Questa, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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26%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

92%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Questa	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$33,003	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$61,943	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$58,291	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$74,022	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,373	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,828	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.4%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.9%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Questa is 26% lower than the national average
The median household income in Questa is 24% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Questa is 92% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Questa is 54% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,291 $61,943 $123,886

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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Questa median earnings by income bracket

Questa employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.3%	13.3%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.7%	7.7%
Public administration	14.7%	14.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.4%	8.4%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	41.9%	41.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Arroyo Hondo, NM	599	$128,268	57.7%
Taos Ski Valley, NM	48	$94,731	16.5%
Arroyo Seco, NM	2,357	$0	100.0%
San Cristobal, NM	162	$0	100.0%
Red River, NM	618	$0	100.0%
Questa, NM	2,009	$61,943	23.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Porterdale, GA	2,009	$33,546	58.8%
Milo, ME	2,009	$54,641	32.8%
Clayton, NY	2,009	$77,412	4.8%
Louise, MB	2,009	n/a
Oxford House 24, MB	2,009	n/a
Questa, NM	2,009	$61,943	23.8%

Source: The Questa, 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.