Cities in New Mexico by median household income

Rio Rancho, NM had the highest median household income of 19 cities in 2023, at $85,755. Deming, NM had the lowest, at $35,920. The median was $57,466 and the figure for New Mexico was $62,125. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest85,755Rio Rancho, NM
Lowest35,920Deming, NM
Median57,46619 cities
New Mexico62,125History

All cities, 2023

Rio Rancho, NM: 85,755 USDRio Rancho, NM85,755Carlsbad, NM: 78,277 USDCarlsbad, NM78,277Artesia, NM: 77,647 USDArtesia, NM77,647Santa Fe, NM: 70,110 USDSanta Fe, NM70,110Lovington, NM: 67,284 USDLovington, NM67,284Hobbs, NM: 65,691 USDHobbs, NM65,691Albuquerque, NM: 65,604 USDAlbuquerque, NM65,604Farmington, NM: 63,745 USDFarmington, NM63,745Los Lunas, NM: 63,696 USDLos Lunas, NM63,696Gallup, NM: 57,466 USDGallup, NM57,466Las Cruces, NM: 55,176 USDLas Cruces, NM55,176Clovis, NM: 54,029 USDClovis, NM54,029Alamogordo, NM: 52,515 USDAlamogordo, NM52,515Sunland Park, NM: 52,147 USDSunland Park, NM52,147Portales, NM: 51,290 USDPortales, NM51,290Roswell, NM: 50,294 USDRoswell, NM50,294Española, NM: 47,664 USDEspañola, NM47,664Las Vegas, NM: 42,732 USDLas Vegas, NM42,732Deming, NM: 35,920 USDDeming, NM35,920Rio Rancho, NM: 85,755 USDRio Rancho, NM85,755Carlsbad, NM: 78,277 USDCarlsbad, NM78,277Artesia, NM: 77,647 USDArtesia, NM77,647Santa Fe, NM: 70,110 USDSanta Fe, NM70,110Lovington, NM: 67,284 USDLovington, NM67,284Hobbs, NM: 65,691 USDHobbs, NM65,691Albuquerque, NM: 65,604 USDAlbuquerque, NM65,604Farmington, NM: 63,745 USDFarmington, NM63,745Los Lunas, NM: 63,696 USDLos Lunas, NM63,696Gallup, NM: 57,466 USDGallup, NM57,466Las Cruces, NM: 55,176 USDLas Cruces, NM55,176Clovis, NM: 54,029 USDClovis, NM54,029Alamogordo, NM: 52,515 USDAlamogordo, NM52,515Sunland Park, NM: 52,147 USDSunland Park, NM52,147Portales, NM: 51,290 USDPortales, NM51,290Roswell, NM: 50,294 USDRoswell, NM50,294Española, NM: 47,664 USDEspañola, NM47,664Las Vegas, NM: 42,732 USDLas Vegas, NM42,732Deming, NM: 35,920 USDDeming, NM35,920
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

RankCities2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Rio Rancho, NM85,755+8.6%
2Carlsbad, NM78,277+1.4%
3Artesia, NM77,647+3%
4Santa Fe, NM70,110+3.6%
5Lovington, NM67,284-3.9%
6Hobbs, NM65,691+3%
7Albuquerque, NM65,604+6.7%
8Farmington, NM63,745+3.8%
9Los Lunas, NM63,696-7.6%
10Gallup, NM57,466-1.5%
11Las Cruces, NM55,176+8.2%
12Clovis, NM54,029+2%
13Alamogordo, NM52,515+3.5%
14Sunland Park, NM52,147+14.5%
15Portales, NM51,290+4%
16Roswell, NM50,294+4.1%
17Española, NM47,664+7.3%
18Las Vegas, NM42,732+8%
19Deming, NM35,920+7.1%

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.

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/new-mexico-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Rio Rancho, NM, with $85,755 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median household income?

Deming, NM, with $35,920 in 2023.

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