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

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Santa Teresa	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$35,484	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$78,398	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$81,387	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$51,678	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$64,406	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$42,474	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.5%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	32.8%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Santa Teresa is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Santa Teresa is 4% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Santa Teresa is 69% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Santa Teresa is 117% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,260 $78,398 $156,796

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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Santa Teresa employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.3%	19.3%
Manufacturing sector	3.0%	3.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	26.5%	26.5%
Public administration	5.1%	5.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.9%	10.9%
Education, health & social services	3.2%	3.2%
Other	32.0%	32.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Prado Verde, TX	372	$373,023	358.6%
Fort Bliss, TX	13,157	$82,139	1.0%
El Paso, TX	703,663	$72,976	10.3%
Vinton, TX	1,750	$71,479	12.1%
La Union, NM	940	$61,644	24.2%
Santa Teresa, NM	6,706	$78,398	3.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Geneseo, IL	6,706	$82,767	1.8%
Homeacre-Lyndora, PA	6,702	$83,234	2.3%
Pollock Pines, CA	6,711	$85,755	5.4%
Medina, MN	6,711	$228,659	181.1%
Carthage, TX	6,700	$63,530	21.9%
Santa Teresa, NM	6,706	$78,398	3.6%

Source: The Santa Teresa, 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.