Melrose, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Melrose	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$35,091	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$72,489	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$79,179	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$70,373	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$22,105	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.7%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Melrose is 22% lower than the national average
The median household income in Melrose is 11% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Melrose is 16% 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

$48,321 $72,489 $144,978

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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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	93	$0	100.0%
Melrose, NM	594	$72,489	10.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gurley, AL	594	$68,539	15.7%
Graham, GA	594	$55,208	32.1%
Junction City, IL	594	$68,491	15.8%
Chaplin, KY	594	$74,777	8.1%
Pleasant Hill, LA	594	$32,055	60.6%
Melrose, NM	594	$72,489	10.9%

Source: The Melrose, 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.