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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Vado is $8,655, which is much lower than the state average of $22,966 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Vado median household income is $20,333, which has shrunk by 13.62% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 23.31% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Vado residents spend 19.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 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, #389

Vado, NM	8,655 USD
New Mexico	22,966 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Vado, NM	12,371 USD
New Mexico	25,115 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Vado, NM	11,899 USD
New Mexico	30,127 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Vado, NM	13,681 USD
New Mexico	20,686 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #366

Vado, NM	20,333 USD
New Mexico	43,820 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Vado, NM	28,552 USD
New Mexico	59,223 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #204

Vado, NM		-13.62%
New Mexico		23.31%
U.S.		19.17%

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

	Vado, NM		New Mexico		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.13%	$2,757, see rank	20.53%	$15,673	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	27.60%	$10,886, see rank	28.47%	$14,395	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.33%	$2,800, see rank	2.44%	$3,206	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	9.33%	$17,351, see rank	19.14%	$23,659	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Vado, NM	19,544 USD
New Mexico	52,565 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Vado, NM	28,362 USD
New Mexico	68,180 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Vado, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
White	$18,929, see rank	$46,362	$54,999
Black	$35,694, see rank	$39,100	$35,194
Hispanic	$19,563, see rank	$36,392	$41,534
One Race, Other	$38,558, see rank	$37,449	$40,847

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Vado, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
less than 25	$11,920, see rank	$23,861	$26,465
25 to 44	$29,875, see rank	$46,019	$57,132
45 to 64	$26,146, see rank	$53,674	$63,398
65 or over	$15,772, see rank	$33,179	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Vado, NM	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,744	see rank	1,561,181	238,733,844
Male¹	727	41.69%, see rank	48.88%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	528	72.63%, see rank	67.25%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.94%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	528	72.63%, see rank	66.31%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	411	77.84%, see rank	92.43%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	117	22.16%, see rank	7.57%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	199	27.37%, see rank	32.75%	29.08%
Female¹	1,017	58.31%, see rank	51.12%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	554	54.47%, see rank	56.79%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	20	1.97%, see rank	0.17%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	534	52.51%, see rank	56.62%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	405	75.84%, see rank	93.18%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	129	24.16%, see rank	6.82%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	463	45.53%, see rank	43.21%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Vado, NM	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	836	100%	874,958	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	634	75.84%, see rank	77.70%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	97	11.60%, see rank	12.01%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.05%	4.94%
Walked	67	8.01%, see rank	2.36%	2.85%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	1.85%	1.72%
Worked at Home	38	4.55%, see rank	5.04%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Vado, NM	19.0 minutes
New Mexico	21.4 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Vado, NM	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	816	-	888,761	141,833,331
Male¹	411	50.37%, see rank	52.62%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	28	6.81%, see rank	31.24%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	107	26.03%, see rank	15.63%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	15.53%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	82	19.95%, see rank	1.67%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	34	8.27%, see rank	14.34%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	151	36.74%, see rank	14.52%	18.08%
Female¹	405	49.63%, see rank	47.38%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	82	20.25%, see rank	37.94%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	140	34.57%, see rank	22.78%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	89	21.98%, see rank	33.98%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	52	12.84%, see rank	0.31%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	42	10.37%, see rank	4.19%	6.07%

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

Industry

	Vado, NM	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	816	100%	888,761	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	143	17.52%, see rank	4.13%	1.86%
Construction	30	3.68%, see rank	8.48%	7.13%
Manufacturing	179	21.94%, see rank	5.30%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	19	2.33%, see rank	2.24%	3.06%
Retail Trade	29	3.55%, see rank	11.62%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	23	2.82%, see rank	4.58%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	1.91%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	10	1.23%, see rank	5.08%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	42	5.15%, see rank	10.77%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	196	24.02%, see rank	23.40%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	74	9.07%, see rank	10.31%	8.86%
Public Administration	24	2.94%, see rank	7.46%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	47	5.76%, see rank	4.72%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Vado, NM	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Population in Poverty	972	38.21%, see rank	18.36%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	236	36.70%, see rank	13.91%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.