New Mexico · Census place 56180
Peralta town, NM
Quick answer
Peralta town has 3,385 residents, ranking #58 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $67,703, the median home is worth $275,000 and median gross rent runs $1,327 a month.
- Population
- 3,385Peralta town residents
- Median household income
- $67,703Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $275,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,327Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 85.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Peralta town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Peralta town median would spend about 23.5% 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 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.1% of residents and 85.5% 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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