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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of New Mexico is $23,948, which is lower than the national average of $28,555. New Mexico median household income is $44,968, which has grown by 31.74% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average New Mexico residents spend 21.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which 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, #45

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

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

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

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, #45

New Mexico	44,968 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

New Mexico	62,136 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #21

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

	New Mexico		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.11%	$16,973, see rank	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.93%	$16,386, see rank	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.72%	$3,230, see rank	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.57%	$26,832, see rank	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

New Mexico	54,801 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

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

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

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

Median Household Income by Age

	New Mexico	U.S.
less than 25	$24,129, see rank	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,863, see rank	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,190, see rank	$65,027
65 or over	$36,439, see rank	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	New Mexico	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,625,155	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	797,425	49.07%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	518,511	65.02%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7,017	0.88%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	511,494	64.14%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	459,915	89.92%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	51,579	10.08%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	278,914	34.98%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	827,730	50.93%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	459,068	55.46%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,509	0.18%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	457,559	55.28%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	416,032	90.92%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	41,527	9.08%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	368,662	44.54%, see rank	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

	New Mexico	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	869,118	100%	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	689,513	79.33%, see rank	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	90,875	10.46%, see rank	9.59%
Public Transportation	9,977	1.15%, see rank	5.06%
Walked	19,476	2.24%, see rank	2.78%
Other Means	17,675	2.03%, see rank	1.79%
Worked at Home	41,602	4.79%, see rank	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

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

	New Mexico	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	875,947	-	143,435,233
Male¹	459,915	52.50%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	146,204	31.79%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	81,337	17.69%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	72,058	15.67%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8,596	1.87%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	55,544	12.08%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	64,313	13.98%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	416,032	47.50%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	165,656	39.82%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	98,717	23.73%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	131,707	31.66%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,144	0.27%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,451	0.35%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16,080	3.87%, see rank	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

	New Mexico	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	875,947	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	38,509	4.40%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	60,090	6.86%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	43,074	4.92%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	18,038	2.06%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	98,645	11.26%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	39,326	4.49%, see rank	4.93%
Information	13,961	1.59%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	39,473	4.51%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	95,808	10.94%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	220,881	25.22%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	95,461	10.90%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	70,749	8.08%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	41,932	4.79%, see rank	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	New Mexico	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	426,116	20.89%, see rank	15.59%
Family in Poverty	80,125	16.08%, see rank	11.47%

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