Gallup, NM town hall & government
Gallup spent $108.8 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,196 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Gallup's government.
Where Gallup's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 30%
- From the state 25%
- Utility sales 24%
- Fees & charges 10%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Property taxes 3%
- From the federal government 3%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Gallup didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Gallup
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Gallup didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Gallup-McKinley County Schools
Gallup's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal
- Local 5%
- State 58%
- Federal 37%
Of the $20,469 per pupil, $11,529 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Gallup kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Gallup pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Contact Gallup's government
Who represents Gallup
Gallup is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.