Peñasco, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

47%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Peñasco	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$30,737	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$42,936	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$60,925	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$24,694	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$31,819	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,780	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	33.0%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Peñasco is 32% lower than the national average
The median household income in Peñasco is 47% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Peñasco is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Peñasco is 119% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$28,621 $42,936 $85,872

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Peñasco median earnings by income bracket

Peñasco employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.1%	23.1%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.4%	7.4%
Public administration	0.9%	0.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.6%	4.6%
Education, health & social services	19.4%	19.4%
Other	44.4%	44.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chimayo, NM	2,874	$90,849	11.7%
Talpa, NM	1,273	$72,542	10.8%
Vadito, NM	316	$67,387	17.1%
Ranchos de Taos, NM	2,157	$65,479	19.5%
Dixon, NM	494	$63,821	21.5%
Peñasco, NM	669	$42,936	47.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cattle Creek, CO	669	$80,590	0.9%
Park City, KY	669	$60,327	25.8%
Fort Jesup, LA	669	$0	100.0%
Rollingstone, MN	669	$114,652	41.0%
Hungry Horse, MT	669	$30,961	61.9%
Peñasco, NM	669	$42,936	47.2%

Source: The Peñasco, 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.