Santa Rosa, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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45%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

40%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Santa Rosa	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$24,828	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$48,869	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$61,038	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$26,261	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$37,529	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,277	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.0%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Santa Rosa is 45% lower than the national average
The median household income in Santa Rosa is 40% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Santa Rosa is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Santa Rosa is 27% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,576 $48,869 $97,738

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Santa Rosa median earnings by income bracket

Santa Rosa employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.7%	18.7%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.1%	11.1%
Public administration	16.5%	16.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	27.8%	27.8%
Education, health & social services	6.7%	6.7%
Other	19.2%	19.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Puerto de Luna, NM	233	$334,744	311.6%
Santa Rosa, NM	3,068	$48,869	39.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Edgewood, FL	3,068	$102,192	25.6%
National Park, NJ	3,068	$97,074	19.4%
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, QC	3,068	n/a
Edgecliff Village, TX	3,069	$101,006	24.2%
Hampton, NB	3,069	n/a
Santa Rosa, NM	3,068	$48,869	39.9%

Source: The Santa Rosa, 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.