La Cienega, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

18%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	La Cienega	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$41,230	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$95,813	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$100,497	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$70,186	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$48,452	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,635	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.2%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in La Cienega is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in La Cienega is 18% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in La Cienega is 31% higher than the national average
The poverty level in La Cienega is 79% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$63,868 $95,813 $191,626

City

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

State

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

Nation

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La Cienega median earnings by income bracket

La Cienega employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	24.4%	24.4%
Manufacturing sector	1.4%	1.4%
Financial & insurance services	9.2%	9.2%
Wholesale & retail services	8.5%	8.5%
Public administration	5.7%	5.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.5%	7.5%
Education, health & social services	5.9%	5.9%
Other	37.4%	37.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lamy, NM	165	$119,825	47.3%
Tesuque, NM	862	$116,513	43.3%
Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM	5,683	$114,913	41.3%
Cañada de los Alamos, NM	630	$101,782	25.1%
Cochiti, NM	497	$87,309	7.3%
La Cienega, NM	3,855	$95,813	17.8%

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Bystrom, CA	3,854	$51,497	36.7%
Waikapu, HI	3,854	$157,218	93.3%
Lancaster, WI	3,854	$86,276	6.1%
Leisure Village West, NJ	3,853	$77,085	5.2%
Albia, IA	3,852	$74,607	8.3%
La Cienega, NM	3,855	$95,813	17.8%

Source: The La Cienega, 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.