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

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66%

Household income NAT. AVG.

22%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	El Cerro	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$44,356	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$135,261	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$141,054	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$105,181	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$101,615	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,704	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.2%	4.9%
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 66% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in El Cerro is 22% 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

$90,164 $135,261 $270,522

City

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

State

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

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	209	$103,073	26.7%
Los Chaves, NM	5,075	$102,549	26.1%
Tome, NM	1,636	$98,927	21.6%
Pueblitos, NM	209	$97,100	19.4%
Valencia, NM	2,049	$94,284	15.9%
El Cerro, NM	3,231	$135,261	66.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mar-Mac, NC	3,231	$68,762	15.5%
Hamburg, NJ	3,231	$112,796	38.7%
West Simsbury, CT	3,230	$226,767	178.8%
El Cenizo, TX	3,232	$33,835	58.4%
Opportunity No. 17, AB	3,232	n/a
El Cerro, NM	3,231	$135,261	66.3%

Source: The El Cerro, 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.