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

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	La Union	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$35,702	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$61,644	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$87,057	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,371	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,942	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.6%	20.9%	15.1%

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The income per capita in La Union is 20% lower than the national average
The median household income in La Union is 24% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in La Union is 27% lower than the national average
The poverty level in La Union is 23% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,091 $61,644 $123,288

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 Union median earnings by income bracket

La Union employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.7%	20.7%
Manufacturing sector	34.0%	34.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	14.9%	14.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.9%	5.9%
Education, health & social services	24.5%	24.5%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Prado Verde, TX	372	$373,023	358.6%
Mesquite, NM	921	$86,075	5.8%
Fort Bliss, TX	13,157	$82,139	1.0%
Santa Teresa, NM	6,706	$78,398	3.6%
El Paso, TX	703,663	$72,976	10.3%
La Union, NM	940	$61,644	24.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Vandiver, AL	940	$33,271	59.1%
Newport, DE	940	$102,908	26.5%
Eldon, IA	940	$55,033	32.3%
Lowden, IA	940	$92,833	14.1%
Sioux Rapids, IA	940	$81,259	0.1%
La Union, NM	940	$61,644	24.2%

Source: The La Union, 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.