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Moving to Fort Defiance, Arizona

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Population: 4,061
Males: 1,921 (47.3%), Females: 2,140 (52.7%)

Apache County

Zip code: 86504

Demographics

Median resident age: 25.8 years
Median household income: $33,125
Median house value: $39,300

Population by Race

Races in Fort Defiance:

  • American Indian (94.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (4.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)

Ancestries: German (2.1%), Irish (1.2%), English (1.1%).

Elevation: 6830 feet

Land area: 6.1 square miles

Map of Fort Defiance, AZ

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fort Defiance

  • High school or higher: 78.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 22.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Defiance CDP

  • Never married: 40.6%
  • Now married: 42.7%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

0.3% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Fort Defiance:

  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (P O BOX 649)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Fort Defiance:

  • GALLUP INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; GALLUP, NM)
  • REHOBOTH MCKINLEY CHRISTIAN HEALTH SER (about 21 miles; GALLUP, NM)
  • SAGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 41 miles; GANADO, AZ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Defiance:

  • FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL (about 90 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; Abbreviation: FMN)
  • CORTEZ MUNI (about 112 miles; CORTEZ, CO; Abbreviation: CEZ)
  • DURANGO-LA PLATA COUNTY (about 133 miles; DURANGO, CO; Abbreviation: DRO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Defiance:

  • WINDOW ROCK (about 7 miles; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Abbreviation: RQE)
  • GALLUP MUNICIPAL (about 26 miles; GALLUP, NM; Abbreviation: GUP)
  • GANADO (about 31 miles; GANADO, AZ; Abbreviation: 85V)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Defiance:

  • NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE (about 93 miles; HOLBROOK, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,177)
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 96 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 136 miles; DURANGO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,051)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 173 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 18,780)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 176 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 178 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 3,261)
  • NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (about 207 miles; FLAGSTAFF, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 15,758)

Schools

Public high school in Fort Defiance:

  • WINDOW ROCK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 567; Location: NAVAJO ROUTE NO. 7; Grades: 09 – 12)

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