What is the median household income in New Mexico?

The median household income in New Mexico is $64,059, according to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The U.S. median is $80,734.

What is the poverty rate in New Mexico?

17.8% of people in New Mexico (370,915) have incomes below the federal poverty level.

Which city in New Mexico has the highest income?

Among places with at least 5,000 residents, White Rock has the highest median household income at $156,639, followed by Los Alamos ($141,018) and Eldorado at Santa Fe ($106,633).

How long is the average commute in New Mexico?

Workers in New Mexico who do not work from home spend an average of 23.5 minutes getting to work.

Checked Oct 26, 2026

New Mexico Community Stats

New Mexico has 2,120,246 residents and a median household income of $64,059, 45th highest among states (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income: $64,059; U.S. $80,734
Poverty rate: 17.8%; U.S. 12.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 31.0%; Adults 25+
Average commute: 23.5 min; One way

New Mexico compared

With U.S.

Measure	New Mexico	U.S.
Median household income	$64,059	$80,734
Median age	39.4	38.9
Poverty rate	17.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	35.7%
Homeownership rate	70.0%	65.2%
Median home value	$248,100	$332,700
Median gross rent	$1,067	$1,413
Average commute	23.5 min	26.4 min
Born outside the U.S.	9.4%	14.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates

Counties in New Mexico

Sorted by population, highest first

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#	County	Population	Median income	Poverty	Bachelor's+	Own home
1	Bernalillo County	673,930	$69,473	15.2%	38.2%	64.5%
2	Doña Ana County	224,266	$56,848	21.3%	31.7%	65.5%
3	Santa Fe County	156,105	$79,071	12.0%	46.1%	71.5%
4	Sandoval County	153,604	$86,636	10.0%	33.8%	83.5%
5	San Juan County	120,942	$55,872	23.1%	18.3%	71.2%
6	Valencia County	78,458	$58,933	18.1%	20.9%	83.2%
7	Lea County	73,733	$68,015	18.7%	15.5%	71.2%
8	McKinley County	70,431	$47,668	33.2%	13.3%	69.8%
9	Otero County	68,816	$55,876	19.3%	22.7%	67.0%
10	Chaves County	64,217	$52,938	24.3%	17.9%	71.3%
11	Eddy County	61,105	$78,426	13.8%	19.3%	73.3%
12	Curry County	47,638	$57,309	20.5%	23.3%	62.7%
13	Rio Arriba County	40,070	$57,155	18.2%	19.0%	80.0%
14	Taos County	34,543	$58,950	15.5%	38.5%	77.6%
15	Grant County	27,775	$44,958	19.5%	30.7%	75.8%
16	San Miguel County	26,850	$49,431	24.4%	26.5%	73.1%
17	Cibola County	26,845	$50,759	28.4%	17.0%	76.1%
18	Luna County	25,611	$36,419	28.6%	14.6%	70.9%
19	Lincoln County	20,224	$53,303	19.3%	32.2%	76.8%
20	Los Alamos County	19,435	$147,139	3.5%	69.7%	74.8%
21	Roosevelt County	18,928	$52,685	21.8%	21.2%	60.7%
22	Socorro County	16,200	$36,570	33.2%	19.0%	75.1%
23	Torrance County	15,490	$57,842	18.3%	16.6%	81.7%
24	Colfax County	12,322	$53,554	18.2%	25.4%	71.8%
25	Sierra County	11,500	$41,600	21.4%	17.0%	71.8%
26	Quay County	8,564	$41,946	27.1%	19.6%	71.6%
27	Guadalupe County	4,381	$42,750	25.5%	16.4%	74.6%
28	Mora County	4,149	$53,663	21.4%	34.3%	86.7%
29	Hidalgo County	4,041	$48,882	23.1%	18.3%	80.8%
30	Union County	4,013	$46,694	16.6%	18.4%	72.4%
31	Catron County	3,743	$49,864	24.8%	31.2%	93.8%
32	De Baca County	1,576	-	15.5%	9.3%	71.5%
33	Harding County	741	$48,553	19.4%	33.3%	76.9%

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Cities and towns in New Mexico

Sorted by population, highest first

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#	City or town	Population	Median income	Poverty	Bachelor's+	Own home
1	Albuquerque	562,218	$68,317	15.5%	39.2%	61.8%
2	Las Cruces	114,197	$55,422	22.6%	36.7%	55.9%
3	Rio Rancho	108,515	$89,596	7.4%	34.0%	82.2%
4	Santa Fe	89,019	$73,482	12.9%	47.8%	63.6%
5	Roswell	47,638	$51,583	26.0%	18.6%	68.6%
6	Farmington	46,314	$68,784	17.4%	26.2%	66.2%
7	Hobbs	40,252	$64,021	19.7%	17.3%	66.0%
8	Clovis	37,942	$54,820	21.7%	23.6%	62.1%
9	South Valley	37,120	$58,224	18.5%	15.1%	74.4%
10	Carlsbad	31,746	$72,306	13.8%	19.2%	70.2%
11	Alamogordo	31,307	$55,952	16.6%	25.5%	61.6%
12	Gallup	21,023	$58,303	26.8%	23.5%	52.1%
13	Los Lunas	18,618	$62,330	18.2%	25.9%	76.0%
14	Chaparral	18,186	$46,017	27.4%	10.5%	69.4%
15	Sunland Park	17,463	$62,814	22.4%	21.8%	79.5%
16	Deming	15,221	$34,165	30.9%	15.9%	65.8%
17	Los Alamos	13,317	$141,018	4.1%	69.8%	66.5%
18	Las Vegas	13,000	$45,125	32.0%	28.3%	57.0%
19	Artesia	12,576	$74,915	15.7%	19.9%	64.6%
20	Portales	11,968	$50,555	28.1%	25.4%	47.6%
21	Lovington	11,498	$68,821	25.0%	8.4%	72.9%
22	Española	10,473	$47,667	20.4%	18.3%	65.2%
23	North Valley	10,455	$61,498	17.6%	27.6%	76.3%
24	Silver City	9,536	$38,711	23.7%	35.8%	60.5%
25	Bernalillo	9,086	$63,880	15.9%	22.5%	76.9%
26	Grants	8,951	$47,183	34.1%	19.3%	59.6%
27	Anthony	8,767	$38,132	32.9%	7.6%	66.6%
28	Corrales	8,555	$102,307	7.0%	51.5%	91.2%
29	Socorro	8,481	$39,375	32.6%	25.1%	57.3%
30	Ruidoso	7,699	$52,736	20.6%	35.4%	68.4%
31	Shiprock	7,610	$35,900	34.6%	11.6%	49.1%
32	Belen	7,450	$42,627	31.2%	13.6%	73.2%
33	Bloomfield	7,395	$48,472	25.7%	14.9%	70.1%
34	Taos	6,458	$47,304	13.7%	39.0%	59.3%
35	Aztec	6,150	$41,977	25.9%	15.7%	63.3%
36	Edgewood	6,124	$84,761	8.3%	35.0%	91.7%
37	Santa Teresa	6,041	$63,161	23.9%	37.6%	73.7%
38	North Hobbs	6,034	$82,554	12.8%	12.1%	85.6%
39	Raton	6,026	$52,641	25.1%	21.3%	67.3%
40	Truth or Consequences	6,019	$33,788	31.7%	18.3%	58.2%
41	Zuni Pueblo	5,864	$45,724	29.9%	7.0%	93.0%
42	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque	5,857	$72,992	8.8%	52.3%	80.2%
43	White Rock	5,716	$156,639	2.5%	71.1%	97.6%
44	Eldorado at Santa Fe	5,619	$106,633	8.4%	68.0%	95.8%
45	El Cerro Mission	5,323	$49,470	25.0%	6.1%	85.4%
46	Tucumcari	5,160	$31,844	34.3%	18.5%	68.6%

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Income and poverty

Income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars

Median household income: $64,059
Per capita income: $36,218
Below poverty level: 370,915 people (17.8%)

Education

Highest level completed, 1,461,438 adults age 25 and older

High school graduate or higher1,286,56888.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher452,72931.0%
Graduate or professional degree203,52313.9%

Race and ethnicity

Share of total population. Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; other groups exclude them.

Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,026,61448.4%
White (non-Hispanic)762,42136.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native179,9968.5%
Two or more races66,3573.1%
Black or African American38,5731.8%
Asian34,6101.6%
Some other race10,4340.5%
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander1,2410.1%

9.4% of residents (199,738) were born outside the United States.

Housing

Owner-occupied home values and rents paid by renters

Median home value: $248,100
Median gross rent: $1,067 a month
Homeownership rate: 70.0% of 837,414 households
Housing units: 956,964
Median year built: 1985

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Frequently asked questions

What is the median household income in New Mexico?: The median household income in New Mexico is $64,059, according to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The U.S. median is $80,734.
What is the poverty rate in New Mexico?: 17.8% of people in New Mexico (370,915) have incomes below the federal poverty level.
Which city in New Mexico has the highest income?: Among places with at least 5,000 residents, White Rock has the highest median household income at $156,639, followed by Los Alamos ($141,018) and Eldorado at Santa Fe ($106,633).
How long is the average commute in New Mexico?: Workers in New Mexico who do not work from home spend an average of 23.5 minutes getting to work.

Data sources

American Community Survey (5-year)U.S. Census Bureau. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Data as of 12/31/2023

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Languages spoken at home

2,009,638 residents age 5 and older

68.7% speak only English at home and 31.3% speak another language. 180,595 people (9.0%) speak English less than "very well."

Spanish491,46224.5%
Other languages90,5774.5%
Other Indo-European languages9,3460.5%
German or other West Germanic6,6340.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)6,1850.3%
Other Asian and Pacific Island languages4,9060.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)4,4400.2%
Vietnamese4,4200.2%

Commute to work

804,501 workers who do not work from home

The average one-way commute is 23.5 minutes.

Under 10 minutes17.5%
10 to 19 minutes33.2%
20 to 29 minutes20.1%
30 to 44 minutes16.4%
45 to 59 minutes6.0%
60 minutes or more6.8%

Cultural communities

Largest reported origins and ancestries. People may report more than one.

Mexican Americans687,09132.4%
German Americans184,4708.7%
Irish Americans146,5076.9%
Italian Americans51,7022.4%
Scottish Americans35,6941.7%
French Americans30,7331.4%
Polish Americans21,3591.0%
Swedish Americans16,1810.8%
Norwegian Americans16,0590.8%
Dutch Americans14,6880.7%

Asian groups count people reporting one Asian group alone. Hispanic origins and ancestries are self-reported and can overlap.

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