El Cerro, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

67%

Household income NAT. AVG.

23%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	El Cerro	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$29,630	$24,459	$29,829
Median household income	$92,623	$45,674	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$95,694	$55,941	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$71,979	$29,282	$35,192
Median earnings male	$70,341	$31,150	$36,919
Median earnings female	$21,772	$22,439	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	17.4%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in El Cerro is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in El Cerro is 67% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in El Cerro is 23% higher than the national average
The poverty level in El Cerro is 15% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$61,742 $92,623 $185,246

City

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

State

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

Nation

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El Cerro employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.9%	23.9%
Manufacturing sector	1.8%	1.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	6.8%	6.8%
Public administration	34.8%	34.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.4%	11.4%
Education, health & social services	3.2%	3.2%
Other	15.9%	15.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chical, NM	205	$70,400	27.3%
Los Chaves, NM	4,965	$68,971	24.7%
Tome, NM	1,585	$66,597	20.4%
Pueblitos, NM	205	$65,455	18.3%
Valencia, NM	1,995	$62,801	13.5%
El Cerro, NM	3,138	$92,623	67.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cleveland, OK	3,138	$44,659	19.3%
Knoxville, IL	3,137	$63,750	15.2%
Blanchard, LA	3,137	$80,972	46.4%
Mamou, LA	3,137	$20,322	63.3%
Elgin, OK	3,137	$70,577	27.6%
El Cerro, NM	3,138	$92,623	67.4%

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