Carlsbad, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Carlsbad	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$49,143	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$102,852	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$112,384	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$73,494	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$76,892	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,469	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.9%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.7%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Carlsbad is 9% higher than the national average
The median household income in Carlsbad is 26% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Carlsbad is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Carlsbad is 3% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$68,561 $102,852 $205,704

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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Carlsbad median earnings by income bracket

Carlsbad employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.1%	12.1%
Manufacturing sector	4.8%	4.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.7%	0.7%
Wholesale & retail services	10.5%	10.5%
Public administration	6.0%	6.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.1%	8.1%
Education, health & social services	6.7%	6.7%
Other	50.8%	50.8%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Malaga, NM	116	$160,760	97.7%
La Huerta, NM	1,527	$149,220	83.5%
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Happy Valley, NM	808	$0	100.0%
Livingston Wheeler, NM	456	$0	100.0%
Carlsbad, NM	30,034	$102,852	26.5%

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Carlsbad, NM	30,034	$102,852	26.5%

Source: The Carlsbad, 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.