| Index | Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County) | New Mexico | National |
| Income per capita | $4,307 | $24,459 | $29,829 |
| Median household income | $13,125 | $45,674 | $55,322 |
| Median income owner occupied | $0 | $55,941 | $70,586 |
| Median income renter occupied | $0 | $29,282 | $35,192 |
| Median earnings male | $7,125 | $31,150 | $36,919 |
| Median earnings female | $4,713 | $22,439 | $26,250 |
| Unemployment rate | 11.8% | 5.0% | 4.7% |
| Poverty level | 89.2% | 20.9% | 15.1% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing sector | 0.0% | 45.6% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 21.9% | 25.4% |
| Public administration | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 17.8% | 0.0% |
| Education, health & social services | 0.0% | 24.4% |
| Other | 60.3% | 50.3% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Sandia Heights, NM | 3,111 | $114,464 | 106.9% |
| Sandia Park, NM | 247 | $111,458 | 101.5% |
| Cedar Crest, NM | 887 | $95,119 | 71.9% |
| Placitas, NM | 4,506 | $94,357 | 70.6% |
| Sandia Knolls, NM | 1,516 | $86,058 | 55.6% |
| Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County), NM | 725 | $13,125 | 76.3% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Middletown, CA | 725 | $144,696 | 161.6% |
| Homestead Base, FL | 725 | $0 | 100.0% |
| Blairsville, GA | 725 | $18,523 | 66.5% |
| Wellsburg, IA | 725 | $46,667 | 15.6% |
| Pembroke, KY | 725 | $56,964 | 3.0% |
| Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County), NM | 725 | $13,125 | 76.3% |
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