Maxwell, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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39%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Maxwell	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$27,196	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$62,446	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$75,579	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$57,663	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$40,406	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,743	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.9%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Maxwell is 39% lower than the national average
The median household income in Maxwell is 23% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Maxwell is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Maxwell is 74% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,626 $62,446 $124,892

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Maxwell employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	37.1%	37.1%
Manufacturing sector	20.0%	20.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	21.4%	21.4%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.6%	8.6%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	12.9%	12.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Springer, NM	800	$60,430	25.7%
Maxwell, NM	400	$62,446	23.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kiana, AK	400	$82,099	0.9%
Fall River Mills, CA	400	$55,689	31.5%
Hull, IL	400	$69,688	14.3%
Delphos, KS	400	$68,778	15.4%
Barton Hills, MI	400	$369,696	354.5%
Maxwell, NM	400	$62,446	23.2%

Source: The Maxwell, 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.