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White Sands, NM Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of White Sands is $18,670, which is lower than the state average of $23,948 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. White Sands median household income is $45,435, which has grown by 4.45% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 31.74% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average White Sands residents spend 8.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.5 minutes and is much lower 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, #214

White Sands, NM	18,670 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

White Sands, NM	24,770 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

White Sands, NM	28,400 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

White Sands, NM	11,591 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, #126

White Sands, NM	45,435 USD
New Mexico	44,968 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

White Sands, NM	53,684 USD
New Mexico	62,136 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #168

White Sands, NM	4.45%
New Mexico	31.74%
U.S.	27.36%

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

	White Sands, NM		New Mexico		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.26%	$8,240, see rank	18.11%	$16,973	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	2.90%	$12,836, see rank	30.93%	$16,386	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.41%	$3,100, see rank	2.72%	$3,230	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	6.22%	$18,903, 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

White Sands, NM	45,734 USD
New Mexico	54,801 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

White Sands, NM	51,112 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

	White Sands, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
White	$41,369, see rank	$47,835	$56,900
Black	$46,810, see rank	$40,960	$35,600
Hispanic	$26,719, see rank	$37,184	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	White Sands, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
less than 25	$27,750, see rank	$24,129	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,020, see rank	$46,863	$58,398
45 to 64	$115,179, see rank	$54,190	$65,027
65 or over	$131,250, see rank	$36,439	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	White Sands, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,102, see rank	1,625,155	248,775,628
Male¹	613, 55.63%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	609, 99.35%, see rank	65.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	517, 84.34%, see rank	0.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	92, 15.01%, see rank	64.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	85, 92.39%, see rank	89.92%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 7.61%, see rank	10.08%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4, 0.65%, see rank	34.98%	30.72%
Female¹	489, 44.37%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	332, 67.89%, see rank	55.46%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	101, 20.65%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	231, 47.24%, see rank	55.28%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	176, 76.19%, see rank	90.92%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	55, 23.81%, see rank	9.08%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	157, 32.11%, 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

	White Sands, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	879, 100%	869,118	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	671, 76.34%, see rank	79.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	72, 8.19%, see rank	10.46%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.15%	5.06%
Walked	103, 11.72%, see rank	2.24%	2.78%
Other Means	28, 3.19%, see rank	2.03%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5, 0.57%, see rank	4.79%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

White Sands, NM	8.3 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

	White Sands, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	261	875,947	143,435,233
Male¹	85, 32.57%, see rank	52.50%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	30, 35.29%, see rank	31.79%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	13, 15.29%, see rank	17.69%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9, 10.59%, 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	5, 5.88%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	28, 32.94%, see rank	13.98%	17.94%
Female¹	176, 67.43%, see rank	47.50%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	67, 38.07%, see rank	39.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	58, 32.95%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	43, 24.43%, 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	8, 4.55%, 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

	White Sands, NM	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	261, 100%	875,947	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.40%	1.96%
Construction	5, 1.92%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3, 1.15%, see rank	4.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.06%	2.75%
Retail Trade	19, 7.28%, see rank	11.26%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	13, 4.98%, see rank	4.49%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.59%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5, 1.92%, see rank	4.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	35, 13.41%, see rank	10.94%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	65, 24.90%, see rank	25.22%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	35, 13.41%, see rank	10.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	81, 31.03%, see rank	8.08%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.79%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	White Sands, NM	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Population in Poverty	118	8.18%, see rank	20.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	28	7.51%, see rank	16.08%	11.47%

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