White Sands, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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24%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	White Sands	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$34,204	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$93,853	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$94,612	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$42,780	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,309	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	1.6%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in White Sands is 24% lower than the national average
The median household income in White Sands is 15% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in White Sands is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in White Sands is 89% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,562 $93,853 $187,706

City

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

State

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

Nation

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White Sands median earnings by income bracket

White Sands employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.7%	8.7%
Manufacturing sector	3.6%	3.6%
Financial & insurance services	4.6%	4.6%
Wholesale & retail services	2.6%	2.6%
Public administration	65.3%	65.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.6%	2.6%
Education, health & social services	9.7%	9.7%
Other	3.1%	3.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mesquite, NM	921	$86,075	5.8%
University Park, NM	2,984	$33,136	59.3%
Cañon, NM	177	$0	100.0%
Organ, NM	200	$0	100.0%
White Sands, NM	1,421	$93,853	15.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Virginia, IL	1,421	$71,620	11.9%
Bel Air CDP, MD	1,421	$70,528	13.3%
Richmond, MN	1,421	$82,803	1.8%
Milroy, PA	1,421	$65,499	19.5%
Matagami, QC	1,421	n/a
White Sands, NM	1,421	$93,853	15.4%

Source: The White Sands, 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.