Alamogordo, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Alamogordo	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$27,807	$24,459	$29,829
Median household income	$45,786	$45,674	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$55,795	$55,941	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$33,071	$29,282	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,058	$31,150	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,453	$22,439	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	16.9%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Alamogordo is 7% lower than the national average
The median household income in Alamogordo is 17% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Alamogordo is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Alamogordo is 12% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$30,520 $45,786 $91,572

City

$30,446 $45,674 $91,348

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Alamogordo median earnings by income bracket

Alamogordo employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.3%	15.3%
Manufacturing sector	1.7%	1.7%
Financial & insurance services	2.2%	2.2%
Wholesale & retail services	16.5%	16.5%
Public administration	17.6%	17.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.8%	3.8%
Education, health & social services	11.6%	11.6%
Other	28.7%	28.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
High Rolls, NM	1,370	$57,407	3.8%
Boles Acres, NM	2,311	$54,183	2.1%
Holloman AFB, NM	3,943	$47,838	13.5%
Tularosa, NM	2,983	$44,286	19.9%
Cloudcroft, NM	828	$32,165	41.9%
Alamogordo, NM	31,635	$45,786	17.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
American Fork, UT	31,636	$78,690	42.2%
Bowling Green, OH	31,638	$39,210	29.1%
Clearfield, UT	31,622	$62,374	12.7%
Laguna Hills, CA	31,613	$102,358	85.0%
Harker Heights, TX	31,657	$73,685	33.2%
Alamogordo, NM	31,635	$45,786	17.2%

Source: The Alamogordo, NM employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).