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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of El Cerro is $27,866, which is higher than the state average of $23,948 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. El Cerro median household income is $60,750. On average El Cerro residents spend 31.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 21.5 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 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, #78

El Cerro, NM	27,866 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

El Cerro, NM	36,955 USD
New Mexico	26,490 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

El Cerro, NM	42,908 USD
New Mexico	31,026 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

El Cerro, NM	29,047 USD
New Mexico	22,331 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #49

El Cerro, NM	60,750 USD
New Mexico	44,968 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

El Cerro, NM	79,223 USD
New Mexico	62,136 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

El Cerro, NM		-6.47%
New Mexico		31.74%
U.S.		27.36%

*The El Cerro, 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

	El Cerro, NM		New Mexico		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.93%	$8,657, see rank	18.11%	$16,973	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.38%	$18,800, see rank	30.93%	$16,386	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.40%	$1,271, see rank	2.72%	$3,230	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	34.67%	$17,819, 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

El Cerro, NM	78,665 USD
New Mexico	54,801 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

El Cerro, NM	91,912 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

	El Cerro, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
White	$51,538, see rank	$47,835	$56,900
Hispanic	$65,375, see rank	$37,184	$42,396
One Race, Other	$85,035, see rank	$34,423	$40,300
Two or More Races	$55,688, see rank	$40,821	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	El Cerro, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
25 to 44	$137,742, see rank	$46,863	$58,398
45 to 64	$63,750, see rank	$54,190	$65,027
65 or over	$31,652, see rank	$36,439	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	El Cerro, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,377, see rank	1,625,155	248,775,628
Male¹	1,085, 45.65%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	713, 65.71%, see rank	65.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	713, 65.71%, see rank	64.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	623, 87.38%, see rank	89.92%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	90, 12.62%, see rank	10.08%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	372, 34.29%, see rank	34.98%	30.72%
Female¹	1,292, 54.35%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	558, 43.19%, see rank	55.46%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	558, 43.19%, see rank	55.28%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	477, 85.48%, see rank	90.92%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	81, 14.52%, see rank	9.08%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	734, 56.81%, 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

	El Cerro, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,068, 100%	869,118	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	775, 72.57%, see rank	79.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	137, 12.83%, see rank	10.46%	9.59%
Public Transportation	17, 1.59%, see rank	1.15%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.24%	2.78%
Other Means	68, 6.37%, see rank	2.03%	1.79%
Worked at Home	71, 6.65%, see rank	4.79%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

El Cerro, NM	31.4 minutes
New Mexico	21.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	El Cerro, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,100	875,947	143,435,233
Male¹	623, 56.64%, see rank	52.50%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	211, 33.87%, see rank	31.79%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	43, 6.90%, see rank	17.69%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	100, 16.05%, see rank	15.67%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.87%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	54, 8.67%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	145, 23.27%, see rank	13.98%	17.94%
Female¹	477, 43.36%, see rank	47.50%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	238, 49.90%, see rank	39.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	106, 22.22%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	101, 21.17%, see rank	31.66%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	32, 6.71%, see rank	3.87%	5.65%

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

Industry

	El Cerro, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,100, 100%	875,947	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	17, 1.55%, see rank	4.40%	1.96%
Construction	97, 8.82%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	133, 12.09%, see rank	4.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	32, 2.91%, see rank	2.06%	2.75%
Retail Trade	96, 8.73%, see rank	11.26%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	92, 8.36%, see rank	4.49%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.59%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	78, 7.09%, see rank	4.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	59, 5.36%, see rank	10.94%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	290, 26.36%, see rank	25.22%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	55, 5.00%, see rank	10.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	132, 12.00%, see rank	8.08%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	19, 1.73%, see rank	4.79%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	El Cerro, NM	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Population in Poverty	307	10.41%, see rank	20.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	51	6.60%, see rank	16.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.