Alcalde, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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42%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

36%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Alcalde	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$26,204	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$52,439	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$54,752	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$3,725	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$57,098	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.4%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	22.6%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Alcalde is 42% lower than the national average
The median household income in Alcalde is 36% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Alcalde is 51% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Alcalde is 49% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$34,955 $52,439 $104,878

City

$45,431 $68,154 $136,308

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Alcalde median earnings by income bracket

Alcalde employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	22.2%	22.2%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.3%	8.3%
Education, health & social services	33.3%	33.3%
Other	36.1%	36.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Los Alamos, NM	13,326	$170,572	109.7%
La Villita, NM	318	$93,938	15.5%
La Puebla, NM	1,092	$92,367	13.6%
Chimayo, NM	2,874	$90,849	11.7%
La Mesilla, NM	2,720	$84,077	3.4%
Alcalde, NM	226	$52,439	35.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Elim, AK	226	$85,510	5.1%
Goshen, AL	226	$54,828	32.6%
Wallingford, IA	226	$81,328	0.0%
Claremont, IL	226	$57,838	28.9%
Agra, KS	226	$57,995	28.7%
Alcalde, NM	226	$52,439	35.5%

Source: The Alcalde, NM employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.