Electric companies in McKinley County, New Mexico

Q: McKinley County, NM: what do homes pay for electricity?

McKinley County, NM homes paid 15.36 to 16.53 cents per kWh in 2024 across 4 listed utilities: $100 to $108 a month at 654 kWh, 2.71% to 2.92% of McKinley County, NM income.

Q: McKinley County, NM: how many homes heat with electricity?

McKinley County, NM: 1,843 of 21,088 occupied homes, 8.7%, rank 30 of 33.

Q: McKinley County, NM: median household income?

$44,496 in McKinley County, NM, rank 27 of 33; 71,172 residents, 21,088 households.

Q: McKinley County, NM: outage-linked storms since 2015?

McKinley County, NM: 133 NWS events, peak year 2022.

Q: How old are the homes in McKinley County, NM?

McKinley County, NM: median home built 1983; 44.6% predate 1980, 64.1% detached, 3.1% in 5+ unit buildings.

Q: McKinley County, NM: share of income for energy?

McKinley County, NM homes spend $1,349 a year on electricity, $2,466 on all energy: 4.7% of $52,320; 16.4% for lower incomes.

McKinley County, NM ranks 1st of 33 New Mexico counties for the lowest median home value ($72,100). McKinley County, NM has 71,172 residents. McKinley County, NM: 4 utilities listed by EIA. McKinley County, NM: home electricity prices of 15.36 to 16.53 cents per kWh.

McKinley County, NM on the map

McKinley County, NM darker: more storm events

Housing and heating in McKinley County, NM

McKinley County, NM: 11,252 of 25,213 homes were built before 1980 and 5,071 in 2000 or later. McKinley County, NM has 16,154 detached houses, 782 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 6,145 mobile homes, and 6,579 of 21,088 households rent.

Age of homes in McKinley County, NM

% of homes by decade built, McKinley County, NM

3pre-40
340s
750s
1060s
2170s
1780s
1990s
1300s
710s
120+

Heating fuel in McKinley County, NM

% of homes by main fuel, McKinley County

Wood41.7
Utility gas39.2
Electricity8.7
Propane6.8
Other fuel2.3
No fuel1.1

McKinley County, NM housing against New Mexico counties
McKinley County, NM	Value	State median	Gap	Rank (1 = highest)
McKinley County, NM, median year built	1983	1980	+3 years	10 of 33
McKinley County, NM, built before 1980	44.6%	50.7%	-6.0 points	23 of 33
McKinley County, NM, built 2000 or later	20.1%	18.1%	+2.1 points	14 of 33
McKinley County, NM, detached houses	64.1%	64.1%	+0.0 points	17 of 33
McKinley County, NM, apartments in 5+ unit buildings	3.1%	4.1%	-1.0 points	24 of 33
McKinley County, NM, mobile homes	24.4%	23.9%	+0.4 points	16 of 33
McKinley County, NM, renter households	31.2%	27.3%	+3.9 points	8 of 33
McKinley County, NM, median home value	$72,100	$160,800	-$88,700	33 of 33
McKinley County, NM, median gross rent a month	$810	$810	+$0	17 of 33
McKinley County, NM, people per household	3.33	2.59	+0.74	1 of 33

ZIP codes in McKinley County, NM

86515
87013
87045
87301
87305
87310
87311
87312
87313
87316
87317
87319
87320
87321
87322
87323
87325
87326
87327
87328
87347
87365
87375

Electric utilities in McKinley County, NM

Utility listed for McKinley County, NM	Type	Home price ¢/kWh	Yearly bill at 654 kWh	Share of McKinley County, NM median income of $44,496
Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc in McKinley County, NM	Cooperative	15.36	$1,206	2.71%
Public Service Co of NM in McKinley County, NM	Investor Owned	15.57	$1,222	2.75%
Continental Divide El Coop Inc in McKinley County, NM	Cooperative	16.02	$1,257	2.83%
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority in McKinley County, NM	State	16.53	$1,298	2.92%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Facts about McKinley County, NM

Residents of McKinley County, NM, ACS 2023: 71,1728 of 33 New Mexico counties
Households in McKinley County, NM: 21,0883.38 people each
Owner-occupied homes in McKinley County, NM: 68.8%14,509 owner and 6,579 renter households
Median household income in McKinley County, NM: $44,49627 of 33 New Mexico counties
Housing units in McKinley County, NM: 25,2134,125 vacant or seasonal, 16.4% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in McKinley County, NM: 8.7%1,843 homes, 30 of 33 New Mexico counties
Utilities listed for McKinley County, NM: 44 with a home price: Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc, Public Service Co of NM, Continental Divide El Coop Inc
Lowest home price in McKinley County, NM: 15.36 ¢/kWhJemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc, 7.1% below the highest
Highest home price in McKinley County, NM: 16.53 ¢/kWhNavajo Tribal Utility Authority
Monthly bill gap in McKinley County, NM: $8between the two at 654 kWh, $92 a year, 0.21% of the McKinley County, NM median income
ZIP areas touching McKinley County, NM: 2386515 to 87375
Outage-linked storm events in McKinley County, NM: 133NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in McKinley County, NM: 44.6%median year built 1983
Home energy burden in McKinley County, NM: 4.7%$1,349 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in McKinley County, NM

Public Service Co of NM charged McKinley County, NM homes 13.41 ¢/kWh in 2015. McKinley County, NM: 15.57 ¢ in 2024, 16% up. McKinley County, NM: against 14% up for the New Mexico average.

McKinley County, NM: a 654 kWh month at that price. McKinley County, NM: $88 in 2015, $102 in 2024. McKinley County, NM: $1,222 a year, 2.7% of the $44,496 median income.

McKinley: 10 yearly prices

Year	Public Service Co of NM, McKinley County, NM	McKinley: Gap to New Mexico average	McKinley: Gap to U.S. average
2015, McKinley	13.41	+0.94	+0.76
2016, McKinley	12.36	+0.33	-0.19
2017, McKinley	13.37	+0.49	+0.48
2018, McKinley	13.32	+0.64	+0.45
2019, McKinley	13.26	+0.75	+0.25
2020, McKinley	14.04	+1.10	+0.89
2021, McKinley	14.52	+1.00	+0.86
2022, McKinley	14.39	+0.55	-0.65
2023, McKinley	15.21	+1.36	-0.79
2024, McKinley	15.57	+1.37	-0.91

McKinley County, NM: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a McKinley County, NM price.

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Cost of living with electricity in McKinley County, NM

McKinley County, NM: electricity $1,349 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,466, 4.7% of $52,320 income. 20,913 households in McKinley County, NM spend about $28.2 million a year on electricity and $51.6 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in McKinley County, NM ($13,542 a year) spend 16.4% of income, 3.5 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in McKinley County, NM

% of income on energy, McKinley County, NM

All households4.7
Lower income16.4
Owners4.8
Renters4.5
New Mexico counties2.3

McKinley County, NM home energy cost by household group
McKinley County, NM	Homes	Income	Power	Gas	Other	Burden
McKinley County, NM, all households	20,913	$52,320	$1,349	$731	$386	4.7%
McKinley County, NM, lower income	8,683	$13,542	$1,197	$599	$427	16.4%
McKinley County, NM, owners	15,034	$57,390	$1,440	$801	$505	4.8%
McKinley County, NM, renters	5,879	$39,355	$1,116	$554	$82	4.5%

Outage risk in McKinley County, NM

McKinley County, NM, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 133 in all, 186.9 per 100,000 residents of 71,172, rank 20 of 33 New Mexico counties. Property damage in McKinley County, NM: $457K.

Events by year in McKinley County, NM

events a year, McKinley County, NM

1'15
2'16
0'17
1'18
3'19
13'20
17'21
31'22
26'23
24'24
15'25

Events by type

events by type, McKinley County, NM

Thunderstorm and high wind75
Winter storm and heavy snow46
Tornado5
Heat wave1

McKinley County, NM outage-linked hazards
McKinley County, NM	FEMA	Score	Rank	Events	Peak	Damage
McKinley County, NM, thunderstorm and high wind	Very Low	6.9	23 of 33	75	2022 (23)	$172K
McKinley County, NM, tornado	Very Low	4.5	27 of 33	5	2019 (2)	$0
McKinley County, NM, hurricane and tropical storm	No Rating	0.0	12 of 16	0	none	$0
McKinley County, NM, ice storm	Very Low	20.6	13 of 33	0	none	$0
McKinley County, NM, winter storm and heavy snow	Relatively High	90.8	9 of 33	46	2023 (14)	$10K
McKinley County, NM, heat wave	Relatively Low	39.5	16 of 33	1	2021 (1)	$0

Flood claims and flood insurance in McKinley County, NM

McKinley County, NM has fewer than 5 NFIP flood claims with a loss date in 2015 to 2025, so FEMA counts are hidden.

35 of 20,263 residential structures in McKinley County, NM carry an NFIP contract. 45 NFIP policies of any type were in force in McKinley County, NM on 8 Sep 2026.

McKinley County, NM: claims history, not an outage count.

McKinley County, NM flood claims and flood insurance
McKinley County, NM	Value	Median county	Rank (1 = highest)
McKinley County, NM, claims 2015-2025	<5	—	—
McKinley County, NM, paid 2015-2025	<5	—	—
McKinley County, NM, median paid claim	<5	—	—
McKinley County, NM, homes with flood insurance	0.2%	0.6%	26 of 31
McKinley County, NM, policies in force	45	—	—
McKinley County, NM, repetitive-loss properties	<5	—	—

McKinley County, NM: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

McKinley County, NM: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in McKinley County, NM

McKinley County, NM totals 6,018 heating degree days and 448 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, McKinley County, NM is the 6th coldest of 33 counties in New Mexico: 6,018 against a median of 4,510. For cooling, McKinley County, NM is the 25th hottest: 448 against a median of 844.

McKinley County, NM is a cold-winter county, with 5,570 more heating than cooling degree days.

McKinley County, NM: 5,793 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 6,018 on the normal, 4% under.

Electric heat is rare in McKinley County, NM: 8.7% of 21,088 homes.

McKinley County, NM

Heating degree days, 6,018 vs 4,510133
Cooling degree days, 448 vs 84453
Electric heat, 8.7% vs 14.9%58
NM median county100

McKinley County, NM: degree days, electric heat
McKinley County, NM	Value	NM median county	McKinley County, NM, rank (1 = highest)
McKinley County, NM, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal	6,018	4,510	6 of 33
McKinley County, NM, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean	5,793	4,263	6 of 33
McKinley County, NM, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal	448	844	25 of 33
McKinley County, NM, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean	573	1,005	25 of 33
McKinley County, NM, electric heating, ACS 2019-2023	8.7%	14.9%	30 of 33

McKinley County, NM: ACS B25040, 21,088 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on McKinley County, NM

McKinley County, NM touches 23 ZIP areas, 86515 to 87375, about 3,094 residents each. McKinley County, NM counts 71,172 residents in 21,088 households. Household income in McKinley County, NM is $44,496; 14,509 of its 21,088 households own.

1,843 of the 21,088 homes in McKinley County, NM heat with electricity. McKinley County, NM has 25,213 housing units, 4,125 (16.4%) vacant or seasonal, and 6,579 rented homes. McKinley County, NM logged 133 storm events for its 71,172 residents.

The median home in McKinley County, NM dates from 1983. Homes in McKinley County, NM pay $1,349 a year for electricity. McKinley County, NM home electricity prices run Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc to Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, $8 a month apart at 654 kWh.

Bill and heat pump calculator, McKinley County, NM

Compare McKinley County, NM with its neighbours

Cibola County sits 45 miles southeast of McKinley County, NM, with 27,059 residents against 71,172 there, 152 storm events against 133, median home built 1978 against 1983, energy burden 3.8% against 4.7%, income $51,765 against $44,496.
San Juan County sits 84 miles north of McKinley County, NM, with 121,178 residents against 71,172 there, 84 storm events against 133, median home built 1986 against 1983, energy burden 3.1% against 4.7%, income $53,020 against $44,496.
Catron County sits 124 miles south of McKinley County, NM, with 3,685 residents against 71,172 there, 120 storm events against 133, median home built 1984 against 1983, energy burden 5.5% against 4.7%, income $46,439 against $44,496.
Sandoval County sits 103 miles east of McKinley County, NM, with 151,538 residents against 71,172 there, 313 storm events against 133, median home built 1996 against 1983, energy burden 1.9% against 4.7%, income $84,053 against $44,496.
Valencia County sits 118 miles southeast of McKinley County, NM, with 77,382 residents against 71,172 there, 206 storm events against 133, median home built 1989 against 1983, energy burden 2.8% against 4.7%, income $58,333 against $44,496.

New Mexico: home prices since 2001, planned plants. 140 MW planned in this county.

Questions on McKinley County, NM

McKinley County, NM: what do homes pay for electricity?