2026 Compare Cities Economy:
Belen, NM vs Live Oak, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Live Oak, is 23% more than it is in Belen and is 52% below the National Average.
- Belen unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Live Oak unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 Belen, NMLive Oak, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,934  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$45,417$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,442  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Belen, NMLive Oak, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K14.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock1.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Belen, NMLive Oak, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock11.5%6.5%
 Community, social services5.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock6.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.1%13.1%
Reviews for Belen    1 Reviews

I've lived here my entire life and I must say it's the only place I want to be my entire life as I am not exaggerating when I say that this place is heaven on Earth. The  More

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Reviews for Live Oak    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

great for those retired, "boring" for those under the age of  More

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