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New Mexico · Census place 50370

Mountainair town, NM

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Mountainair town has 1,308 residents, ranking #132 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $41,678, the median home is worth $97,000 and median gross rent runs $906 a month.

Population
1,308Mountainair town residents
Median household income
$41,678Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$97,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$906Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
26.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
84.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Mountainair town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Mountainair town median would spend about 26.1% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26% of residents and 84.2% 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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