Median household income in New Mexico
At $59,276, the median household income in New Mexico is 24% below the national figure of $78,067, ranking 47 of 52, with Los Alamos County the highest county at $135,801.
Household income is the base every other money decision sits on: what you can borrow, what you can save, what a house costs you in real terms.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Alamos County | $135,801 | 19,253 residents |
| 2 | Eddy County | $77,458 | 61,264 residents |
| 3 | Sandoval County | $76,424 | 149,460 residents |
| 4 | Santa Fe County | $70,522 | 154,481 residents |
| 5 | Lea County | $65,855 | 73,103 residents |
| 6 | Bernalillo County | $62,220 | 674,692 residents |
| 7 | Valencia County | $56,246 | 76,613 residents |
| 8 | Curry County | $55,427 | 48,327 residents |
| 9 | Taos County | $55,145 | 34,475 residents |
| 10 | Hidalgo County | $53,651 | 4,160 residents |
| 11 | Roosevelt County | $52,644 | 19,142 residents |
| 12 | Rio Arriba County | $52,031 | 40,285 residents |
| 13 | Doña Ana County | $51,232 | 219,870 residents |
| 14 | Otero County | $50,833 | 67,850 residents |
| 15 | San Juan County | $50,734 | 121,798 residents |
| 16 | Torrance County | $50,727 | 15,203 residents |
| 17 | Cibola County | $49,866 | 27,211 residents |
| 18 | Chaves County | $49,673 | 64,701 residents |
| 19 | Lincoln County | $47,919 | 20,222 residents |
| 20 | Colfax County | $46,286 | 12,370 residents |
| 21 | Grant County | $44,895 | 28,006 residents |
| 22 | Catron County | $44,777 | 3,635 residents |
| 23 | McKinley County | $44,029 | 72,073 residents |
| 24 | San Miguel County | $43,490 | 27,215 residents |
| 25 | Union County | $41,714 | 4,074 residents |
| 26 | Socorro County | $40,699 | 16,453 residents |
| 27 | Mora County | $40,231 | 4,208 residents |
| 28 | Harding County | $39,489 | 671 residents |
| 29 | Quay County | $38,998 | 8,641 residents |
| 30 | Guadalupe County | $38,713 | 4,413 residents |
| 31 | Luna County | $38,241 | 25,393 residents |
| 32 | Sierra County | $35,256 | 11,506 residents |
| 33 | De Baca County | $34,702 | 1,695 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median household income shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).