Demographics of Gallup city, New Mexico

Gallup city, New Mexico had 19,969 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,823 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Gallup city, in four figures

19,969
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 21,023 ±28.; −8.4%
Change since July 2020: −1,823 people.; 34.4 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,303 ±$2,897
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Gallup city, New Mexico's population shrank 8.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gallup city, New Mexico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Gallup city, New Mexico's population shrank 8.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gallup city, New Mexico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	21,792	100.0	100.0
2021	21,417	98.3	100.2
2022	20,943	96.1	100.7
2023	20,448	93.8	101.6
2024	20,252	92.9	102.5
2025	19,969	91.6	103.1

Population of Gallup city, New Mexico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	21,792	—
2021	21,417	−375
2022	20,943	−474
2023	20,448	−495
2024	20,252	−196
2025	19,969	−283

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.4 ±1.3: for men 33.5 ±2.1 and for women 34.8 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gallup city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under 5	1,123 ±231	5.3% ±1.1	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,268 ±533	25.1% ±2.5	16.5% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,423 ±309	6.8% ±1.5	9.3% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,225 ±604	29.6% ±2.9	26.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,965 ±396	18.9% ±1.9	23.7% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,019 ±330	14.4% ±1.6	19.3% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,303 ±$2,897, and income per person $25,302 ±$2,304, in 2024 dollars. The median is $64,059 ±$808 in New Mexico and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Gallup city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under $25,000	1,734 ±373	25.1% ±5.3	20.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,285 ±263	18.6% ±3.7	19.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,476 ±295	21.3% ±4.2	16.9% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	845 ±220	12.2% ±3.1	12.4% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	951 ±227	13.7% ±3.2	15.5% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	243 ±105	3.5% ±1.5	7.6% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	385 ±105	5.6% ±1.5	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Gallup city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Mexico	United States
All ages	5,509 ±1,155	26.8% ±5.6	17.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,846 ±548	29.3% ±7.9	24.0% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,820 ±599	26.7% ±5.1	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	843 ±236	22.8% ±5.9	14.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Gallup city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gallup city	New Mexico	United States
Housing units	7,462 ±347	956,964 ±262	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.7% ±6.0	87.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.3% ±2.3	12.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.1% ±3.4	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.9% ±4.8	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$165,200 ±$13,703	$248,100 ±$1,957	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$927 ±$73	$1,067 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±2	1985 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Gallup city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,993 ±480	23.8% ±2.3	48.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,759 ±268	17.9% ±1.3	36.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	260 ±113	1.2% ±0.5	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	714 ±169	3.4% ±0.8	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	10,459 ±638	49.8% ±3.0	8.5% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 106	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 96	0% to 0.5%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	742 ±283	3.5% ±1.3	3.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Gallup city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Born in the state	14,153 ±652	67.3% ±3.1	52.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,624 ±613	26.8% ±2.9	36.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3 to 121	< 0.1% to 0.6%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,184 ±224	5.6% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	475 ±162	2.3% ±0.8	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	709 ±210	3.4% ±1.0	5.3% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Gallup city among the places of New Mexico

12th of 46 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Mexico page.

Places of New Mexico near Gallup city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Hobbs city	40,252 ±27
Clovis city	37,942 ±25
South Valley CDP	37,120 ±1,852
Carlsbad city	31,746 ±41
Alamogordo city	31,307 ±36
Gallup city	21,023 ±28
Los Lunas village	18,618 ±50
Chaparral CDP	18,186 ±1,172
Sunland Park city	17,463 ±45
Deming city	15,221 ±22
Los Alamos CDP	13,317 ±655

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in New Mexico by poverty rate
No. 10 Places in New Mexico by median rent
No. 11 Places in New Mexico by median household income
No. 19 Places in New Mexico by foreign-born share
No. 20 Places in New Mexico by per capita income
No. 23 Places in New Mexico by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026