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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bent is $18,633, which is lower than the state average of $23,948 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Bent median household income is $27,589. On average Bent residents spend 47.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much higher than the state average of 21.5 minutes and is much higher than the national average of 25.4 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #216

Bent, NM	18,633 USD
New Mexico	23,948 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bent, NM	9,018 USD
New Mexico	26,259 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bent, NM	9,018 USD
New Mexico	30,679 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #289

Bent, NM	27,589 USD
New Mexico	44,968 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bent, NM	27,643 USD
New Mexico	62,136 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Bent, NM		-42.04%
New Mexico		31.74%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Bent, NM median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The New Mexico and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Bent, NM		New Mexico		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	50.60%	$9,812, see rank	18.11%	$16,973	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	54.22%	$17,522, see rank	30.93%	$16,386	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-1.20%	$0, see rank	2.72%	$3,230	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	71.08%	$10,527, see rank	19.57%	$26,832	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bent, NM	38,750 USD
New Mexico	54,801 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bent, NM	49,371 USD
New Mexico	71,580 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bent, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
White	$27,589, see rank	$47,835	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bent, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
65 or over	$38,482, see rank	$36,439	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bent, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	135, see rank	1,625,155	248,775,628
Male¹	61, 45.19%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	0, 0.00%, see rank	65.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	0, 0.00%, see rank	64.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	89.92%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.08%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	61, 100.00%, see rank	34.98%	30.72%
Female¹	74, 54.81%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	0, 0.00%, see rank	55.46%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	0, 0.00%, see rank	55.28%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	90.92%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.08%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	74, 100.00%, see rank	44.54%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bent, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	37, 100%	873,552	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	37, 100.00%, see rank	78.41%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.34%	10.03%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	4.98%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.35%	2.82%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.88%	1.76%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.94%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bent, NM	47.0 minutes
New Mexico	21.5 minutes
U.S.	25.4 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bent, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	37	882,461	141,996,548
Male¹	37, 100.00%, see rank	52.25%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	31.43%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	16.79%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	15.74%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.85%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	23, 62.16%, see rank	13.27%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	14, 37.84%, see rank	14.16%	17.87%
Female¹	0, 0.00%, see rank	47.75%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	39.07%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	23.51%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	32.65%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.73%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Bent, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	37, 100%	882,461	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.47%	1.90%
Construction	23, 62.16%, see rank	7.56%	6.49%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.14%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.14%	2.83%
Retail Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.28%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.42%	5.00%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.70%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.72%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.84%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	14, 37.84%, see rank	24.78%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.55%	9.18%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.69%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.69%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bent, NM	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Population in Poverty	24	17.78%, see rank	20.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	16.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data.