Chamita, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

40%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Chamita	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$38,209	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$48,835	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$49,419	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,750	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,310	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	20.6%	20.9%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Chamita is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in Chamita is 40% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Chamita is 16% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Chamita is 37% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,553 $48,835 $97,670

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Chamita median earnings by income bracket

Chamita employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.4%	13.4%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	4.3%	4.3%
Public administration	10.2%	10.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.5%	7.5%
Education, health & social services	31.6%	31.6%
Other	33.2%	33.2%

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%
Cuyamungue, NM	483	$93,239	14.6%
La Puebla, NM	1,092	$92,367	13.6%
Chimayo, NM	2,874	$90,849	11.7%
Chamita, NM	896	$48,835	40.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ramsey, IL	896	$48,154	40.8%
Hesperia, MI	896	$49,688	38.9%
Cimarron, NM	896	$41,368	49.1%
Brownville, NY	896	$129,070	58.7%
Morrisville CDP, PA	896	$78,540	3.4%
Chamita, NM	896	$48,835	40.0%

Source: The Chamita, 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.