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Cities in New Mexico by median household income

Carlsbad, NM had the highest median household income of 19 cities in 2021, at $70,745. Deming, NM had the lowest, at $30,491. The median was $54,537 and the figure for New Mexico was $54,020. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70,745Carlsbad, NM
Lowest30,491Deming, NM
Median54,53719 cities
New Mexico54,020History

All cities, 2021

Carlsbad, NM: 70,745 USDCarlsbad, NM70,745Rio Rancho, NM: 70,615 USDRio Rancho, NM70,615Los Lunas, NM: 65,617 USDLos Lunas, NM65,617Santa Fe, NM: 61,990 USDSanta Fe, NM61,990Artesia, NM: 61,582 USDArtesia, NM61,582Lovington, NM: 60,357 USDLovington, NM60,357Hobbs, NM: 59,232 USDHobbs, NM59,232Albuquerque, NM: 56,366 USDAlbuquerque, NM56,366Farmington, NM: 56,045 USDFarmington, NM56,045Gallup, NM: 54,537 USDGallup, NM54,537Clovis, NM: 50,109 USDClovis, NM50,109Las Cruces, NM: 47,722 USDLas Cruces, NM47,722Roswell, NM: 46,034 USDRoswell, NM46,034Alamogordo, NM: 46,026 USDAlamogordo, NM46,026Portales, NM: 44,101 USDPortales, NM44,101Española, NM: 42,611 USDEspañola, NM42,611Sunland Park, NM: 34,639 USDSunland Park, NM34,639Las Vegas, NM: 34,335 USDLas Vegas, NM34,335Deming, NM: 30,491 USDDeming, NM30,491Carlsbad, NM: 70,745 USDCarlsbad, NM70,745Rio Rancho, NM: 70,615 USDRio Rancho, NM70,615Los Lunas, NM: 65,617 USDLos Lunas, NM65,617Santa Fe, NM: 61,990 USDSanta Fe, NM61,990Artesia, NM: 61,582 USDArtesia, NM61,582Lovington, NM: 60,357 USDLovington, NM60,357Hobbs, NM: 59,232 USDHobbs, NM59,232Albuquerque, NM: 56,366 USDAlbuquerque, NM56,366Farmington, NM: 56,045 USDFarmington, NM56,045Gallup, NM: 54,537 USDGallup, NM54,537Clovis, NM: 50,109 USDClovis, NM50,109Las Cruces, NM: 47,722 USDLas Cruces, NM47,722Roswell, NM: 46,034 USDRoswell, NM46,034Alamogordo, NM: 46,026 USDAlamogordo, NM46,026Portales, NM: 44,101 USDPortales, NM44,101Española, NM: 42,611 USDEspañola, NM42,611Sunland Park, NM: 34,639 USDSunland Park, NM34,639Las Vegas, NM: 34,335 USDLas Vegas, NM34,335Deming, NM: 30,491 USDDeming, NM30,491
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Carlsbad, NM70,745
2Rio Rancho, NM70,615
3Los Lunas, NM65,617
4Santa Fe, NM61,990
5Artesia, NM61,582
6Lovington, NM60,357
7Hobbs, NM59,232
8Albuquerque, NM56,366
9Farmington, NM56,045
10Gallup, NM54,537
11Clovis, NM50,109
12Las Cruces, NM47,722
13Roswell, NM46,034
14Alamogordo, NM46,026
15Portales, NM44,101
16Española, NM42,611
17Sunland Park, NM34,639
18Las Vegas, NM34,335
19Deming, NM30,491

Other periods

About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Mexico by median household income, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Mexico by median household income, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/new-mexico-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New Mexico by median household income, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/new-mexico-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Mexico by median household income, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/new-mexico-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Carlsbad, NM, with $70,745 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median household income?

Deming, NM, with $30,491 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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