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

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58%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

56%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	La Mesa	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$19,029	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$35,632	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$34,703	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$19,191	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$16,547	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.7%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in La Mesa is 58% lower than the national average
The median household income in La Mesa is 56% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in La Mesa is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in La Mesa is 24% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$23,752 $35,632 $71,264

City

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

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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La Mesa median earnings by income bracket

La Mesa employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.3%	23.3%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	21.6%	21.6%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	22.4%	22.4%
Education, health & social services	10.3%	10.3%
Other	22.4%	22.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fairacres, NM	1,244	$134,030	64.8%
Mesquite, NM	921	$86,075	5.8%
Mesilla, NM	2,325	$75,742	6.9%
San Pablo, NM	1,045	$72,315	11.1%
Vinton, TX	1,750	$71,479	12.1%
La Mesa, NM	659	$35,632	56.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Littletown, AZ	659	$69,608	14.4%
Acacia Villas, FL	659	$134,720	65.6%
Farmington, IA	659	$66,660	18.0%
Hayden Lake, ID	659	$126,533	55.6%
Coffeen, IL	659	$54,053	33.5%
La Mesa, NM	659	$35,632	56.2%

Source: The La Mesa, 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.