Marker (7), Red Rock State Park (8), Red Rocks Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Continental Divide Post Office (A), Prewitt Post Office (B), Fort Wingate Post Office (C), Mentmore Post Office (D), Gallup Post Office (E), Church Rock Post Office (F), Ramah Post Office (G), Thoreau Post Office (H), Rehoboth Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	3.6 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	67.4%
Whole state:	68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	8.1%
Whole state:	6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	40.4%
Whole state:	18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	22.6%
Whole state:	7.8%

Red Rock compared to New Mexico state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house significantly 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in McKinley County New Mexico:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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 Red Rock:

KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
KGAK (1330 AM; 5 kW; GALLUP, NM; Owner: KRJG, INC.)
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.)
KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KNDN (960 AM; 5 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: BASIN BROADCASTING CO.)
KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Red Rock:

KGLX (99.1 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KXXI (93.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
KGLP (91.7 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: GALLUP PUBLIC RADIO)
KYVA (103.7 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
KKOR (94.5 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: MILLENNIUM MEDIA, INC.)
KXTC (99.9 FM; THOREAU, NM; Owner: KXTC, L.L.C.)
KQLV (105.5 FM; GRANTS, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KFMQ (106.1 FM; GALLUP, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Red 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)

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