New Mexico Economic Characteristics

EMPLOYMENT STATUS NUMBER % Population 16 years and over  1,369,176  100.0 In labor force  834,632  61.0 Civilian labor force  823,440  60.1 Employed  763,116  55.7 Unemployed  60,324  4.4 Percent of civilian labor force  7.3  (X) Armed Forces  11,192  0.8 Not in labor force  534,544  39.0 Females 16 years and over  706,081  100.0 In labor force  386,089  54.7 Civilian labor force  384,190  54.4 Employed  356,356  50.5 Own children under 6 years  147,072  100.0 All parents in family in labor force  81,458  55.4 OCCUPATION NUMBER % Employed civilian population 16 years and over  763,116  100.0 Management, professional, and related occupations  259,510  34.0 Service occupations  129,349  17.0 Sales and office occupations  197,580  25.9 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations  7,594  1.0 Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations  87,172  11.4 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations  81,911  10.7 INDUSTRY NUMBER % Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining  30,529  4.0 Construction  60,602  7.9 Manufacturing  49,728  6.5 Wholesale trade  20,747  2.7 Retail trade  92,766  12.2 Transportation and warehousing, and utilities  35,710  4.7 Information  18,614  2.4 Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing  41,649  5.5 Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services  71,715  9.4 Educational, health and social services  165,897  21.7 Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services  74,789  9.8 Other services (except public administration)  38,988  5.1 Public administration  61,382  8.0 CLASS OF WORKER NUMBER % Private wage and salary workers  522,466  68.5 Government workers  173,189  22.7 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business  64,108  8.4 Unpaid family workers  3,353  0.4 INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Households  678,032  100.0 Less than $10,000  84,527  12.5 $10,000 to $14,999  56,773  8.4 $15,000 to $24,999  107,287  15.8 $25,000 to $34,999  97,447  14.4 $35,000 to $49,999  115,315  17.0 $50,000 to $74,999  111,913  16.5 $75,000 to $99,999  53,079  7.8 $100,000 to $149,999  34,045  5.0 $150,000 to $199,999  8,750  1.3 $200,000 or more  8,896  1.3 Median household income (dollars)  34,133  (X) With earnings  539,277  79.5 Mean earnings (dollars)  43,895  (X) With Social Security income  172,565  25.5 Mean Social Security income (dollars)  10,590  (X) With Supplemental Security Income  33,110  4.9 Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)  5,863  (X) With public assistance income  31,664  4.7 Mean public assistance income (dollars)  2,871  (X) With retirement income  117,726  17.4 Mean retirement income (dollars)  18,539  (X) Families  468,899  100.0 Less than $10,000  40,302  8.6 $10,000 to $14,999  32,250  6.9 $15,000 to $24,999  68,104  14.5 $25,000 to $34,999  66,251  14.1 $35,000 to $49,999  84,580  18.0 $50,000 to $74,999  88,776  18.9 $75,000 to $99,999  44,592  9.5 $100,000 to $149,999  29,091  6.2 $150,000 to $199,999  7,559  1.6 $200,000 or more  7,394  1.6 Median family income (dollars)  39,425  (X) Per capita income (dollars)  17,261  (X) Median earnings (dollars):     Male full-time, year-round workers  31,310  (X) Female full-time, year-round workers  23,658  (X) POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (BELOW POVERTY LEVEL) NUMBER % Families  68,178  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  14.5 With related children under 18 years  54,184  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  20.8 With related children under 5 years  27,271  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  26.4 Families with female householder, no husband present  29,891  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  34.1 With related children under 18 years  26,547  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  41.6 With related children under 5 years  12,844  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  54.3 Individuals  328,933  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  18.4 18 years and over  203,715  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  15.9 65 years and over  26,341  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  12.8 Related children under 18 years  122,488  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  24.6 Related children 5 to 17 years  87,293  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  23.6 Unrelated individuals 15 years and over  81,339  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  27.6 COMMUTING TO WORK NUMBER % Workers 16 years and over  759,177  100.0 Car, truck, or van -- drove alone  575,187  75.8 Car, truck, or van -- carpooled  112,489  14.8 Public transportation (including taxicab)  6,074  0.8 Walked  21,435  2.8 Other means  12,019  1.6 Worked at home  31,973  4.2 Mean travel time to work (minutes)  21.9  (X) Source: Source U.S. Census Bureau (2009)  (http://factfinder.census.gov). Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report.