New Mexico · Census place 37840
Lake Arthur town, NM
Quick answer
Lake Arthur town has 438 residents, ranking #272 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $81,875, the median home is worth $113,900 and median gross rent runs $728 a month.
- Population
- 438Lake Arthur town residents
- Median household income
- $81,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $113,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $728Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lake Arthur town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lake Arthur town median would spend about 10.7% 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 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.1% of residents and 73.8% 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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