Mountainair, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

34%

Household income NAT. AVG.

94%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Mountainair	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$32,343	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$53,283	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$54,740	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$26,421	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$24,315	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.3%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	28.6%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Mountainair is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Mountainair is 34% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mountainair is 94% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Mountainair is 89% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,518 $53,283 $106,566

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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Mountainair median earnings by income bracket

Mountainair employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	28.1%	28.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	33.5%	33.5%
Public administration	9.9%	9.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	22.2%	22.2%
Other	6.4%	6.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Willard, NM	340	$0	100.0%
Manzano, NM	0	$0	100.0%
Mountainair, NM	924	$53,283	34.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Courtland, AL	924	$52,897	35.0%
North Edwards, CA	924	$83,222	2.3%
Crofton, NE	924	$99,560	22.4%
Durhamville, NY	924	$158,535	94.9%
Friedensburg, PA	924	$113,621	39.7%
Mountainair, NM	924	$53,283	34.5%

Source: The Mountainair, 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.