Gallup is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 20,451 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Gallup is the 11th largest community in New Mexico.Gallup is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Gallup is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gallup who work in sales jobs (19.21%), management occupations (9.52%), and teaching (8.42%). One of the benefits of Gallup is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.86 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The education level of Gallup citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.63% of adults in Gallup have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Gallup in 2022 was $25,154, which is lower middle income relative to New Mexico, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,616 for a family of four. However, Gallup contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gallup is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gallup home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gallup residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Gallup also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.61% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gallup include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Gallup is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Navajo.
