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Albuquerque Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Albuquerque Area is $26,144, which is higher than the state average of $23,948 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Albuquerque Area median household income is $48,875. On average Albuquerque Area residents spend 23.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 21.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #232

Albuquerque Area	26,144 USD
New Mexico	23,948 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Albuquerque Area	29,933 USD
New Mexico	26,490 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Albuquerque Area	33,307 USD
New Mexico	31,026 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Albuquerque Area	25,674 USD
New Mexico	22,331 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #306

Albuquerque Area	48,875 USD
New Mexico	44,968 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Albuquerque Area	65,948 USD
New Mexico	62,136 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Albuquerque Area	3.90%
New Mexico	31.74%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Albuquerque Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The New Mexico and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Albuquerque Area		New Mexico		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.25%	$14,613, see rank	18.11%	$16,973	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.49%	$16,955, see rank	30.93%	$16,386	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.41%	$3,287, see rank	2.72%	$3,230	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.35%	$27,973, see rank	19.57%	$26,832	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Albuquerque Area	60,359 USD
New Mexico	54,801 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Albuquerque Area	76,727 USD
New Mexico	71,580 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Albuquerque Area	New Mexico	U.S.
White	$52,284, see rank	$47,835	$56,900
Black	$40,658, see rank	$40,960	$35,600
Hispanic	$40,557, see rank	$37,184	$42,396
Asian	$62,158, see rank	$58,744	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$37,462, see rank	$31,562	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$72,396, see rank	$39,732	$53,370
One Race, Other	$36,397, see rank	$34,423	$40,300
Two or More Races	$40,311, see rank	$40,821	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Albuquerque Area	New Mexico	U.S.
less than 25	$23,665, see rank	$24,129	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,031, see rank	$46,863	$58,398
45 to 64	$59,011, see rank	$54,190	$65,027
65 or over	$39,715, see rank	$36,439	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Albuquerque Area	New Mexico	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	708,072, see rank	1,625,155	248,775,628
Male¹	344,536, 48.66%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	232,919, 67.60%, see rank	65.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,113, 0.61%, see rank	0.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	230,806, 66.99%, see rank	64.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	208,701, 90.42%, see rank	89.92%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	22,105, 9.58%, see rank	10.08%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	111,617, 32.40%, see rank	34.98%	30.72%
Female¹	363,536, 51.34%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	209,891, 57.74%, see rank	55.46%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	360, 0.10%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	209,531, 57.64%, see rank	55.28%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	191,415, 91.35%, see rank	90.92%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	18,116, 8.65%, see rank	9.08%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	153,645, 42.26%, see rank	44.54%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Albuquerque Area	New Mexico	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	395,683, 100%	869,118	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	316,438, 79.97%, see rank	79.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	37,659, 9.52%, see rank	10.46%	9.59%
Public Transportation	7,174, 1.81%, see rank	1.15%	5.06%
Walked	7,413, 1.87%, see rank	2.24%	2.78%
Other Means	9,413, 2.38%, see rank	2.03%	1.79%
Worked at Home	17,586, 4.44%, see rank	4.79%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Albuquerque Area	23.3 minutes
New Mexico	21.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Albuquerque Area	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	400,116	875,947	143,435,233
Male¹	208,701, 52.16%, see rank	52.50%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	75,393, 36.12%, see rank	31.79%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	35,370, 16.95%, see rank	17.69%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36,896, 17.68%, see rank	15.67%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,289, 0.62%, see rank	1.87%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	20,830, 9.98%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	25,882, 12.40%, see rank	13.98%	17.94%
Female¹	191,415, 47.84%, see rank	47.50%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	82,448, 43.07%, see rank	39.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	41,879, 21.88%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	58,897, 30.77%, see rank	31.66%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	187, 0.10%, see rank	0.27%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	556, 0.29%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,870, 3.59%, see rank	3.87%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Albuquerque Area	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	400,116, 100%	875,947	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	5,115, 1.28%, see rank	4.40%	1.96%
Construction	27,195, 6.80%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	23,755, 5.94%, see rank	4.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	9,181, 2.29%, see rank	2.06%	2.75%
Retail Trade	45,605, 11.40%, see rank	11.26%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	15,492, 3.87%, see rank	4.49%	4.93%
Information	7,695, 1.92%, see rank	1.59%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	20,595, 5.15%, see rank	4.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	51,644, 12.91%, see rank	10.94%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	102,100, 25.52%, see rank	25.22%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	42,867, 10.71%, see rank	10.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	29,117, 7.28%, see rank	8.08%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	19,755, 4.94%, see rank	4.79%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Albuquerque Area	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Population in Poverty	165,801	18.70%, see rank	20.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	32,166	14.63%, see rank	16.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.