Lake Sumner, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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12%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lake Sumner	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$39,316	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$76,408	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$74,680	$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	0.0%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lake Sumner is 12% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lake Sumner is 6% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lake Sumner is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lake Sumner is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,933 $76,408 $152,816

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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Lake Sumner median earnings by income bracket

Lake Sumner employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	20.0%	20.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	80.0%	80.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Puerto de Luna, NM	233	$334,744	311.6%
Fort Sumner, NM	1,344	$47,898	41.1%
Lake Sumner, NM	17	$76,408	6.1%

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McMullen, AL	17	$13,385	83.5%
Lupton, AZ	17	$0	100.0%
Mountain Center, CA	17	$0	100.0%
Time, IL	17	$58,309	28.3%
Roxbury, KS	17	$0	100.0%
Lake Sumner, NM	17	$76,408	6.1%

Source: The Lake Sumner, 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.