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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Elephant Butte is $20,611, which is lower than the state average of $23,948 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Elephant Butte median household income is $32,061, which has grown by 1.12% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 31.74% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Elephant Butte residents spend 21.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as 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, #170

Elephant Butte, NM	20,611 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

Elephant Butte, NM	21,903 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

Elephant Butte, NM	25,199 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

Elephant Butte, NM	20,082 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, #246

Elephant Butte, NM	32,061 USD
New Mexico	44,968 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Elephant Butte, NM	43,299 USD
New Mexico	62,136 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #177

Elephant Butte, NM	1.12%
New Mexico	31.74%
U.S.	27.36%

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

	Elephant Butte, NM		New Mexico		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.58%	$7,416, see rank	18.11%	$16,973	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	75.63%	$20,318, see rank	30.93%	$16,386	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.92%	$9,680, see rank	2.72%	$3,230	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	30.80%	$17,815, 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

Elephant Butte, NM	32,788 USD
New Mexico	54,801 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Elephant Butte, NM	49,551 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

	Elephant Butte, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
White	$36,833, see rank	$47,835	$56,900
Hispanic	$27,900, see rank	$37,184	$42,396
Two or More Races	$8,938, see rank	$40,821	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Elephant Butte, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
25 to 44	$36,750, see rank	$46,863	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,958, see rank	$54,190	$65,027
65 or over	$30,304, see rank	$36,439	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Elephant Butte, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,357, see rank	1,625,155	248,775,628
Male¹	612, 45.10%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	289, 47.22%, see rank	65.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	289, 47.22%, see rank	64.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	268, 92.73%, see rank	89.92%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	21, 7.27%, see rank	10.08%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	323, 52.78%, see rank	34.98%	30.72%
Female¹	745, 54.90%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	308, 41.34%, see rank	55.46%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	308, 41.34%, see rank	55.28%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	308, 100.00%, see rank	90.92%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.08%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	437, 58.66%, 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

	Elephant Butte, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	574, 100%	869,118	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	552, 96.17%, see rank	79.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	11, 1.92%, see rank	10.46%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.15%	5.06%
Walked	5, 0.87%, see rank	2.24%	2.78%
Other Means	3, 0.52%, see rank	2.03%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3, 0.52%, see rank	4.79%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Elephant Butte, NM	21.4 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

	Elephant Butte, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	576	875,947	143,435,233
Male¹	268, 46.53%, see rank	52.50%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	31, 11.57%, see rank	31.79%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	177, 66.04%, see rank	17.69%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	40, 14.93%, see rank	15.67%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.87%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	20, 7.46%, see rank	13.98%	17.94%
Female¹	308, 53.47%, see rank	47.50%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	41, 13.31%, see rank	39.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	182, 59.09%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	85, 27.60%, see rank	31.66%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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

	Elephant Butte, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	576, 100%	875,947	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	10, 1.74%, see rank	4.40%	1.96%
Construction	10, 1.74%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5, 0.87%, see rank	4.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.06%	2.75%
Retail Trade	58, 10.07%, see rank	11.26%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	20, 3.47%, see rank	4.49%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.59%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5, 0.87%, see rank	4.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	30, 5.21%, see rank	10.94%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	102, 17.71%, see rank	25.22%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	89, 15.45%, see rank	10.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	244, 42.36%, see rank	8.08%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3, 0.52%, see rank	4.79%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Elephant Butte, NM	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Population in Poverty	166	10.63%, see rank	20.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	13	3.86%, see rank	16.08%	11.47%

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