New Mexico · Census place 35040
Jal city, NM
Quick answer
Jal city has 2,069 residents, ranking #91 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $60,703, the median home is worth $105,400 and median gross rent runs $1,155 a month.
- Population
- 2,069Jal city residents
- Median household income
- $60,703Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $105,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,155Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Jal city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Jal city median would spend about 22.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.8% of residents and 70.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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