Paraje, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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66%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

56%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Paraje	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$15,400	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$36,074	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$37,431	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$21,221	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	46.2%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Paraje is 66% lower than the national average
The median household income in Paraje is 56% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Paraje is 12% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Paraje is 206% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$24,046 $36,074 $72,148

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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Paraje median earnings by income bracket

Paraje 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	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	10.4%	10.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	27.8%	27.8%
Other	61.7%	61.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Acomita Lake, NM	775	$103,977	27.8%
Seboyeta, NM	177	$97,800	20.2%
Encinal, NM	274	$87,540	7.6%
Skyline-Ganipa, NM	1,208	$86,084	5.8%
Mesita, NM	1,197	$66,157	18.7%
Paraje, NM	813	$36,074	55.6%

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St. Charles, IA	813	$115,203	41.6%
Meadow Vale, KY	813	$129,163	58.8%
Belle Terre, NY	813	$304,762	274.7%
Mount Vernon, OR	813	$81,824	0.6%
Mountainaire, AZ	812	$118,583	45.8%
Paraje, NM	813	$36,074	55.6%

Source: The Paraje, 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.