| Index | Thoreau | New Mexico | National |
| Income per capita | $17,162 | $36,175 | $44,883 |
| Median household income | $27,791 | $68,154 | $81,333 |
| Median income owner occupied | $34,172 | $84,456 | $106,172 |
| Median income renter occupied | $18,380 | $44,398 | $52,080 |
| Median earnings male | $46,485 | $44,989 | $54,343 |
| Median earnings female | $20,475 | $33,130 | $38,439 |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7% | 5.2% | 4.9% |
| Poverty level | 51.8% | 20.9% | 15.1% |

| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 27.7% | 27.7% |
| Manufacturing sector | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 10.4% | 10.4% |
| Public administration | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| Education, health & social services | 31.9% | 31.9% |
| Other | 16.9% | 16.9% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Bluewater Acres, NM | 223 | $21,643 | 73.4% |
| Bluewater Village, NM | 66 | $0 | 100.0% |
| Thoreau, NM | 2,115 | $27,791 | 65.8% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Calabash, NC | 2,115 | $55,083 | 32.3% |
| Harbor, OR | 2,115 | $55,525 | 31.7% |
| Hopkins, SC | 2,115 | $63,121 | 22.4% |
| New Glarus, WI | 2,115 | $104,601 | 28.6% |
| Reed City, MI | 2,114 | $50,715 | 37.6% |
| Thoreau, NM | 2,115 | $27,791 | 65.8% |