La Mesa, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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42%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

51%

Household income NAT. AVG.

15%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	La Mesa	Albuquerque	New Mexico
Income per capita	$17,184	$31,103	$24,459
Median household income	$27,187	$53,936	$45,674
Median income owner occupied	$0	$71,164	$55,941
Median income renter occupied	$0	$33,453	$29,282
Median earnings male	$24,857	$35,963	$31,150
Median earnings female	$23,207	$29,930	$22,439
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.6%	5.0%
Poverty level	n/a	16.0%	20.9%

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Key findings

The income per capita in La Mesa is 42% lower than the national average
The median household income in La Mesa is 51% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in La Mesa is 15% higher than the national average
The poverty level in La Mesa is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,953 $53,936 $107,872

City

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

State

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

Nation

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La Mesa median earnings by income bracket

La Mesa employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.4%	15.4%
Manufacturing sector	3.9%	3.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	5.4%	5.4%
Public administration	5.7%	5.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.9%	8.9%
Education, health & social services	21.6%	21.6%
Other	37.2%	37.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sandia Heights, NM	3,111	$114,464	106.9%
Sandia Park, NM	247	$111,458	101.5%
Cedar Crest, NM	887	$95,119	71.9%
Sandia Knolls, NM	1,516	$86,058	55.6%
Corrales, NM	8,636	$84,398	52.6%
Albuquerque, NM	560,447	$53,936	2.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Surrey, BC	560,150	n/a
Québec, QC	548,244	n/a
Tucson, AZ	545,340	$45,227	18.2%
Milwaukee, WI	592,649	$43,125	22.0%
Fresno, CA	526,147	$53,368	3.5%
Albuquerque, NM	560,447	$53,936	2.5%

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

La Mesa, Albuquerque, NM Employment