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

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	La Cueva	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$45,815	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$62,961	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$63,020	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	20.1%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in La Cueva is 2% higher than the national average
The median household income in La Cueva is 23% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in La Cueva is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in La Cueva is 33% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,969 $62,961 $125,922

City

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

State

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

Nation

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La Cueva median earnings by income bracket

La Cueva employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	30.1%	30.1%
Manufacturing sector	7.4%	7.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	21.3%	21.3%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	10.3%	10.3%
Other	30.9%	30.9%

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%
Santa Fe, NM	86,648	$85,829	5.5%
La Cueva, NM	472	$62,961	22.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lexington, GA	472	$76,925	5.4%
Holyrood, KS	472	$114,886	41.3%
Madison, NY	472	$73,438	9.7%
Deer Lake CDP, PA	472	$87,661	7.8%
Aneth, UT	472	$56,955	30.0%
La Cueva, NM	472	$62,961	22.6%

Source: The La Cueva, 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.