Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety20#736/924
Economy0#925/925
Housing72#262/925
Health0#922/925
Healthcare24#703/923
Environment96#35/917
Education3#893/925
Infrastructure2#904/925
Community0#924/925
Leisure & amenities4#888/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Gallup, NM micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Home price to income ratio · low1.6×
100/100New Mexico 3.9×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Property crime rate · low305 /100k
98/100New Mexico 2,240 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · low4.6 µg/m³
97/100New Mexico 5.9 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties
Effective property tax rate · low0.35%
96/100New Mexico 0.63%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Rent as share of income · low24.8%
91/100New Mexico 30.1%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Public transit commuters · high1.1%
85/100New Mexico 0.6%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301

Weaknesses

Lack of reliable transportation · high24.0%
0/100New Mexico 11.7%United States 8.3%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Adult smoking · high27.1%
0/100New Mexico 15.0%United States 16.1%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Premature death · high25,025 /100k
0/100New Mexico 12,175 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
New business applications · low4.8 /1k
0/100New Mexico 19.2 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Broadband subscriptions · low64.8%
0/100New Mexico 86.5%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002
Frequent mental distress · high23.7%
0/100New Mexico 17.5%United States 18.6%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
72,540 (2020) → 68,119 (2025)
−6.1%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
PharmaciesImproving
0.3 /10k (2020) → 0.6 /10k (2025)
+113%5 yearsUS 1.9 /10k → 1.8 /10k
New business applicationsImproving
2.3 /1k (2020) → 4.8 /1k (2025)
+109%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
43.8% (2015-2019) → 64.8% (2020-2024)
+21 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
New homes permittedWorsening
0.0 /1k (2021) → 0.0 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−100%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
High ozone daysImproving
1 days (2017) → 0 days (2022)
−100%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Gallup, NM micropolitan area improved on 16 of 32 measures with a comparison and declined on 6. 6 moved within the margin of error and 4 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved16

Pharmacies+113%0.3 /10k → 0.6 /10k
Broadband+21 points43.8% → 64.8%
Property crime−81%1,611 /100k → 305 /100k
New businesses+109%2.3 /1k → 4.8 /1k
High school++4.6 points77.2% → 81.8%

Declined6

Commute+4.8 min22.3 min → 27.0 min
Overdose deaths+76%16.5 /100k → 29.1 /100k
Rent burden+9.2 points34.4% → 43.6%
Arts & recreation−6.8%1.1 /10k → 1.0 /10k
Grocery stores−11%1.7 /10k → 1.5 /10k

All 32 measures

Change of every measure of Gallup, NM micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	1.1 /10k2020	1.0 /10k2025	−6.8%	Declined	18%
Average commute time	22.3 min2015-2019	27.0 min2020-2024	+4.8 min	Declined	1%
Average weekly wage	$7862020	$9462025	+20%	Improved	24%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%2015-2019	13.3%2020-2024	+1.9 points	Improved	28%
Broadband subscriptions	43.8%2015-2019	64.8%2020-2024	+21 points	Improved	98%
Child poverty rate	43.9%2015-2019	42.5%2020-2024	−1.5 points	Within the margin of error	39%
Distance to an airport	120 mi2020	120 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	16.5 /100k2020	29.1 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	+76%	Declined	5%
Effective property tax rate	0.43%2015-2019	0.35%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	33%
Firearm deaths	14.9 /100k2020	14.5 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−2.7%	Little change	54%
Grocery stores	1.7 /10k2020	1.5 /10k2025	−11%	Declined	22%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.1 /10k2020	0.1 /10k2025	+6.5%	Improved	55%
High school diploma or higher	77.2%2015-2019	81.8%2020-2024	+4.6 points	Improved	94%
Home price to income ratio	1.9×2015-2019	1.7×2020-2024	−0.3×	Improved	99%
Homicide rate	15.2 /100k2020	11.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−23%	Improved	47%
Income adjusted for local prices	$31,5532019	$43,1732024	+37%	Improved	80%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.5122015-2019	0.4962020-2024	−0.017	Within the margin of error	86%
Median household income	$33,8342015-2019	$47,6682020-2024	+41%	Improved	96%
New business applications	2.3 /1k2020	4.8 /1k2025	+109%	Improved	96%
Pharmacies	0.3 /10k2020	0.6 /10k2025	+113%	Improved	100%
Poverty rate	34.8%2015-2019	33.2%2020-2024	−1.6 points	Within the margin of error	65%
Property crime rate	1,611 /100k2020	305 /100k2025	−81%	Improved	100%
Public libraries	0.4 /10k2019	0.4 /10k2024	+4.1%	Little change	84%
Public transit commuters	1.1%2015-2019	1.1%2020-2024	+0 points	Within the margin of error	85%
Rent as share of income	23.3%2015-2019	24.8%2020-2024	+1.5 points	Within the margin of error	27%
Rent-burdened households	34.4%2015-2019	43.6%2020-2024	+9.2 points	Declined	5%
Restaurants and bars	6.8 /10k2020	6.3 /10k2025	−6.5%	Declined	21%
Suicide rate	31.7 /100k2020	23.3 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−26%	Improved	90%
Traffic deaths	39.2 /100k2015-2019	38.7 /100k2020-2024	−1.2%	Little change	65%
Unemployment rate	9.5%2020	5.6%2025	−3.9 points	Improved	77%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	22.2%2015-2019	19.0%2020-2024	−3.2 points	Improved	94%
Violent crime rate	770 /100k2020	507 /100k2025	−34%	Improved	81%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Gallup, NM micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Gallup, NM micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Gallup, NM micropolitan area itself moved −1.8 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

70,431 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 20–29 men (−1.3 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

70,431 residents

Gallup, NM micropolitan area
United States share

White8.0%5,600
Black0.4%†315
Hispanic or Latino12%8,585

Education

45,002 residents (±96)

Gallup, NM micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma18%8,168
High school or GED36%16,132
Some college25%11,311

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

21,353 households (±242)

Gallup, NM micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k33%6,948
$25k–50k20%4,166
$50k–75k17%3,670
$75k–100k11%2,421
$100k–150k11%2,414
$150k–200k4.2%903
$200k or more3.9%831

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−6.4 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

21,353 households (±242)

Gallup, NM micropolitan area
United States share

Own70%14,900
Rent30%6,453

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

5,539 households (±409)

Gallup, NM micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75040%2,210
$750–1,00024%1,314
$1,000–1,50027%1,485

Home values

14,900 homes (±412)

Gallup, NM micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k72%10,761
$150k–250k16%2,310
$250k–400k7.6%1,127

Age of homes

25,304 homes (±50)

Gallup, NM micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later8.3%2,105
2000–200913%3,409
1980–199936%9,137

Size of homes

25,304 homes (±50)

Gallup, NM micropolitan area
United States share

Studio8.1%2,062
1 bedroom8.7%2,200
2 bedrooms25%6,383
3 bedrooms

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

23,593 workers (±644)

Gallup, NM micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone80%18,844
Carpool7.8%1,829
Public transit1.1%†266
Walk1.4%337
Bike0.0%†3
Work from home8.9%2,095
Other0.9%†219

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (+6.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

21,498 workers (±663)

Gallup, NM micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min34%7,323
15–29 min27%5,846
30–44 min19%4,085

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Gallup, NM micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Gallup, NM has 940 employer establishments, 137 for every 10,000 residents (0.55× the US rate of 248), with 15,236 paid employees at an average annual pay of $40,392. The Census Bureau also counts 2,951 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 940; 2,951 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 137; US 248
Paid employees: 15,236
Average annual pay: $40,392; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Gallup, NM by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	101	14.7	0.80×Fewer than typical	2,157	$19,848	40
Ambulatory health care services	75	10.9	0.52×Fewer than typical	1,142	$38,701	103
Limited-service restaurants	52	7.6	0.94×About typical	1,229	$20,161	8
Gasoline stations	44	6.4	1.97×More than typical	564	$30,608	—
Full-service restaurants	40	5.8	0.76×Fewer than typical	778	$20,159	18
Specialty trade contractors	36	5.2	0.34×Fewer than typical	279	$44,516	164
Automotive repair and maintenance	33	4.8	0.95×About typical	193	$32,036	41
Traveler accommodation	31	4.5	2.50×More than typical	453	$21,269	6
Lessors of real estate	30	4.4	0.35×Fewer than typical	120	$39,975	100
Clothing and accessories stores	28	4.1	1.12×About typical	298	$19,748	50
Religious organizations	26	3.8	0.68×Fewer than typical	196	$25,495	—
Individual and family services	24	3.5	1.25×About typical	688	$33,328	22

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 68,802 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $107.8M on contracts performed in Gallup, NM micropolitan area: $1,583 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $107.8M; −64% vs FY2025
Per resident: $1,583; US $1,994
Sole-source: 16%; US 30%
Single offer: 5.3%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Indian Health Service$87.1M81%
Department of the Army$11.6M11%
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education$7.4M6.9%
Bureau of Reclamation$650.3K0.6%
Environmental Protection Agency$568.9K0.5%
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$297K0.3%
Public Buildings Service$104.1K0.1%
Bureau of Land Management$40.4K0.0%

Top recipients

AMEDISTAF, LLC$8.6M8.0%
FOUR WINDS STAFFING LLC$7.4M6.9%
RAO RADIOLOGISTS, INC.$7.3M6.8%
PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.$7M6.5%
MEDICUS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, LLC$6.3M5.9%

Spending by fiscal year

93.2MFY2017
73.4MFY2018
91.8MFY2019
119.5MFY2020
272.4MFY2021
150.3MFY2022
340MFY2023
119.3M

Top industries (NAICS)

Employment services · 5613$42.9M40%
Offices of physicians · 6211$19.3M18%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$13M12%
Remediation and other waste management services · 5629$10.4M9.6%
Offices of other health practitioners · 6213$6.7M6.2%
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services · 5416

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $455.7M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Gallup, NM micropolitan area: $6,690 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $455.7M; −0.5% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,690; US $12,955
Loan face value: $11M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.0%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$159.4M35%
84.041 · Impact Aid$46.8M10%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$32.4M7.1%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$29.8M6.5%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$28.9M6.3%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$26.9M5.9%
20.279 · National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$15.8M3.5%
20.205 · Highway Planning and Construction$10.9M2.4%

Top recipients (organizations)

GALLUP-MCKINLEY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1$38.8M8.5%
GALLUP, NM
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$32.9M7.2%
SANTA FE, NM
NAVAJO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY$27M5.9%
CROWNPOINT, NM
PUEBLO OF ZUNI$20.8M4.6%
ZUNI, NM
ZUNI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT$10.4M

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$247.6M54%
Department of Education$67.1M15%
Federal Highway Administration$38.8M8.5%
Department of Transportation
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$34M7.5%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education$28.8M

Assistance by fiscal year

550.8MFY2021
411MFY2022
442.7MFY2023
461.6MFY2024
458MFY2025
455.7MFY2026

County aggregates

64%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Gallup, NM

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

McKinley CountyCentral county668,119

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

GallupPrincipal city21,023

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in New Mexico

Areas based in New Mexico, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved16

Declined6

Metro and micro areas like Gallup, NM micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Gallup, NM

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in New Mexico

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved16

Declined6

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

What was bought