Melrose, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

17%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Melrose	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$23,563	$24,459	$29,829
Median household income	$48,304	$45,674	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$53,500	$55,941	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$29,282	$35,192
Median earnings male	$48,125	$31,150	$36,919
Median earnings female	$14,821	$22,439	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.7%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Melrose is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Melrose is 13% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Melrose is 17% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Melrose is 10% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,199 $48,304 $96,608

City

$30,446 $45,674 $91,348

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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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Melrose median earnings by income bracket

Melrose employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	32.7%	32.7%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	21.5%	21.5%
Public administration	4.7%	4.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	20.6%	20.6%
Education, health & social services	1.9%	1.9%
Other	18.7%	18.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Floyd, NM	91	$0	100.0%
Melrose, NM	578	$48,304	12.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fort Jones, CA	578	$29,866	46.0%
Kooskia, ID	578	$32,284	41.6%
Morley, MI	578	$33,036	40.3%
Franklin, MN	578	$45,750	17.3%
Shoal Creek Drive, MO	578	$84,375	52.5%
Melrose, NM	578	$48,304	12.7%

Source: The Melrose, NM employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).