Peralta, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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56%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

49%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Peralta	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$70,132	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$79,776	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$91,730	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$72,275	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$57,837	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$63,310	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.3%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.7%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Peralta is 56% higher than the national average
The median household income in Peralta is 2% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Peralta is 49% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Peralta is 36% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$53,178 $79,776 $159,552

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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Peralta employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.6%	7.6%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.8%	0.8%
Public administration	18.5%	18.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.9%	11.9%
Education, health & social services	16.5%	16.5%
Other	44.7%	44.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
El Cerro, NM	3,231	$135,261	66.3%
Chical, NM	209	$103,073	26.7%
Los Chaves, NM	5,075	$102,549	26.1%
Tome, NM	1,636	$98,927	21.6%
Pueblitos, NM	209	$97,100	19.4%
Peralta, NM	3,676	$79,776	1.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Durham, CT	3,676	$182,692	124.6%
St. James, MD	3,676	$123,358	51.7%
Camden, ME	3,675	$106,787	31.3%
Elim, PA	3,675	$77,494	4.7%
Colonial Beach, VA	3,675	$80,866	0.6%
Peralta, NM	3,676	$79,776	1.9%

Source: The Peralta, 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.