2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Capitan, NM vs Fort Davis, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Fort Davis, is 46% less than it is in Capitan and is 177% below the National Average.
- Capitan unemployment rate is 8.8%.
- Fort Davis unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Capitan, NMFort Davis, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,183  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$24,911$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,750  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Capitan, NMFort Davis, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock30.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock20.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock0.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Capitan, NMFort Davis, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services5.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library1.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock13.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock5.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.8%13.1%
Reviews for Capitan    3 Reviews

I live a few miles outside Capitan in a beautiful rural area. I joined here only to be able to counter the extremely negative reviews published. Capitan is my market  More

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Over 7 years ago

The community is far from friendly and very trashy. Village government is twisted with an even more bizarre police department. Locals remind you "NM is a buyer beware  More

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Over 18 years ago

People who've lived in other places frequently comment on Capitan's great weather. Having lived here most of my life, I can't compare Capitan's climate to other places  More

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Reviews for Fort Davis    1 Reviews

Fort Davis community is so sheltered that they really think their way of life is the end-all-be-all to everything. It's either THEIR WAY or NO WAY. They do not  More

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