How many renters in Black Rock, NM pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Black Rock, NM, 2020–2024
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48.9% (±16.0 points) of renting households in Black Rock, NM spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

36.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 48.9% (±16.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 36.9% (±13.2 points)
Median share of income: 24.1% (±15.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Black Rock

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Black Rock	McKinley County	New Mexico	United States
Less than 15%	35.9% (±14.0 points)	27.4%	14.3%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.8% (±7.3 points)	14.5%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.5% (±4.7 points)	8.5%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±17.7 points)	6.0%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	12.0% (±9.0 points)	8.2%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	36.9% (±13.2 points)	35.4%	41.7%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Black Rock against McKinley County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Black Rock	McKinley County	New Mexico	United States
Paying 30% or more	48.9% (±16.0 points)	43.6% (±5.6 points)	50.2% (±1.1 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	36.9% (±13.2 points)	35.4% (±4.9 points)	41.7% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.1% (±15.7 points)	24.8% (±3.4 points)	30.1% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$43,202 (±$5,661)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$726 (±$56)	$859 (±$56)	$1,067 (±$11)	$1,413

In Black Rock, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from McKinley County (43.6%).

It is not measurably different from New Mexico (50.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In McKinley County, Black Rock ranks 2 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 85 of 189.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Black Rock

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Black Rock
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Black Rock	—	48.9% (±16.0 points)	—
Zuni Pueblo	3.4 mi	9.5% (±44.9 points)	Not measurably different
Gallup	30 mi	48.2% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Gamerco	34 mi	44.9% (±55.3 points)	Not measurably different
Iyanbito	35 mi	30.4% (±73.3 points)	Not measurably different
Church Rock	36 mi	14.4% (±32.9 points)	Not measurably different
Rock Springs	37 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Thoreau	41 mi	72.8% (±38.1 points)	Not measurably different
Window Rock	43 mi	9.6% (±7.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Window Rock, AZ (9.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across McKinley County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Thoreau	72.8% (±38.1 points)
2	Black Rock	48.9% (±16.0 points)
3	Gallup	48.2% (±9.0 points)
4	Gamerco	44.9% (±55.3 points)
5	Crownpoint	41.9% (±24.2 points)
6	Iyanbito	30.4% (±73.3 points)
7	Navajo	30.1% (±7.9 points)
8	Church Rock	14.4% (±32.9 points)

Showing 8 of 10 places in McKinley County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Black Rock is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Black Rock

Are renters in Black Rock rent-burdened?

48.9% of renting households in Black Rock pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Black Rock spend on rent?

The median renting household in Black Rock, NM spends 24.1% (±15.7 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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