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Lowest median household income, New Mexico cities · 1990

New Mexico cities with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 41 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Sunland Park, NMNM18,268$12,338−39%

02Shiprock, NMNM7,610$12,636−48%

03Anthony, NMNM8,900$13,274−41%

04Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,949$14,090−33%

05Deming, NMNM14,944$15,570−22%

06Portales, NMNM11,734$16,162−34%

07Taos, NMNM6,526$16,605−34%

08Tucumcari, NMNM5,082$17,143−24%

09Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,864$17,232−24%

10Las Vegas, NMNM12,574$18,023−26%

11Grants, NMNM8,933$18,427−40%

12Belen, NMNM7,589$18,852−30%

13Silver City, NMNM9,284$19,413−25%

14Los Lunas, NMNM20,572$19,554−46%

15Bernalillo, NMNM9,159$19,663−36%

16Española, NMNM10,458$19,785−27%

17Raton, NMNM5,952$20,246−25%

18Socorro, NMNM8,261$20,728−8%

19South Valley, NMNM37,120$20,949−32%

20Aztec, NMNM6,091$20,982−37%

21Clovis, NMNM37,127$21,222−27%

22Ruidoso, NMNM7,580$21,224−43%

23Lovington, NMNM11,620$21,433−19%

24Chaparral, NMNM18,186$21,528−5%

25Roswell, NMNM46,878$21,870−20%

26Bloomfield, NMNM7,335$22,335−32%

27Carlsbad, NMNM32,524$22,605−26%

28Artesia, NMNM12,735$22,684−23%

29Hobbs, NMNM40,863$22,807−19%

30Las Cruces, NMNM116,978$23,648−22%

31North Valley, NMNM10,455$24,106−40%

32Alamogordo, NMNM31,906$24,579−21%

33Gallup, NMNM19,969$26,622−24%

34Albuquerque, NMNM556,588$27,555−28%

35Farmington, NMNM46,055$28,911−23%

36Santa Fe, NMNM89,837$30,023−26%

37Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,790$37,167−39%

38Corrales, NMNM8,484$38,729−42%

39Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,619$46,301−34%

40Los Alamos, NMNM13,317$48,330−32%

41White Rock, NMNM5,716$63,871−31%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES